Tag: cyber

O’Neil backs mandatory cybersecurity standards for IoT devices

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Quad security partners are being urged to consider consistent mandatory cybersecurity labelling for internet-of-things devices by Home Affairs and Cybersecurity minister Clare O’Neil. Ms O’Neil lamented that ‘safety-by-design’...

Air Force Commander to lead national cybersecurity efforts

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Air Force Commander Darren Goldie will lead the federal government’s cybersecurity incident response efforts as its inaugural national cybersecurity coordinator. Air Vice-Marshall Goldie will take up the role leading...

Pathway to IoT self-regulation clears as IP registered

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A locally developed cybersecurity certification scheme that aims to make self-regulation in the operation technology and internet of things industries a feasible reality has been registered as a trademark...

Optus, Medibank breaches the ‘tip of the iceberg’: O’Neil

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s two most high profile cyber incidents that exposed millions of people’s personal information are only the “tip of the iceberg”, Cybersecurity minister Clare O’Neil said on Tuesday, warning...

Two ‘existential’ cybersecurity risks facing Defence

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Department of Defence can’t attract and retain enough cybersecurity workers, and has turned to nurses and miners to build out its teams as it faces twin “existential” challenges...

McKinsey behind govt’s new cyber strategy

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Controversial global consulting giant McKinsey will have a key role in the development of Australia’s cybersecurity strategy, 18 months after the government was widely criticised for using the company...

AUKUS Pillar Two: Commercial returns for Defence tech?

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The fevered anticipation about which nuclear submarines Australia will acquire and where they will be built is understandable. It’s a decades long program worth hundreds of billions of dollars....