Are 'digital embassies' the answer?
01 August, 2016 by Al Blake, Principal Analyst, Ovum’s Australian Government practice | Supplied by: Ovum Pty Ltd'Digital embassies' — where data physically hosted in one country is legally regarded as being in another — could help overcome tricky jurisdictional issues.
Obama establishes cyber response hierarchy
27 July, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingUS President Barack Obama has clarified the federal government agencies in charge of both asset responses and threat responses to cyberthreats against the nation.
Digital identities — trust but verify
25 July, 2016 by David BraueAs its own identity crisis bites, Australia's federal government is mustering support for a security overhaul.
Turnbull appoints cybersecurity minister
19 July, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingPrime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's new cabinet includes the freshly created role of Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Cyber Security, and Dan Tehan has been appointed to the position.
WA allocates $8.5m for CCTV deployments
18 July, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAlbany has secured a share of the WA government's $8.5m CCTV fund and will use the proceeds to install 18 extra cameras in high-crime areas.
White House lays out security workforce strategy
13 July, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe White House has announced a new four-pillared strategy designed to address a shortfall of cybersecurity talent among US federal government agencies.
UK must use DMARC for email by Oct
11 July, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingUnder new rules aimed at protecting government communications, all government emails sent outside the Public Service Network will need to use encryption and the new DMARC authentication protocol from October.
The challenges of securing healthcare data
07 July, 2016 by Rick Ferguson, Country Manager, ANZ, Absolute | Supplied by: AbsoluteThe healthcare sector experiences almost half of all reported major data breaches, and health records typically fetch around 10–20 times more than credit card information on the black market.
OPM breach affected friends and family
28 June, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has acknowledged that last year's major data breach also compromised the personal details of close friends and family of the victims.
US Federal Reserve faces probe over breaches
07 June, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe US Federal Reserve is facing a congressional committee investigation following reports that it fell victim to more than 50 cyber breaches between 2011 and 2015.
CrimTrac taps NEC for face recognition, fingerprint system
03 May, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingCrimTrac, the information sharing service for Australian law enforcement and the DIBP, is deploying a multimodal biometric identification system from NEC.
Canberra doubles down on cybersecurity
29 April, 2016 by David BraueGovernment agencies will build a culture of sharing as the federal government doubles down on cybersecurity with the release of its long-awaited Cyber Security Strategy.
The dos and don’ts of cyber-attack protection
28 April, 2016 by Nick FitzGerald, APAC Senior Research Fellow, ESET | Supplied by: ESET Software AustraliaGovernment bodies of all kinds and sizes are ripe targets for cyber attackers, who'll stop at nothing to get their hands on sensitive and potentially lucrative data.
How smart cities can become safer cities
21 April, 2016 by Babar Jan-Haleem, Director–Big Data & Analytics Specialist Team, Oracle APACSmart city technologies hold the promise of transforming security and emergency services delivery through data analysis and pre-emptive decision-making.
Public sector leaders harpooned by 'whalers'
20 April, 2016 by David BraueHigh-level public servants are increasingly targeted with 'whaling' attacks, designed to trick them into wiring money under false pretences.
