Displaying items by tag: Australian Signals Directorate

Data streaming company Confluent has announced that Australian Government agencies with an Information Security Manual PROTECTED level requirement can now use Confluent Cloud across Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud.

GUEST RESEARCH: In a concerted effort to bolster cybersecurity measures and heighten awareness, the United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has collaborated with its counterparts in the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand to release a comprehensive report on the nefarious activities of Volt Typhoon. This collaborative effort underscores the global recognition of the urgent need to address cybersecurity threats, particularly those targeting critical infrastructure.

GUEST OPINION: While technology is advancing at lightning speed, the shortage of skilled professionals across Asia Pacific and Japan capable of harnessing new and emerging technologies poses a significant hurdle. Previous reports estimate that APJ will see the demand for skilled workers in cloud computing grow by more than three-fold through 2025. In Australia alone, data from the Tech Council of Australia shows that Australia needs 600,000 more people to join the tech sector by 2030 in order to meet the national tech jobs target.

COMPANY NEWS: Exabeam, a global leader in cyber security that delivers AI-driven security operations, today announced the successful completion of an Information Security Registered Assessors Program (IRAP) assessment at the Protected level for the Exabeam Security Operations Platform.

COMPANY NEWS: SailPoint, a leader in enterprise identity security, announced today that it has successfully completed the Information Security Registered Assessors Program (IRAP) assessment for SailPoint Identity Security Cloud which leverages artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies to automate complex identity security processes, therefore reducing business cost and risk while improving productivity.

Microsoft will spend $5 billion in Australia over the next two years, expanding its data centres from 20 to 29 and also setting up a datacentre academy along with TAFE NSW.

COMPANY NEWS: Cado Security, provider of the first cloud forensics and incident response platform, today announced the appointment of Melbourne-headquartered Cosive as the company's first channel partner in Australia.

Autonomous cybersecurity platform company SentinelOne Singularity has announced completion of the IRAP assessment for its XDR Platform, enabling it to work with the Australian government to improve its cybersecurity posture.

COMPANY NEWS: Boomi, the intelligent connectivity and automation leader, today announced the Boomi AtomSphere Platform has been independently assessed for cloud security against the Australian Government’s Information Security Manual (ISM) Protected controls.

A 100-person strong task force, formed jointly by the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Signals Directorate, will be given the job of hunting down those who commit crimes online.

The Morrison Government has been raked over the coals for passing laws that are claimed to be of little use in the area of cyber security, with Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil telling a media conference on Sunday that the laws in place were "absolutely useless to me when the Optus matter came on foot".

COMPANY NEWS: Australia’s first B Corp certified cybersecurity firm Phronesis Security has announced a strategic partnership with Retrospect Labs to bolster both firms’ offerings in the wake of a renewed focus on cyber incident readiness within government and industry.

In cooperation with the Australian Signals Directorate, the Royal Australian Mint today released a special 50c coin with multiple codes included.

RMIT University and Australian Women in Security Network will explore studies and investigate how to overcome pressing skills and diversity challenges in the local security sector.

GUEST OPINION: Australia's recent budget ushers in the nation's 'biggest ever' cybersecurity spend, with $10 billion pledged to see electronic spy agency Australian Signals Directory (ASD) double in size and ramp up its ability to launch offensive cyber operations.

The Australian Strategic Policy Institute has found that 17 countries are responsible for most of the disinformation spread through Twitter, none of which are from the Five Eyes grouping. Europe is largely absent too. Who knew?

The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) has today begun hearing evidence from critical industries and government agencies on proposed new laws to protect Australia’s infrastructure from sophisticated cyber attacks.

It looks like the defence industry lobby group, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, is running low on funds. Nothing else can account for the surfacing of its executive director Peter Jennings on the opinion pages of The Australian, conjuring up a fictional version of a Chinese bid to grab Taiwan.

Four cloud companies have achieved Strategic Hosting Provider certification under the Federal Government's Hosting Certification Framework. One of them, Sliced Tech, was acquired by global consultancy Deloitte on Thursday.

A joint parliamentary committee has proposed that an amendment to the laws governing critical infrastructure be split up into two, in order to pass what it says are "urgent reforms".