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Government agencies issued sweeping directives to eliminate foreign vulnerabilities

Government agencies issued sweeping directives to eliminate foreign vulnerabilities

The Home Affairs secretary has announced three new Protective Security Directions to protect government networks from ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 09 Jul 2024
Australian government calls out China over 2022 cyber attacks

Australian government calls out China over 2022 cyber attacks

The Australian Signals Directorate has published an advisory outlining the ongoing activities of a threat actor backed ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 09 Jul 2024
Australian government partners with Amazon for national defence project

Australian government partners with Amazon for national defence project

Amazon Web Services has been tapped to deliver a “top-secret cloud” in partnership with the Australian Signals ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 04 Jul 2024
AFP, ANZ team up to fight child sexual abuse

AFP, ANZ team up to fight child sexual abuse

Big four bank ANZ will assist the AFP’s Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation in tracking criminal financial ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 25 Jun 2024
US bans Kaspersky AV software, citing Russian exploitation

US bans Kaspersky AV software, citing Russian exploitation

The White House’s new mandate will see sales of Kaspersky software in the US stopped within months.

David Hollingworth Fri, 21 Jun 2024
National Anti-Scam Centre joins forces with Australian Financial Crimes Exchange

National Anti-Scam Centre joins forces with Australian Financial Crimes Exchange

Australia’s NASC will join the “intelligence loop” with telcos, banks, and other digital platforms to fight financial ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 13 Jun 2024
Winners of the inaugural Defence   National Security Workforce Awards revealed

Winners of the inaugural Defence National Security Workforce Awards revealed

More than 15 winners were honoured for their achievements at the awards, held for the first time with support from ...

Malavika Santhebennur Wed, 12 Jun 2024
G20 leaders call for global cyber regulations

G20 leaders call for global cyber regulations

Global leaders have met to discuss the importance of cyber security in an increasingly digitally connected world, as ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 12 Jun 2024
eSafety Commissioner calls for stronger GenAI safeguards in wake of deepfake arrest

eSafety Commissioner calls for stronger GenAI safeguards in wake of deepfake arrest

Following the arrest of a Victorian grammar school student for the creation and distribution of classmate deepfakes, ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 12 Jun 2024
ASIC to launch new threat intelligence platform

ASIC to launch new threat intelligence platform

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has announced that funding allocated to it as part of this ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 07 Jun 2024
Australia v Musk: eSafety Commissioner withdraws from X takedown battle

Australia v Musk: eSafety Commissioner withdraws from X takedown battle

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has decided to back down from the legal battle with X over the call to take down ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 05 Jun 2024
Victorian government cyber security state purchase contract streamlines security services supply

Victorian government cyber security state purchase contract streamlines security services supply

The Victorian government has announced a government cyber security state purchase contract, which will allow it to ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 04 Jun 2024
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner gets new powers under BOSE changes

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner gets new powers under BOSE changes

The Australian government has announced a raft of amendments to the Basic Online Safety Expectations Determination, ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 04 Jun 2024