Australia sends money for Tonga’s long-term reconstruction, support for government services Federal A reconstruction and recovery aid package for Tonga worth $16 million will be added to the $3 million Australia has donated for Operation Tonga Assist
Promoted Legal issues and opportunities to watch for in 2022: what have we learned? February 9, 2022 By Synergy Group In 2020 we were hit by a global pandemic we did not see coming. Unprepared for what was to come, in 2021 we scrambled to
How well is Australia prepared for cyber threats in 2022 and beyond? November 22, 2021 By Tom Ravlic 2021 Cyber Security Special Report Digital pickpockets, organised criminals and state-based actors are an increasing source of headaches for government, and public and private sector entities. The Australian Cyber Security
Premium Columnists Vulnerabilities of critical infrastructure: the Colonial Pipeline case May 25, 2021 By Binoy Kampmark Editors' Picks On May 6, Colonial Pipeline, the provider of 45% of the US East Coast’s diesel, gasoline and jet fuel, became the subject of a ransomware
Proposed national security laws grant agencies stronger powers to protect critical infrastructure from cyber attacks August 12, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Defence Proposed national security laws will grant federal government agencies the power to “take direct action” against cyber attacks and obtain information from critical infrastructure entities
Hacking groups — including public servants — join forces to attack city’s critical infrastructure September 5, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal A coalition of hacking groups, including some federal public servants, is causing havoc for a small city this week with wave after wave of cyberattacks
Critical infrastructure at risk from 'gaping holes' in control systems, warns cybersecurity firm July 16, 2019 By Stephen Easton Economy & Industry A cybersecurity firm says a new “critical vulnerability” it found this month in a common piece of software used with industrial control systems could have
Is Australia's electricity grid vulnerable to the kind of cyber attacks taking place between Russia and the US? June 28, 2019 By Andrew Dowse and Mike Johnstone Defence The New York Times reported earlier this month that the United States was increasing its cyber attacks on Russia’s power grid. The attacks are seen
Partner Content Building a pan-Australian approach to safety and infrastructure resilience December 12, 2018 By Tom Burton and Priscilla Pho Public safety and critical infrastructure agencies should consider developing a pan-Australian data infrastructure, similar to our academic research community, to empower a suite of new
Partner Content Opportunity looms for Australia's mission-critical systems November 8, 2018 By Stuart Corner and Tom Burton When terrorists flew planes into the twin towers of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, the ensuing chaos and catastrophe exposed the inability
Why (and how) the public service must develop a digital DNA October 31, 2017 By Julian Bajkowski An effective and evolving public sector needs smart and secure foundations at both strategic and operational levels. Digital Network Architecture makes those essential connections, now
PM warns to watch the warmware, as another cyber security team stands up January 25, 2017 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology The Prime Minister has warned that human operators or “warmware” represent the biggest cyber risk, as his government opens a new cross-agency cyber security body
