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Defence

Defence opens applications for ADF Cyber Gap Program

Applications have opened for the 2022 Australian Defence Force Cyber Gap Program, providing Australia’s future cyber workforce with exposure to Defence’s cyber capab ...

By Reporter • 02 Sep 2021

Defence

Australian government certifies Macquarie Data Centres’ full portfolio

By Nastasha Tupas • 26 Aug 2021

Defence

Securing the nation’s data — Today’s most important defence

By Paul Leahy • 25 Aug 2021

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Policy

NCSC, CISA connect to combat ransomware

Representatives from the US and UK’s cyber security agencies have met up in London to discuss strategies to counter the growing ransomware threat. ...

By Reporter • 13 Sep 2021

Policy

Liberal senator’s push for cyber security summit

By Reporter • 07 Sep 2021

Policy

Labor accuses government of shelving ransomware debate

By Nastasha Tupas • 13 Aug 2021

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Critical Infrastructure

Hackers breach UN data network with stolen credentials

Malicious actors breached the UN’s computer network earlier this year using stolen credentials likely bought off of the dark web, media outlets have reported. ...

By Reporter • 13 Sep 2021

Critical Infrastructure

Microsoft partners with Australian Institute for Machine Learning to build space capabilities

By Reporter • 09 Sep 2021

Critical Infrastructure

CrowdStrike reports surge in state-sponsored cyber attacks

By Charbel Kadib • 09 Sep 2021

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Industry

PODCAST: Making a cyber resilient business with Major General (Ret’d) Marcus Thompson and Phil Tarrant

Cyber Security Uncut is back with the second episode of the podcast, hosted by Major General (Ret’d) Marcus Thompson, inaugural head of the Department of Defence’s In ...

By Robyn Tongol • 17 Sep 2021

Industry

Boeing, RMIT form space alliance

By Bella Richards • 16 Sep 2021

Industry

Hastie unveils annual cyber threat report

By Reporter • 15 Sep 2021

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Strategy

Why attracting and retaining cyber specialists will be critical in the year ahead

As threat levels continue to rise, it’s vital to ensure you have an A Team in your corner, writes Glen Maloney from ExtraHop. ...

By Glen Maloney • 17 Sep 2021

Strategy

Bot attacks on the rise while human attacks stagnate: LexisNexis Cybercrime Report

By Reporter • 17 Sep 2021

Strategy

How to build medal-winning data athletes

By Geoffrey Coley • 17 Sep 2021

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Technology

Elbit Systems of Australia teams up with universities to workshop human machine teaming technology

Elbit Systems of Australia (ELSA) announced that the company will collaborate with universities to workshop its new human machine teaming technologies at its new Centre o ...

By Reporter • 16 Aug 2021