It’s been a busy week in cyber for ASPI with two publications calling for enhanced cyber cooperation under the auspices of the US–Australia alliance. In the first, Preserving the Knowledge Edge, Stephan Frühling, James Goldrick …
Debate: "Cyber security"
My ASPI International Cyber Policy Centre (ICPC) colleagues have been quick off the mark in response to the Prime Minister’s recent announcement of the review into Australian Cyber Security. They warn against a ‘cautious audit …
It has been a big week for cyber here in Canberra so this week’s edition is all about Oz. The biggest news came on Thursday when Prime Minster Abbott travelled to the shores of Lake …
Make no little [cyber] plans. They have no magic to stir men’s blood and probably will not themselves be realized. This morning at the much-anticipated opening of the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), Prime Minister …
Last week’s APEC forum was a game played with a smile. To recall advice Churchill gave to his officers, ‘if you can’t smile, grin. If you can’t grin, keep out of the way until you …
President Xi Jinping spoke of ‘a bridge of mutual trust’ and ‘a vast ocean of goodwill’ in his address to the Australian Parliament, but on the cyber front, recent headlines have painted China in a …
We’re starting this week off in the States with the FBI successfully crossing off a name on their most wanted cyber list. John Gordon Baden, wanted in connection with the identify theft of 40,000 individuals, …
Describing cyber activities by the US and China as a new Cold War in cyberspace is hyperbolic and inaccurate. The relationship between the US and China and the international environment for this relationship are very …
In October 2013 the FBI was celebrating the arrest of Ross Ulbricht, aka ‘The Dread Pirate Roberts’ and the takedown of his online marketplace ‘Silk Road’. He was believed to have amassed in the region …
Another big week in cyberspace kicked off with news that ‘suspicious activity’ had been detected on an unclassified network at the White House. The activity, which caused some disruption to IT services within the Executive …
Each year the US Department of Homeland Security holds a National Cyber Security Awareness Month. By virtue of time zones, this year’s edition got a bit of a headstart, (unofficially) kicking off in Brisbane at …
A month after purring down the line to UK PM David Cameron over the outcome of the Scottish independence vote, the Queen has decided to cut out the middle man and go straight to the …