Tag: Cybersecurity

Labor seeks cybersecurity strategy briefing

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Labor has demanded a briefing from the government on it’s massive $1.35 billion cybersecurity strategy and assurance that work is being done to improve information security of the public...

Digital trust and sovereign cyber capability

Posted on   |  by James Riley
For a government that has turned its attention to sovereign capability and supply chain issues in its response to the coronavirus pandemic, industry growth centre AustCyber has come up...

Threat-sharing platform now 10x funding cost

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government’s cyber threat sharing platform has received a 10-times funding boost just days after it was officially launched and more than four years after it was first announced....

Do we rely solely on tech for cyber problems?

Posted on   |  by Mike Ouwerkerk
Imagine this scenario: 90 per cent of traffic accidents are caused by speeding, so to address the issue all cars must be roadworthy and have airbags installed. Seems straight...

Mandatory cyber standards for private sector

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
There are concerns the government’s rumoured plans to mandate cybersecurity standards in the private sector could lead to SMEs being punished and difficulties around enforcement. Cybersecurity experts and the...

Cyber security strategy needed ‘yesterday’

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australia’s new cybersecurity strategy was needed “yesterday”, with the government’s recent cyber warning stoke fear and uncertainty around the country, a number of industry experts have said. The Coalition...

Govt must mandate encryption on national interest

Posted on   |  by Francis Galbally
There is not a day that passes where we do not read about a company or government agency having been hacked and had data stolen, or the organisation held...

All eyes on China as PM warns on cyber

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australian governments and businesses are being targeted by a “sophisticated state-based cyber actor”, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has revealed, as the wait for a new cybersecurity strategy continues. Speaking...

NSW plants $1.6b in digital-led recovery

Posted on   |  by James Riley
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has unveiled a $1.6 billion investment over three years in government digital infrastructure as part of the state’s post-COVID economic stimulus funding and includes $240...