Public Accounts committee holds cybersecurity hearing
05 June, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe House Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit invited representatives of the ATO and DIBP to detail their progress addressing the gaps in their cyber resiliency, as uncovered in a recent audit.
OAIC to develop APS-wide privacy code
22 May, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Office of the Australian Information Commissioner will develop a privacy code that covers the entire Australian Public Service.
DTA baking privacy into design of Govpass
18 May, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Digital Transformation Agency's Jacob Suidgeest has detailed the steps the agency is taking to ensure privacy is built in to the Govpass identity verification system.
WannaCry proves govts must stop hoarding exploits: MS
16 May, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingIn the wake of the weekend's WannaCry ransomware attack, Microsoft has renewed its call for governments to agree to report vulnerabilities to vendors, rather than exploiting them for espionage purposes.
Cybersecurity increased with extra funding for DTA
12 May, 2017An additional $10.6 million has been provided by the federal government to improve cybersecurity practices.
Governments are now top cyber targets
10 May, 2017Government is at the top of the list for sectors that are most at risk of cyber attack, alongside finance.
Risk-based approach best for govt security: NASCIO
26 April, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe US National Association of State CIOs has published a report arguing that a risk-based approach is the ideal security posture for state government agencies and stressing the importance of robust data classification.
Hundreds of attacks daily on critical organisations
19 April, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-Embling86% of Australia's top organisations experienced at least one attempted cyber attack last financial year, according to the ACSC's latest security survey.
NZ establishes its own CERT
18 April, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingNew Zealand's new dedicated computer emergency response team (CERT) will act as the centrepiece of the nation's cybersecurity architecture.
NSW appoints first GCISO
27 March, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingFormer AUSTRAC CISO Dr Maria Milosavljevic will become NSW's first government CISO, responsible for creating a collaborative, whole-of-government approach to security.
NZ government hones in on cybercrime
23 March, 2017A report on the cybersecurity action plan for NZ has been released by the government.
DTA's ethical hackers at work
20 March, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Digital Transformation Agency's team of ethical hackers works closely with developers to nip potential security issues in the bud.
Restoring power grids after cyber attacks
15 March, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is implementing technology designed to cut off attackers and help set the stage to restore power the grid after a cyber attack.
Police robots protect officers and community
13 March, 2017An upgraded Queensland Police Service robot has been implemented to improve community and officer safety.
SA Gov emergency website receives upgrade
13 March, 2017An upgrade has been carried out on the South Australian Government emergency website.
