Five teams face off in APS cyber war games next week Communications & Technology Five teams from 10 federal agencies will face off in war games next week -- cyber war, that is. There's one battle every day and…
Canberra's new private cyber security operations centre ready to attack Wednesday February 8, 2017 By Stephen Easton News 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…
PM warns to watch the warmware, as another cyber security team stands up Wednesday January 25, 2017 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology The PM warns the biggest ICT security risk is not software or hardware but warmware -- human users -- as another federal cyber security body…
Malware audit: sector-wide security standards, regular check-ups required Friday December 9, 2016 By Stephen Easton News A malware audit in the Western Australian public sector has led to calls for sector-wide security standards to be finalised, and regular compliance check-ups --…
Watch your language, Australia's never had an official 'cyber attack' Thursday October 13, 2016 By Stephen Easton Features Australia might never have had an official 'cyber attack' by the federal government's definition, and it will be obvious if we ever do. The latest…
Australian Signals Directorate keen to secure the future Tuesday September 13, 2016 By Stephen Easton News 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…
Big ICT projects, big risks: Human Services seeks help overseas Monday January 18, 2016 By Stephen Easton News Big ICT projects are risky and don't get much bigger than the Welfare Payments Infrastructure Transformation. The minister is seeking help overseas.
