Tag: Cybersecurity

US suppliers swing at Australia’s data sovereignty rules

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
US cloud, cyber and software firms have called on policymakers to unwind Australia’s data localisation laws and reconsider “sovereignty” goals, claiming the geo-bounding actually increases cybersecurity risks. AWS, Google...

ASIO chief warns Chinese hackers probing critical infrastructure

Posted on   |  by Kirsty Needham
Australia’s spy chief said hackers working for the Chinese government and military had probed Australia’s telecommunications network and critical infrastructure, warning on Wednesday of the potential for disruption to...

UK plans tougher laws to protect public services from cyberattacks

Posted on   |  by Catarina Demony
Britain plans to strengthen its public services’ defences against cyberattacks, requiring companies that provide services to private and public sector organisations such as the National Health Service to meet...

Chinese and Russian tech scrubbed from govt systems

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Federal agencies will be legally required to remove technology listed on a new government-wide “deny list” by the end of the month in response to increasingly complex threats of...

It is time to plan, not panic, about the quantum age

Posted on   |  by Rajiv Shah
Quantum computing is sounding less like a distant sci-fi dream these days, with the pace of investment and scientific advances bringing it closer to reality. These new quantum systems...

NSW puts final touches on next cyber strategy

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
NSW’s refreshed cybersecurity strategy will strengthen governance and deliver critical support to all agencies across government, regardless of their size or location, according to the state’s cyber chief. Marie...

Govt’s handpicked cyber trainers ask for a recount

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A $25 million government-funded cyber training program delivered by a Labor-linked consultancy is attempting to reframe its controversial grant at the halfway mark after delivering only a quarter of...

Treat cybersecurity as a data problem or keep drowning

Posted on   |  by Suzanne Prescott
Cybersecurity is now one of the defining challenges for government agencies, as they digitise services, move to the cloud and confront evolving compliance obligations.   Attacks are growing in scale...