Tag: ASPI

Name and shame on nation states

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government should make a routine of publicly attributing nation-state cyber attacks rather than leaving it to media leaks, according to ASPI’s Fergus Hanson, as a new report...

Biometric bill is ‘manifest danger’

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government needs to abandon its “sloppy and dangerous” facial recognition scheme that would impact the freedoms of all Australians, according to the Human Rights Legal Centre. The...

Social media plan backlash

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A federal government plan to block sites hosting “extreme and violent content” during a crisis event has been labelled a “dangerous proposition” by digital rights advocates, with the Coalition...

ASPI, AustCyber on encryption bill

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The recently-passed encryption bill had the potential to “harm the economic viability and growth of Australia’s cybersecurity sector” if a series of serious concerns were not addressed, a report...

AustCyber faces encryption reality

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government’s cybersecurity growth centre has turned its attention to helping the local sector face the reality of the nation’s new encryption laws. AustCyber has met with Home...

AustCyber report on encryption bill

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A “myth-busting” report on the economic impact on the local cyber security industry of controversial proposed encryption laws is set to be released in the next week as the...

Space agency to stimulate scientists

Posted on   |  by James Riley
While the states are gearing up for the competition to host the newly-established space agency, support for the emerging space sector has provided a rare moment of bi-partisan policy...

Just $26m for new space agency

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government will provide just $26 million over four years to establish Australia’s first national space agency, despite high-profile industry leaders saying it would need at least double...

Cyber offensive capability boost?

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government needs to provide more clarity on its cyber warfare capabilities and substantially increase funding to offensive cyber development remain competitive, according to an Australian Strategic Policy...