Tag: cyber

BoM erects $16m firewall with Palo Alto contract

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Bureau of Meteorology has returned to Palo Alto Networks for its firewall through a $15.8 million deal through reseller NTT, locking in the US solution for almost the...

Industry data classifications to help manage breach risk

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australian organisations now have access to a free government tool to classify and label the data they hold to ensure appropriate protections are in place and they can follow...

Michelle McGuinness on cyber agility and resilience

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Prior to taking up her current position as Australia’s National Cyber Security Coordinator, Lieutenant-General Michelle McGuinness worked in a Five Eyes role, embedded within the US Defense Intelligence Agency....

Australia steps up cybersecurity for the AI era

Posted on   |  by Lisa Monaco
I have spent most of my career focused on national security – where the job was to stay a step ahead of those who would do harm to governments...

Deutsche Bank CEO says ‘everyone’ trying to access Mythos

Posted on   |  by Tom Sims
Deutsche Bank chief executive Christian Sewing said on Monday that banks were in close contact with European watchdogs about Anthropic’s Mythos as regulators rush to examine the cybersecurity risks...

Kersti Eesmaa’s push for a Cyber Civilian Reserve

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Kersti Eesmaa is well known to the local cybersecurity community as the former Ambassador of Estonia to Australia who is now a driving force behind a push to create...

Chris Krebs resigns from SentinelOne following Trump pressure

Posted on   |  by Raphael Satter
Christopher Krebs, whom President Donald Trump fired as head of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in 2020, has announced he is leaving cybersecurity company SentinelOne following pressure...

Regulators face a wicked choice on ransomware, experts say

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
As the average ransomware payment soars past $1.3 million and impacts businesses across almost every sector in Australia, experts are still split on whether banning the payments would curb...