Tag: Tim Watts

US election cyber attacks a warning for Aus

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Recent cyber attacks on the US election are a “salutary warning for Australia”, with the federal government “blind to the threat” of an attack on democratic institutions, shadow assistant...

Clare O’Neil on the big picture for tech

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Federal Labor will bring a comprehensive, tech-focused policy package to the next election after the government’s “ad-hoc and knee jerked” approach to the sector across the better part of...

Labor calls for strategic tech industry policy

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government must develop a strategic technology industry policy to align R&D, procurement, defence spending and policies, according to shadow assistant minister for cybersecurity Tim Watts. Speaking in...

Cyber strategy a missed local opportunity

Posted on   |  by James Riley
If anyone were waiting on the Australian Government Cyber Security Strategy 2020 to include a set of industry policies that would help grow the local cyber security sector, they...

Victoria stopped using COVIDSafe during outbreak

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Victorian authorities stopped using the federal government’s COVIDSafe contact tracing app during the recent COVID-19 outbreak because they hadn’t seen any value in it, former chief medical officer Brendan...

COVIDSafe app has ‘failed’ Victoria: Watts

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government’s much-hyped COVIDSafe contact tracing app has “failed” Victoria and changes are needed urgently to ensure it works effectively in other states, according to the Opposition. While...

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...

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....

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...