Last Thursday’s release of the Defence White Paper heralded more money and manpower for cyber security in Defence. Head of ASPI’s International Cyber Policy Centre, Tobias Feakin, analysed the cyber elements of the White Paper …
The much-anticipated launch of the 2016 Defence White Paper presented the Australian government with an opportunity to set out a clear understanding of how it views the current and future cyber threat environment. It was …
Western Australia’s parliament was hacked last Tuesday with a computer virus forcing the shutdown of its telecommunications systems. According to Speaker Michael Sutherland, the attack impeded a number of house operations including, ‘Hansard publications, the …
At the turn of the millennium, the smart phone didn’t exist, Google wasn’t yet the dominant choice for navigating the internet and the majority of investment in cutting edge computing capability was driven by governments. …
The US released its Cybersecurity National Action Plan on 9 February, which will see the US government invest US$19 billion in cybersecurity in the 2017 budget. The overall intent of the plan, noted by President …