Seizing the opportunity to accelerate, reform and deliver personalised government services requires more than intent. It requires world class infrastructure backed by the accrued intelligence,…

The Australian Signals Directorate's Essential Eight cyber threat mitigation strategies should be mandatory for federal agencies, recommends a joint parliamentary committee, whose members are also…

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…

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.

Australian government agencies and organisations have typically prepared for massive electronic attacks from overseas.  But that’s changed. New data showing a major increase in locally…

We all know the Australian Defence Force has some offensive information warfare capability, but private security providers are also attacking the attackers to help defend…

The PM warns the biggest ICT security risk is not software or hardware but warmware -- human users -- as another federal cyber security body…

Newly famous as the watchdog of the 2016 Census, a massive IT expansion will significantly expand the ASD's cyber capabilities. Future needs won't be solved…

The threat level is significantly up and Australia is falling well behind on cybersecurity. Australian government agencies need a rethink on how they manage and…

Cyber security must be a community effort in which agencies, industry and citizens can learn from each others' experiences, Defence Minister Kevin Andrews said today.