Cyber-proofing small business

SMEs are not immune to cyber-attacks from hackers looking to steal user data, hijack their server or hold their systems to ransom, but a new Australian tool – auCheck – will help small business owners protect themselves and fight back.

Assessing cyber resilience in the South Pacific

Australia, New Zealand, the US and others have been supporting the digital development of Pacific economies. The Tonga story shows that these efforts need to account for resiliency, including coping mechanisms for shorter or longer periods of disruptions in connectivity.

UN steps up on cyber-security

However slow and incomplete the process, the United Nations is making progress on the global fight to protect nations and economies from cyber-attacks.

An agenda for Australia’s lead cyber negotiator

Australia’s place on a U.N. cyber-security body offers a unique opportunity to help shape the international agenda.

The changing dynamics of internet governance in the South Pacific

Australia and its partners must either brace for a new era of state dominated governance where principles of an open, free and secure internet will be frequently dismissed or be prepared to invest in the human, financial and political capital required to further our international cyber agenda.