Open source to power Telstra security operations centres
The open source Apache Metron project will help underpin managed security services delivered from two Telstra security operations centres set to be launched later this year.
The open source Apache Metron project will help underpin managed security services delivered from two Telstra security operations centres set to be launched later this year.
The Victorian government and NBN have announced plans to establish a cyber security operations centre in Melbourne by 2017.
Despite increases in the number and capability of botnets for distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, social engineering remains one of the largest cyber security threats to IT infrastructure according to the Australian Federal Police (AFP).
The Federal Government has announced its intention to sign the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime.
Despite the recent spotlight on the security risks to local mining companies operating in China, the greatest threat to Australian organisations is corporate espionage, rather than state-sponsored hacking, a security expert has warned.
The Federal Government has tipped $69 million into a new biometric visa system which will screen visitors entering Australia from a secret list of 10 countries.
Australia's biggest banks, telcos, and utilities have handed sensitive data to government for the protection of critical infrastructure (CI) against terrorism and natural disasters.
The Federal Government’s Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment Bill 2009 has passed the Senate, widening the range of options for private entities to protect their IT networks from cyber attack.
An Australian organisation made up of Defence and technology experts has won a top award at the annual [[xref: http://www.ncwevent.com/|Network Centric Warfare Awards]] in the United States.
The Federal Government has moved to step up its cyber warfare defence capabilities with the opening of the Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC) announced as part of the Defence White Paper released last year.
A call for intercepted data to be destroyed "as soon as it is no longer required" has been described as shortsighted by the director of one of the country's leading forensic computer labs. The call is part of the Greens’ opposition to amendments to the Telecommunications Interception Act, which was tabled in the Senate.
Australia's Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC), announced earlier this year as part of the first Defence White Paper in a decade, has already reached some operational capability.