FINAL WORD government . Our new Home Affairs Minister , Karen Andrews , has listed cybersecurity among her top
Evidence points towards the threat by nation-state hackers increasing . threat of cybercrime . It is my hope that we can now go on the front foot and prioritize Australia ’ s cyberdefense so that our people , information and critical infrastructure are kept safe .
Is the threat posed by nation-state hackers getting worse ? If so , is there anything that can be done about it ? portfolio priorities , so it will be interesting to see how this plays out in the coming months .
Unfortunately , cyberattacks launched against Australian entities are increasing and diversifying . Recently , the Nine Network , which runs one of the highest rating television channels in Australia , was hacked causing a major disruption to its live broadcast .
Further , in April , healthcare provider UnitingCare Queensland was the victim of a cyberattack , which took its hospitals and aged care facilities offline . These shocking incidents were widely reported , bringing the real-life implications of cybercrime into the national psyche .
It ’ s unfortunate that it takes stories like these for people to sit up and pay attention to the very real
Evidence points towards the threat by nation-state hackers increasing . On top of the warnings by ASIO , and the proliferation of cyberattacks launched against our government and businesses , regional tensions between Australia and other nations are increasing in the offline world . It is not difficult to imagine this tension seeping into the online world , with attacks all too possible when our information is stored in foreignowned or foreign-controlled facilities .
What we need to do is bring our sovereign information home and store it in secure data centers ; educate board members about the real threat of cybercrime , letting them know that a solid cybersecurity strategy is not just a ‘ nice-to-have ’ but an essential business requirement ; and cultivate local cloud , technology and cybersecurity industries so we are less reliant on foreign entities . p
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