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
What is 'hybrid warfare' and what is meant by the 'grey zone'? Wednesday June 19, 2019 By Andrew Dowse and Sascha-Dominik Dov Bachmann Defence The concepts of “hybrid warfare” and the “grey zone” arguably build on longstanding military strategies. What is relatively new is adversaries exploiting information technology vulnerabilities… Read more
Why the raids on Australian media present a clear threat to democracy Thursday June 6, 2019 By Rebecca Ananian-Welsh Features The Australian Federal Police has this week conducted two high-profile raids on journalists who have exposed government secrets and their sources. Read more
Cyber boss Alastair MacGibbon to return to private sector Monday May 6, 2019 By David Donaldson Federal Alastair MacGibbon, head of the Australian Cyber Security Centre at the Australian Signals Directorate, is resigning to return to the private sector. 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
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
The future of autonomous vehicles lies in the cloud Thursday May 10, 2018 By Rupert Taylor Price Features Many experts believe that autonomous vehicles will be ready for public use on Australian roads by 2020. Operation of autonomous vehicles will be heavily reliant… Read more
Why Azure is a gamechanger for government Tuesday April 10, 2018 By Julian Bajkowski Communications & Technology 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. Read more
Can your online credentials get stuffed? A quick guide for government… Thursday March 22, 2018 By Julian Bajkowski Communications & Technology Job losses aren’t the only dark side of automation. Account takeovers powered by credential stuffing are fast becoming the new black for cyber attackers hitting… Read more
Prime time cyber: is government really match-fit for massive online events? Tuesday August 1, 2017 By Julian Bajkowski Communications & Technology The challenge of dealing with massive web traffic while maintaining performance and security isn’t confined to Game of Thrones series premieres. Major events for government… Read more
Simpler, smarter, safer: when transformation is ‘everybody’s business’, so is risk Tuesday July 25, 2017 By Julian Bajkowski 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… Read more
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… Read more
