US CNAP sets pace as Australian industry continues “holding breath” for overdue cybersecurity policy

Australia’s security industry is on tenterhooks waiting for the pending release of the government’s revised national cyber security policy, the release of which one expert believes will be crucial in initiating a new wave of security investment and skills development.

“We’ve been holding our breath for a long time” for the release of the policy, Nuix CEO Eddie Sheehy told CSO Australia. “A lot of work was done on it last year, but having the present PM’s grouping of ministers, and his own stamp on it, will be very important to actually getting tangible detailed actions” to improve the country’s cybersecurity posture.

Sheehy, who was one of several dozen Australian security experts who travelled to San Francisco this month as part of AusTrade’s Digital Technology Australia-United States Business Week, pointed to US President Obama’s recentCybersecurity National Action Plan – which backs rhetoric on cybersecurity with clear action points and funding commitments – as an example of the type of cybersecurity policy that Australia needs to embrace to deliver an effective, meaningful response to increasing threat levels. For the full article click here 

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