Election 2022: Coalition’s APS funding cuts to put 5,500 jobs on the line Community & Social The CPSU estimates thousands of public sector jobs will be lost as a result of a Liberal plan to strip $3.3 billion from the APS
Budget leaves most agencies in holding pattern March 29, 2022 By Stephen Bartos Defence Most departments and agencies are in a holding pattern in this budget. Staffing levels and agency resourcing, with minor variations around the edges, are fairly
How a diverse workforce in Australia’s intelligence community aids intelligence capability March 18, 2022 By Felicity Millar Australian Capital Territory Having a monocultural intelligence workforce leads to issues with the recruitment and retention of highly specialised staff and a decline in capability. The needed specialist
Risk of Russian cyber attack for Australian organisations ‘high’ February 24, 2022 By Melissa Coade Communications & Technology Australia’s top cyber security agency is warning domestic businesses and organisations to up the ante in monitoring for cyberattacks from Russia. The Australian Cyber Security
Government agencies and essential services main targets of cyber crime December 21, 2021 By Jackson Graham Federal Most cyber incidents known to Australia’s lead cyber security centre in the past year have targeted government systems, and many are taking aim at critical
Shared psychologists and complaints watchdog needed for security agencies November 25, 2021 By Jackson Graham Federal Federal resources should pool together so Australia’s security agencies can share mental health support and a new service for complaints and resolutions, a parliamentary committee
Time for government to put its foot on the cloud accelerator November 22, 2021 By Ramah Sakul 2021 Cyber Security Special Report The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated demand for cloud technologies as the private and public sectors rushed to update the delivery of urgent services and ensure continuity.
‘Uncomfortable’ debate about offensive cyber attacks increasingly public as security environment shifts November 22, 2021 By Jackson Graham Federal Debate about Australia’s use of offensive tactics to fight cyber attacks will be increasingly public, a security expert says, following the Australian Signals Directorate highlighting
Signals Directorate teams up with uni to expose students to cyber security November 19, 2021 By Jackson Graham Defence Australian Signals Directorate public servants will partner with honours students from the Australian National University under a new grant program to encourage careers in cyber
COVID impact on intelligence agencies to be examined November 9, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) will use its annual review of the administration, expenditure and financial statements of six national intelligence
Premium Columnists Loveable Ned Kelly it ‘aint. Why is Australia so complacent towards ransomware attacks? July 27, 2021 By Binoy Kampmark Communications & Technology It is making regular splashes across the news and become the subject of discussion across government and corporate circles. It has featured in meetings between
Promoted Sovereign capability and tech procurement May 5, 2021 By TechnologyOne Australia needs to elevate its local tech industry and build sovereign capacity to ensure local systems and data are resilient against the next ‘Black Swan’
Premium Columnists Robospooks: the perils of spy agencies’ embrace of artificial intelligence January 28, 2021 By Verona Burgess Communications & Technology Verona Burgess explores the Richardson review’s warnings on the need to control the National Intelligence Community’s use of ever-advancing AI. As Artificial Intelligence (AI) evolves
Parliamentary committee recommends stronger oversight to increase commonwealth’s cyber resilience December 10, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Defence A new parliamentary report has called on the national auditor-general to conduct an annual review into whether commonwealth agencies have embedded a cyber resilience culture,