Tag: Michael Pezzullo

Home Affairs chief Pezzullo stood down

Home Affairs secretary Michael Pezzullo was stood down on Monday pending the outcome of an investigation into the messages he sent a Liberal Party powerbroker. The messages reportedly sought to promote conservative politicians, discredit other senior public servants, revamp the national security system and introduce a media censorship regime....

Drones suspended at Home Affairs as Chinese tech fears grow

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Chinese technology fears are growing across the federal government, with Border Force joining Defence in suspending the use of drones from a Shenzhen-based manufacturer on security grounds. Representatives from...

Pezzullo beats drums of a new star wars

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Home Affairs secretary Michael Pezzullo has no hope that humanity can “reset itself” in space, warning the new frontier will be contested and open to “tyranny”. In an address...

Cloud giants’ security a ‘deep concern’ to govt

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Home Affairs Secretary Michael Pezzullo says government has serious concerns with the security posture of global cloud computing giants like Amazon and Microsoft, and warned tightening data sovereignty requirements...

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,...

Pezzullo blasts ‘unconscionable’ tech giants

Posted on   |  by James Riley
American technology giants’ surveillance capitalism model of exploiting the personal data of individuals is “unconscionable” and will be increasingly curbed through regulation in Australia and abroad, Home Affairs secretary...