Tag: Cybersecurity

Govt backs cyber skills push into Pacific

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australian cyber skills will be deployed in a two month blitz across Papua New Guinea and Fiji in the federal government’s latest effort to build resilience across the Pacific...

Biosecurity startup ExoFlare raises $5.3m

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Biosecurity startup ExoFlare has closed a $5.3 million capital raise to develop its online platform for tracking threats in the agriculture and food supply chain. The seed raise was...

NSW cyber lead gets deputy national cyber coordinator role

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Department of Home Affairs has poached New South Wales’ chief cybersecurity officer Tony Chapman, appointing him as deputy national cyber security coordinator as part of a major public...

Guidance needed for widening energy cyber threat

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia may need to develop its own cybersecurity standards for at home energy resources like solar panels and batteries, according to experts that mapped options in anticipation of millions...

NSW unis overlook national cyber laws

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
NSW universities overlooked federal laws designed to help protect critical infrastructure assets from cyber incidents in their first full year of operation by failing to identify critical systems and...

Victorian Govt moves to ‘Australian-first’ cyber sourcing deal

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Victorian government has launched an “Australian-first” state purchasing contract for cybersecurity goods and services which will “dramatically reduce” workloads for departments and save time and money. The new...

Australian cyber needs its ‘slip, slop, slap’ moment

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s national mission to become one of the world’s most cybersecure nations hinges on building public awareness and opening up the profession, the government’s cyber coordinator said on Wednesday....

$206m for cyber and data uplift amid business register fallout

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A $206.4 million Budget commitment to improved data capability and cybersecurity has been given to Australia’s two financial regulators, among a series of smaller cyber upgrades. The funding, included...

Australia sanctions second Russian cybercriminal

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Albanese government has deployed its autonomous cyber sanction powers for the second time, joining the United States and United Kingdom in imposing restrictions on another alleged Russian hacker....