The banking world is usually a pretty cutthroat place, but the shared issue of cyber security has prompted eight major US banks to form a new alliance. J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs and Bank of America …
Cyberspace pervades everyday life. Our growing reliance on networks has increased the vulnerability of Australia’s national security, economy and society to malicious cyber actions. As a result, there’s a need to build trust and confidence …
Yesterday’s appointment of Malcolm Turnbull’s new ministry has followed through with the commitment made in last year’s Cyber Security Strategy to create a ministerial position for cyber security. Dan Tehan from Victoria has added Minister …
Last Wednesday the European Parliament approved the new European Union Network and Information Security directive, which applies common cybersecurity and reporting obligations for operators of essential services, such as energy, transport, health finance and water …
The second annual Sino–US High-Level Dialogue on Cybercrime and Related Issues was held last Wednesday in Beijing. According to a Department of Homeland Security press release the ministerial-level meeting agreed on several new initiatives including …
The latest report from UNSW’s Australian Centre for Cyber Security (ACCS), ‘Australia’s Response to Advanced Technology Threats,’ claims that Australia doesn’t take cyber threats seriously enough. The report argues that the differences between Australian cyber …
The ghosts of social media accounts past have come back to haunt millions of people this week, with the release of user credentials for 360 million MySpace users being released for sale online. Selling stolen …
This piece is drawn from Agenda for Change 2016: strategic choices for the next government. Regardless of their political stripes, the next Australian government has a solid foundation from which to approach cyber policy, comprised …
The current conflict in the Middle East isn’t the first in which online communication tools—social media platforms, private messaging apps and alike—have played a role. But the Islamic State’s ability to engage people online is …
Following costly compromises in Bangladesh, Vietnam and Ecuador, Gottfried Leibbrandt, CEO of international bank settlement company Swift has told a conference in Brussels that cyber threats are his main source of anxiety. In his speech …
At the launch of Australia’s new Cyber Security Strategy last month, the Prime Minister confirmed what many have been guessing for years: Australia possesses offensive cyber capabilities. The announcement, however, provided us with the barest …
While last night’s Federal Budget is still being picked apart, it seems that Defence will be funding the lion’s share of the new cyber priorities announced as part of the recent Cyber Security Strategy. Of …