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Cyber safety program free for all Australians

Independent skills training provider Data Scouts will offer its ‘Cyber Safety Awareness’ remote working program free of charge to the public for the first time as part of its...

2020 cyber strategy elephant in the room

21 January 2020 | by Mark Gregory

The Australian Government is currently developing our nation’s next Cyber Security Strategy in its efforts to protect Australians from cyber threats. The 2016 Cyber Security Strategy was a four-year...

Calls to reinstate cyber minister role

11 October 2019 | by Denham Sadler

The federal government must reinstate the position of Minister for Cybersecurity as part of the updated 2020 national Cyber Security Strategy, the Opposition and industry figures have said. The...

Tobias Feakin on norms of behaviour

15 July 2019 | by James Riley

It is more than twenty years since possible rules of behaviour in ‘cyberspace’ were first discussed at the United Nations, and it is now two-and-a-half years since Australia appointed...

Encryption bill hits cyber skills

12 June 2019 | by James Riley

Australia’s controversial encryption laws could impact cybersecurity education providers as the local sector takes a reputational hit, Holmes Institute executive director Stephen Nagle says. The Holmes Institute currently offers...

ScoMo boost for cyber security

29 April 2019 | by Aimee Chanthadavong

A re-elected Coalition government has unveiled a $156 million package to bolster Australia’s cyber security defences and improve the nation’s ability to quickly respond to online attacks. The Prime...

Parliament cyber attack details

18 February 2019 | by James Riley

A nation-state was behind the recent cyber attack on the federal Parliament, and the networks of both major parties were also compromised, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has confirmed. Speaking...

Call to regulate the IoT sector

13 November 2018 | by Denham Sadler

Australia risks lagging other jurisdictions in the regulation of Internet of Things devices to improve cybersecurity, according to Secure Logic chief executive Santosh Devaraj, and government should be considering...

Look beyond cyber audits: ASD

25 October 2018 | by Denham Sadler

Damning audits of government departments and agencies do not paint the full picture of the state of play in public sector cyber security, according to Australian Signals Directorate chief...

Victorian cyber focus sharpened

10 September 2018 | by James Riley

There has been a groundswell of attention and support for cybersecurity in the Victorian government, with recent high-profile breaches serving as a wake-up call for public servants, according to...

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