Premium Interviews Russia’s stance on Ukraine has goal of trashing liberal democracy Defence The wedge Putin is trying to place between Ukraine and the rest of the world is about more than imminent military invasion, says an expert.
Agency guide to help ICT service providers with certification November 25, 2021 By Jackson Graham Federal Federal agencies and departments are in the midst of clarifying that their data systems are with certified service providers.
Beware state-based actors looking to kick down digital doors November 22, 2021 By Tom Ravlic 2021 Cyber Security Special Report With the digital environment a new front for espionage, foreign jurisdictions have been busy trying to kick down Australia’s digital doors.
Premium Columnists Vulnerabilities of critical infrastructure: the Colonial Pipeline case May 25, 2021 By Binoy Kampmark Editors' Picks The Colonial Pipeline ransomware case exposes the broader problems with the security of critical infrastructure, notably the sort that is run by private providers, and a reminder of digitisation’s risk to cyber threats.
ACIC thinks there are no legitimate uses of encryption. They’re wrong, and here’s why it matters May 18, 2021 By Gernot Heiser, Lyria Bennett Moses and Vanessa Teague Communications & Technology Parliament is considering allowing ACIC and the AFP to modify online data, monitor network activity, and take over online accounts.
NSW government’s big bet on local tech is a good move to combat lazy ERP purchasing May 5, 2021 By James Boddam-Whetham Communications & Technology Putting a metric on local IT procurement is an important first step, but needs to be matched by the best critical infrastructure protecting innovations getting a fair shake.
Cyber Hub pilots to boost skills of smaller commonwealth agencies, Robert says April 29, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology Major commonwealth departments will offer cyber services to smaller government agencies through three Cyber Hub pilots.
Privacy risk assessments critical for handling sensitive data April 8, 2021 By Melissa Coade News A recent incident in the Netherlands, where a database for COVID-19 test results and contact tracing systems was compromised, is a warning to Australian agencies not to take the same risks.
Australia’s most important government agencies refuse to secure their IT systems March 22, 2021 By Bernard Keane Editors' Picks Two key departments have refused to implement even the most basic cybersecurity requirements and wrongly claimed to have done so.
Service NSW struggling to contact thousands of cyber attack victims February 5, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology Thousands of Service NSW customers whose information was compromised during a cyber attack in March 2020 are still unaware that the incident even occurred, a parliamentary inquiry has heard.
Partner Content The public sector just went mobile. So how do you secure voice calls and messages? November 30, 2020 By BlackBerry It was the latest in a series of serious warnings about foreign cyber espionage targeted at Australian government employees and security-cleared suppliers, but that didn’t make it any less urgent. Plain-spoken and candid, Australia’s chief spycatcher, Mike Burgess looked down the barrel of a camera to personally deliver the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation’s (ASIO) latest […]
Premium Insights and analysis ‘These are the basics’: Why this professor warns many government websites aren’t secure October 28, 2020 By Matthew Elmas Features Government websites have become more secure since 2018, but the devil is in the detail and Australia is still behind the eight ball.
Premium Insights and analysis Has the public sector’s focus been properly directed when it comes to cyber threats? June 22, 2020 By Chris Johnson Communications & Technology Are government departments doing all they can to protect themselves against cyber invasion? The times we are living in should have dramatically increased preventive measures.
My Health Record targeted in hack attempt, inquiry heard May 20, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The Australian Digital Health Agency — the system operator for My Health Record — on Tuesday told the Joint Committee on Public Accounts and Audit that it has identified two potential data breaches in the current financial year.
Premium Interviews Working from home has increased cyber risks — but a punitive approach to security can be counter-productive May 18, 2020 By David Donaldson Features The pandemic has highlighted security vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure, says a veteran of the US government’s cyber emergency response team.
