Tag: Australian Signals Directorate

Govt urged to lift cyber with new rules for mid market firms

Posted on   |  by David Allen
A badly needed cybersecurity uplift for Australia’s private sector should begin with new standards that focus on mid-sized firms and tech service providers, the Tech Council of Australia says....

AI Safety Institute teams with ASD to test unreleased models

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s new AI Safety Institute is working with the nation’s cybersecurity agency to test highly advanced artificial intelligence models not yet publicly available, its newly appointed head has revealed....

Defence expands Starlink reliance despite warnings

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Australia’s military has expanded its reliance on SpaceX-owned Starlink for internet services on its aircraft, despite security warnings about the satellite service provider from two top federal cyber agencies....

New House committee to probe SME cybersecurity

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Government cybersecurity advice and the resilience of small and medium businesses will be placed under the microscope by a new lower house committee established by the Albanese government on...

ASD publishes open-source malware analysis tool

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Australia’s top cyber spy agency has released a new digital tool it hopes will shave days if not months off the time needed to analyse large-scale malware and engineer...

Agencies keeping ASD in the dark on cyber incidents

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Chronic underreporting of cybersecurity incidents has taken hold across the federal government, with most agencies failing to report the majority of incidents to Australia’s top cyber spy in each...

DTA in AI hiring spree after funding boost

Posted on   |  by David Allen
A federal agency leading the government’s AI rollout across the public service has begun building its AI workforce after securing funding late last year to support its growing mandate....

Australia’s Top Secret cloud and the battle for sovereignty

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s $2 billion Top Secret cloud is sorely needed by defence and intelligence agencies that have fallen years behind the private sector, allies and some adversaries. But the government’s...