The New South Wales government has made Tony Chapman its permanent information security chief and given his office a prominent place within the new Department of Customer Service. Read More
There were 964 data breaches reported to the federal regulator in the first year of mandatory reporting rules and “malicious or criminal attacks” were behind 60% of cases, with most of the remainder caused by human error and only 5% blamed on malfunctions. Read More
Australia's government-funded organisations have stronger cyber security than their counterparts anywhere in the world, in the eyes of a large multinational that analysed a year's worth of data from 10,000 clients on six continents. Read More
Privacy commissioners of four states and the Commonwealth are celebrating their week on the awareness-raising calendar, at the pointy end of an election campaign that… Read More
The Western Australian government plans to open a new shopfront and a related service delivery website representing four departments plus the police force under its… Read More
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
Government engagement with issues such as cyber security, data protection, privacy and artificial intelligence is imperative. What impact does new technology bring to the government’s own collection, use and disclosure of information? Read More
When data breaches and cyber attacks hit the news, the focus is usually on who is behind them, but it is often basic security mistakes made within organisations that allow them to happen. Read More
For many of us, this hack seems to have come out of the blue. But cyber measures targeting Australian government infrastructure are the 'new normal'. Read More
New legislation aims to expose the communications of serious criminals, but it might undermine our security too. Read More
Citizens are pressing governments to be more transparent. They want to freely access the information and data created about them, and for public agencies to protect their personal information. Read More
A new partnership between the federal government’s peak cyber security team and a professional association promises to improve cross-sector collaboration, and might also lead to more consideration of independent expertise in the development of public policy. Read More
A teachable moment doesn’t have to arise naturally; even a simulated one helped make British police officers 21% less likely to be hooked by a phishing email, in one of a series of behavioural nudges. Read More
Viewed through the prism of military analogy, as is favoured by Home Affairs boss Michael Pezzullo, the growing cyber threats is a war with no established doctrine. Is cyber martial law the answer? Read More
Digital identity assets, such as property records and Parliamentary proceedings, embody who and what Australia is as a nation. We need to do more to protect them. Read More
