Tax commissioner Chris Jordan sticks to his guns, senators say he abused parliamentary privilege in estimates Friday October 25, 2019 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology Tax commissioner Chris Jordan is sticking to his guns after being accused of abusing parliamentary privilege in Senate estimates by using the high-profile hearings to… Read more
Older Windows systems must be patched to avert another computer worm outbreak: ACSC Tuesday September 10, 2019 By Stephen Easton Australian Capital Territory The Australian Cyber Security Centre warns it is way past patching time for all users of Windows 7, Vista or XP, as well as Windows… Read more
Government wants community input on cybersecurity strategy Monday September 9, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology The public has until November to have their say on the development of a new national cybersecurity strategy. Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton launched the consultation… Read more
Federal cyber agency lists security-vetted IT products, Austrade boosts local vendors Thursday August 29, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal The Australian Cyber Security Centre has published a list of tech products that have been officially assessed for either cryptographic effectiveness or more general security… Read more
Commonwealth Information Security Manual updated Monday August 26, 2019 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology A large number of changes have been made to the federal government's Information Security Manual. Read more
Top cyber security agency to brief universities Wednesday August 7, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Australian Capital Territory Australia's vice-chancellors will receive a high-level cyber security briefing from the Australian Signals Directorate. The briefing will update universities on the latest security risks and… Read more
ACSC gives advice on cyber security during mergers, acquisitions and machinery of government changes Monday July 29, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Businesses undergoing major organisational change are attractive targets for cyberattacks, according to the Australian Cyber Security Centre. To combat this, ACSC has developed a guide… Read more
Home Affairs deputy secretary to lead Australian Cyber Security Centre Thursday June 20, 2019 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology Senior Home Affairs executive Rachel Noble has been appointed to lead the Australian Cyber Security Centre, following the departure of Alastair MacGibbon at the end… Read more
Odd logic: why the Morrison government won't mandate Essential Eight cyber controls Wednesday April 17, 2019 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology In an unusual piece of logic, the federal government says it will not mandate the Australian Signals Directorate’s Essential Eight information security controls for all… Read more
What ASD cyber operatives really do to protect Australian interests Thursday March 28, 2019 By Mike Burgess Career Matters This address by Mike Burgess, director-general of the Australian Signals Directorate, was delivered on March 27 in Sydney, at the Lowy Institute. In the address,… Read more
Infosec professionals join ACSC to improve national cyber resilience and, hopefully, policy Friday February 1, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal A new partnership between the federal government’s peak cyber security team and a professional association promises to improve cross-sector collaboration, and might also lead to… Read more
AWS joins Australia's 'protected' classification club Thursday January 24, 2019 By Harley Dennett Communications & Technology AWS, the cloud computing offshoot of Jeff Bezos' Amazon, is the latest of only six providers to have passed a series of requirements set by… Read more
Information Security Manual update: 20% less cyber controls, no more 'should' or 'must' Thursday December 6, 2018 By Stephen Easton Federal The Australian government's Information Security Manual has been simplified with the removal of 258 recommended cyber security controls and the addition of 63. Read more
MacGibbon: cyber catastrophe is society's 'greatest existential threat' right now Monday November 19, 2018 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology If you think cyber risk management is not the end of the world you are dead wrong, according to the federal government’s top adviser on… Read more
Why the Home Affairs website was pinged as a security risk Wednesday July 25, 2018 By Harley Dennett News The latest version of the Chrome browser warns users that several Australian government websites are insecure, but the federal cyber security agency is telling citizens… Read more
