Tag: Cybersecurity

Liberal senator calls for government cybersecurity summit

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Liberal senator and defence committee chair Eric Abetz has called on his government to hold a national cybersecurity summit in response to the growing threat cyberattacks pose to individuals...

Key role for industry in critical infrastructure regime

Posted on   |  by Stuart Corner
Businesses large and small across a broad swathe of the Australian economy will be affected by new legislation which sets out to protect critical infrastructure and their supply chains,...

Pezzullo dismisses critics on critical infrastructure

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
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

Posted on   |  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

Posted on   |  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

Posted on   |  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

Posted on   |  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...