$400 million: The cost of Australia’s cyber security skills shortage
The skills shortage in the cyber security sector is more severe than expected, according to a new analysis released today.
The skills shortage in the cyber security sector is more severe than expected, according to a new analysis released today.
AustCyber chief executive Craig Davies has left the organisation — which launched as the Australian Cyber Security Growth Network — effective today, with chief operating officer Michelle Price taking on the CEO role.
A delegation of Australian cyber security start-ups will be heading to San Francisco in January next year, as part of a Austrade and AustCyber backed initiative.
The government will invest $50 million over seven years to help establish an industry-led Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre (CRC).
Australia is not renowned for producing homegrown security hardware, but Canberra-based company Penten is bringing to market a tiny device that promises big benefits, and significant cost savings, when it comes to secure wireless access to classified data and government networks.