Cybersecurity is a national priority

Improving Australia’s cybersecurity has never been more important to our economic prosperity and national security.

Tackling the cyber threat to satellites

The Australian Defence Force depends heavily on satellite communications but these systems are increasingly vulnerable to attacks by hostile states and terrorist hackers.

People are not the problem in cyber-security

The slow work of building human capability and a systems-level understanding is likely to yield better results in cyber-security than firing staff who make mistakes or micromanaging individual activity.

Rebooting Australia’s cybersecurity strategy

Strong cybersecurity must be seen as a mandatory part of doing business, irrespective of whether that business is conducted by a government department, a university or a small company.

Cyber security and great power politics in the age of AI

Artificial Intelligence and cyber warfare are emerging as key components in great power rivalry. The international community needs to act fast to develop legal and political frameworks that can mitigate their worst effects.

Lessons from the ANU cyberattack

Australian National University Vice Chancellor Brian Schmidt’s public release of a detailed report on the damaging cyberattack on ANU systems and data marks a refreshing shift in behaviour on cybersecurity for Australian public institutions.

Cyber strategy 2.0

Back in 2016, Australia launched its first national cybersecurity strategy and the government has just launched a discussion paper to kick off the public consultation on its successor.

Unmasking cyber security

“It’s not a matter of if you’ll be targeted by cyber criminals, but when”. Kate Healy of Aleron shows us where to start and the steps we should to take to ensure our information remains secure.

Medium sized businesses weak link in National Cyber Defence

The leadership of medium sized businesses and government agencies is falling dangerously short in understanding and managing cyber security, potentially creating risks across the economy and society. Managing Director of Macquarie Government & Hosting Group, Aiden Tudehope discusses the 2016 research by the Macquarie Telecom Group.

Further implications of securing the Internet of Things

The Internet of Things is increasingly merging safety and security issues. Professor Vijay Varadharajan considers how regulatory process will need to move quickly to keep up.

The accidental cyber threat

Not all cyber attacks are purposeful. Big Sky conducted a survey wherein the most common causes of accidental insider threats are identified. Two of the most common causes that stood out are phishing attacks and copying data to insecure devices. Martien Brouwer looks at the simple security measures that could help stem the tide.

The Internet of Things and Security

Many IoT devices do not have any security functionality, and even the ones that have are often primitive and can be easily attacked. According to Professor Vijay Varadharajan security cannot be, and must not be thought of as an add-on.