Australians are used to seeing the nation’s first responders rushing to the scene of natural disasters in our region. Australian navy ships and helicopters on operations make for dramatic television when cyclones, volcanic eruptions and …
The Optus telecommunications network failure followed closely by the cyberattack on DP World, one of Australia’s largest port operators, painfully demonstrated modern society’s dependence on its digital backbone. When critical infrastructure fails—through malicious means or …
Security weaknesses and cyber ‘doors left open’, employees turned rogue, and hackers demanding ransom, all demonstrate dramatically the need for strong critical infrastructure risk management. Examples of how vulnerabilities will be exploited were highlighted in …
This week, global leaders and heads of state gather in New York for the annual United Nations High-level Week marking the opening of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly. On the agenda this year …
Planet A German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has urged countries to set a global renewable energy target to substantially limit emissions and keep global warming to 1.5° Celsius, terming the climate crisis the ‘greatest security …