Premium Expert briefings We can be educated on cybersecurity but disaster still can be just one click away. How we can turn off the cybercrime tap Communications & Technology Cybercrime is estimated to cost the Australian economy AUD17 billion annually. As the federal government continues to draft its 2020 Cyber Security Strategy, it is…
Software company releases free COVID-19 communications service for government agencies Tuesday April 14, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology A new crisis communications program has been released to help government departments and agencies ensure emails regarding the coronavirus pandemic arrive in inboxes rather than…
Data61 releases dataset that could predict cyber attacks Thursday October 3, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology Researchers at CSIRO’s Data61 have developed a public dataset that could help cybersecurity specialists predict future cyberattacks. It comes days after numerous hospitals across Victoria…
Promoted Believe no-one and protect everyone? Why Zero Trust is a short, sharp wakeup call for core information security Wednesday June 6, 2018 By Julian Bajkowski Career Advice The notion of a government information fortress protected by perimeter of digital motes and walls counts for nought when your workforce is mobile and many…
Promoted Cybersecurity: Island Australia collapses Friday March 10, 2017 By Darren Pauli Features 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…
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 --…
What local cyber attacks? US personnel data breach not isolated event Wednesday June 17, 2015 By Stephen Easton Features The massive cyber attack against the US government is not an unusual event. Such attacks happen all the time, but victims either don't realise or…
