Cyber-security

The global financial services sector’s dedicated cyber intelligence-sharing network, FS-ISAC, has announced a major new addition to its Critical Providers Program (CPP) – Google Cloud. Acknowledging the increasing role of cloud providers in hosting, connecting, and protecting financial services organisations’...

More than half of all cyber incidents reported by Australia’s healthcare sector last year were the result of internal vulnerabilities, or “compromised systems”, a Snapshot report by the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has revealed, with the onset of the...

This is an extract from the Cybersecurity Panel at the FST Government Australia 2019.  

Singapore’s chief financial regulator, MAS, has issued a prospective list of six mandated cybersecurity compliance measures aimed at boosting FSIs’ cyber resilience and guarding against cyberattacks.  

The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) has assessed the cybersecurity credentials of several Federal Government agencies, with all but one department failing its review.  

The NSW Government has partnered with global telecommunications giant, BT, to secure a cybersecurity research and development facility for Sydney’s north.

The NSW Government has announced an $11.4 million agreement with Data61, a technology research and development arm of the CSIRO, to fund a number of technology initiatives for the state, with a key focus on cybersecurity.

We live in a time of rapid transformation – of business models and growth opportunities – none more so than in financial services. This is happening alongside increasing cyber threats, posing complex risk to our businesses, our customers and ultimately our economy.

The Federal Government has announced a $1.9 million package to “address the critical shortfall in skilled cyber-security professionals,” according to a government release.

A four-year funding program is being managed by the Digital Transformation Agency, together with a new advisory body that will monitor cyber-security, digital and ICT projects. 

Tactical cyber-security and planning is taking a front seat across industry and government, against a backdrop of growing threats, according to a recent ASX report.

A new cyber-security node is being rolled out 1st July in Canberra, following on from an earlier launch in Melbourne this year by the Australian Cyber Security Growth Network.

Minister for defence Industry, Christopher Pyne, has unveiled a $730 million next-generation technologies funding program to boost defence capability and innovation.

The Australian government has announced new legislation to protect vulnerable groups from on-line bullying and offensive content, while broadening the reach beyond children at risk.

Political parties will gain a first-hand look at cyber-security planning during a February Canberra briefing that has been flagged by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.