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Cyber Security

Threat-sharing platform now 10x funding cost

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....

Mandatory cyber standards for private sector

24 June 2020 | 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...

All eyes on China as PM warns on cyber

19 June 2020 | 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...

Welcome security researchers as allies: Watts

17 June 2020 | by Denham Sadler

The federal government’s refusal to engage and support security researchers is putting Australian agencies and the general public at risk, according to Labor cybersecurity spokesman Tim Watts. While countries...

Govt silent on cyber despite COVID risk

10 June 2020 | by Denham Sadler

Labor has accused government of neglecting cybersecurity despite the heightened risk due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a number of high-profile hacks of large Australian companies, as the industry...

COVID widening the cyber gap: Report

27 May 2020 | by Denham Sadler

The COVID-19 crisis has widened the cybersecurity gap between large businesses and SMEs, with smaller firms increasingly vulnerable to attacks, a new report has found. The report by the...

Transparency on public sector cyber resilience

27 May 2020 | by Denham Sadler

Better transparency is needed on the cyber resilience measures taken by departments and agencies in the wake of damning exposures of cyber shortcomings across government, with Labor now calling...

COVIDSafe app gets important update

18 May 2020 | by Denham Sadler

COVIDSafe has received an important update that fixed a number of bugs and improved iPhone functionality. The Opposition and developers are now calling on the government to encourage the...

Nation needs bipartisan federal cyber policy

13 May 2020 | by Francis Galbally

Australia’s federal opposition spokespersons on cyber-security, Kristina Keneally and Tim Watts, have presented a constructive direction to help Australia become cyber-secure. Their statement – “We need policies that bring...

Labor turns to national cyber resilience

11 May 2020 | by Denham Sadler

There needs to be a rethinking of cybersecurity policy in Australia with a focus on national resilience and community-based efforts, according to shadow assistant minister for cybersecurity Tim Watts....

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