The federal government's new $230m cybersecurity strategy will rally private and public-sector experts to put the country on a war footing against nation-state adversaries and those targeting Australian corporate interests, with a range of initiatives designed to formalise the country's evolving cybersecurity capabilities.
David Braue | 21 Apr | Read more
Increasingly sophisticated online criminal activities have featured heavily in the Australian Crime Commission's (ACC's) latest biennial report on organised crime, which found that money-spinning online fraud has rapidly displaced more conventional crimes as the activities of choice for what the criminal-research body terms “serious and organised crime”.
David Braue | 21 May | Read more
A three-year, $15 million managed security services (MSS) contract under which the Australian Federal Police (AFP) will outsource its security monitoring and management to Verizon marks a significant milestone in the federal government’s significant security gateway reduction program, Verizon senior security manager Jason White has pointed out.
David Braue | 11 Jul | Read more
Police will never be able to move as fast as online criminals, says one of Australia's top crime fighters. Businesses and individuals must learn to better protect themselves.
Stilgherrian | 10 Nov | Read more
Organised crime groups have penetrated law enforcement bodies, and authorities are helpless to fight back due to restrictive data privacy legislation, according to the Australian Crime Commission (ACC) chief executive, John Lawler.
Mahesh Sharma | 21 Oct | Read more