Tag: cyber security

Diversity a key for cyber skills

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia’s cyber security skills crisis won’t be solved by thinking conventionally and relying on traditional training methods or talent pools, said Sandra Ragg, Head of the Office of the...

TAFE’s sign new cyber curriculum

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Educational organisations around the country have signed up to new national standards for cyber security training in an effort to address Australia’s “critical” skills gap. The guidelines ensure a...

Look to ex-military for cyber skills

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia is in the midst of a cyber skills shortage, with available positions far outstripping the numbers of people who can fill them. The continuing debate around 457 visas...

Identity is the new perimeter

Posted on   |  by Andrew Ryan
The rise of bring-your-own-device (BYOD) and bring-your-own-app (BYOA) is causing a fundamental shift in the way we think about corporate security, said Gil Kirkpatrick, chief technical officer at identity...

Reskilling our future workforce

Posted on   |  by James Riley
There’s no argument that the world is in the middle of a major inflection point, as digital disruption changes industries, government and the way people work. However, as author...

Filling the cyber skills gaps

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australians are among the most cyber-aware users in the world, but that doesn’t mean the nation couldn’t benefit from a radical rethink of the way it attracts and trains...

Cyber war plan two decades late

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government’s recent focus on Australia’s cyber military capabilities is two decades too late and the country remains vulnerable to a range of cyber attacks, a new report...

Welcoming the arrival of robots

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Far from being the harbingers of doom for professional services, the pending arrival of machine learning and artificial intelligence-based automation tools will open up new opportunities for the sector,...

Australia has a board problem

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australian boards of directors must include more young people and focus on driving innovation change to avoid being “smashed” by the upcoming digital revolution, according to Data61 chief executive...