The release of the Albanese government's new cybersecurity strategy next week will include a significant expansion of simulated exercises to prepare hospitals, supermarkets, data storage providers and other businesses to deal with major hacks.
Cybersecurity
Jaya Baloo is concerned about quantum computing, cyber warfare and your office's air conditioning unit.
The top cybersecurity official in Home Affairs says the DP World hack poses a warning for how much damage a malicious actor could do to the Australian economy.
Optus' cybersecurity worries are bleeding into the company's legal fight against class action claims over its handling of a 2022 cyberattack.
Australian parliamentarians openly admit they don't know enough about cyber policy. As hacking incidents become more prevalent and damaging, this is a problem.
The DP World hack shows the importance — and urgency — of bolstering the country's ability to defend against cyber attacks.
Experts are concerned about concentration in the shadowy data broking sector. But measures to alleviate this will create enormous privacy risks and could make things worse.
The OAIC case against Australian Clinical Labs shows the regulator is prepared to back up talk with action.
An Australian digital security and fraud prevention platform backed by US Ventures, Blackbird and Airtree Ventures wants to take on AI-powered scammers.
In the days since Hamas launched its attack on Israel, a hundred hacker groups have joined the fray. And their targets reach far beyond the borders of Israel or the Palestinian territories.
Like many international conflicts in recent years, the Hamas assault on Israel was followed by cyberattacks aimed at government, business and the media.
Australia provides millions of dollars in cybersecurity support to Pacific nations every year. But it may be about to change how that money is spent.
The Australian insurance industry is struggling with working out how to properly measure and price cyber risk.
Trevor Gurwich, portfolio manager at the $US213 billion American Century investments, thinks artificial intelligence is about to set off a wave of booms and busts.
In her first in-depth interview since the Optus cyberattack, CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin tells Capital Brief she's ready to move on.
In her first public interview since becoming APRA’s executive board member, Therese McCarthy Hockey flags cybersecurity vulnerabilities at financial institutions as a major concern.
Australian authorities have always cautioned against paying ransoms to cyber attackers in return for stolen data being returned, but the government has shied away from a total ban.
