Tag: Cybersecurity

Partial Zero Trust is no longer good enough

Posted on   |  by Suzanne Prescott
Australia’s cyber policy settings and public sector security debate are moving firmly towards Zero Trust, as agencies face pressure to prove not only that they are aligned to frameworks,...

Canberra heads off quantum threat with new crypto mandate

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Federal agencies have been directed to draw up plans to retire the encryption standards underpinning their systems, as quantum computers powerful enough to break public key cryptography edge closer...

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....

Five Eyes warn new AI models pose urgent cyber risk

Posted on   |  by Raphael Satter
Cutting-edge artificial intelligence technology is poised to supercharge offensive hacking capabilities and urgent action is needed to face up to the threat, according to Five Eyes cybersecurity agencies. Intelligence...

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...

New House committee to probe SME cybersecurity

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Government cybersecurity advice and the resilience of small and medium businesses will be placed under the microscope by a new lower house committee established by the Albanese government on...

ABS cyber scramble threatens Census security

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A decade on from the 2016 Census debacle, new audit findings show preparations for the next national survey in August have been rocked by cybersecurity vulnerabilities and a rush...

Federal politician hooked by WhatsApp phishing attack

Posted on   |  by David Allen
A federal politician and three of their staffers fell victim to a WhatsApp phishing attack by “a foreign state actor” in March this year, a Senate Estimates hearing has...