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…
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,…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
Promoted Six myths about government cyber security Monday July 9, 2018 By Nigel Bowen Communications & Technology Australia is not alone in confronting malicious cyber attacks. Many governments face similar threats and can learn from each other’s approaches and the technologies they…
Promoted Digital transformation to move out of the cloud and into reality Tuesday June 5, 2018 By Vault Systems Career Advice A key element of digital transformation for government agencies is a migration to the cloud which enables greater levels of access, communication while also lowering…
Promoted Why Azure is a gamechanger for government Tuesday April 10, 2018 By Ashley Carolan Career Advice Agencies have for years played on the margins of cloud, only to find choices and progress constrained amid concerns over security, sovereignty, governance and resilience.
Promoted Meetings that actually get things done? It’s not a fantasy Wednesday April 4, 2018 By Ashley Carolan Career Advice The culture of how people in government come together is shifting fast as intelligent technology empowers productivity and interactions that produce actions and outcomes. That’s…
Promoted Simpler, smarter, safer: when transformation is ‘everybody’s business’, so is risk Tuesday July 25, 2017 By Ashley Carolan Communications & Technology It pays to make security culture practical and inclusive. If users are flouting the rules, look at what can be changed to make their jobs…
Tom Burton: mish-mash of reporting threatens sensible security reforms Wednesday July 19, 2017 By Tom Burton Features It’s possible the Home Affairs superministry didn’t go far enough, with cyber still out of the main game. What’s left is a classic bureaucratic compromise…
Promoted Let the cyber games begin: why big events are now trophy targets Friday July 14, 2017 By Ashley Carolan Communications & Technology Hacking has always been a competition. But do today’s big sports events still have what it takes to beat the bad guys? …
Promoted Out of the shadows: why public sector leaders need to master cyber security Monday July 3, 2017 By Ashley Carolan Communications & Technology There’s now an executive imperative to harness cyber security to empower truly digital government. That means a delegated, tactical footing just doesn’t cut it anymore.
