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Pezzullo dismisses critics on critical infrastructure

Escalating cyber threats has meant there is no time to refine Australia’s critical infrastructure security scheme, Home Affairs secretary Mike Pezzullo says, urging Parliament to pass the bill without delay. If passed,...

Govt considers cyber reforms and regulations

13 July 2021 | by Denham Sadler

The federal government is looking to introduce a range of cybersecurity-focused reforms and voluntary standards, with a new discussion paper revealing a number of policies under consideration. On the...

Call for campaign on cyber critical infrastructure

7 July 2021 | by James Riley

The changes to critical national infrastructure regulation in relation to cyber security will need a coordinated, Australia-wide communications campaign that embraces small and medium sized companies in order to...

Defence adds $3m to university cyber research

5 July 2021 | by Joseph Brookes

The Department of Defence has funded three more Australian universities for their work with a US counterpart on cybersecurity research that could one day benefit defence forces. $3 million...

‘Dramatically greater’ investment needed in cyber

30 June 2021 | by Denham Sadler

Australia needs to make “dramatically greater investments” in cybersecurity education and sovereign capability in order to become a more effective cyber power, according to a report by the International...

Labor introduces ransomware notification bill

21 June 2021 | by Denham Sadler

Labor has called on the federal government to urgently support its legislation introducing a mandatory ransomware notification scheme which “lays the foundation” for enforcement actions against cyber attacks. Shadow...

NSW launches cyber strategy to fill industry gaps

20 May 2021 | by James Riley

One year after the flagship NSW Government delivery site at Service NSW was breached, the state has unveiled a cybersecurity strategy that puts industry development and capability-building in cyber...

Govt unveils $1.2B digital package

6 May 2021 | by Denham Sadler

The federal government will spend $500 million on “enhancing” myGov and My Health Record as part of a $1.2 billion funding package aiming to position digital at the centre...

What the EH Holden can teach us about cybersecurity

26 April 2021 | by Brian Grant

The World Economic Forum recently pointed out that cyberattacks rank first among global human-caused risks and this year, it’s expected cybercrime will cost the world US $11.4 million each...

DFAT cyber strategy delayed by ‘busy’ parliament

8 April 2021 | by Joseph Brookes

The government is still yet to publish Australia’s 2020 international cyber engagement strategy, four months past its scheduled release and three and a half years on from the inaugural...

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