Tag: AustCyber

Industry Growth Centres compete for $19m transition package

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s Industry Growth Centres have been allocated an additional $19 million to transition to self-sustaining operation next year when the federal government pulls its support for the long-running initiative....

$60m cybersecurity skills fund opens for applications

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Science and Technology minister Melissa Price has used the opening session of Australian Cyber Week to announce that government is now taking Round Two applications for grants under the...

Stone and Chalk CEO Alex Scandurra steps down

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Stone and Chalk’s inaugural CEO Alex Scandurra will step down next week to pursue “new opportunities”, just months after the organisation merged with federal government growth centre AustCyber. Stone...

IoT Alliance to launch first-ever security guides

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Internet of Things Alliance Australia (IoTAA) will unveil Australia’s first ever IoT Security Awareness Guides during a special webinar event on Wednesday morning covering the trinity of security,...

Scaling a secure innovative future for the tech sector

Posted on   |  by Michelle Price and Alex Scandurra
Australia is at a widely analysed strategic crossroads. To accelerate the growth of a secure, resilient and technologically sophisticated economy, we must develop and extend our capability in critical...

Stone and Chalk acquires AustCyber growth centre

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Tech incubator Stone and Chalk has acquired the Commonwealth-led cybersecurity Industry Growth Centre known as AustCyber in a boost for both organisations. Under arrangements unveiled on Monday, AustCyber becomes...

National interest plan could drive local cyber sector

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The launch of an Australian national interest strategy could help propel the growth of the local cybersecurity sector and assist the economic recovery from COVID-19, according to AustCyber chief...

Brian Schmidt on the ANU’s 2018 cyber attack

Posted on   |  by Liam Tung
The Australian National University’s Vice Chancellor Brian Schmidt talks about lessons learned after its devastating data breach in 2018 and explains why cybersecurity is everyone’s responsibility. It was just...

Rethinking regulation for the new cyber age

Posted on   |  by Stuart Kennedy
The time is right for a shake-up in global tech regulation regimes in this era of rapid technology evolution such as 5G, artificial intelligence and machine learning. While acknowledging...