The Cyber Security Strategy announced today by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull clearly places a high priority on protecting Australian government systems from foreign powers.
But when it comes to protecting citizens’ personal information, it appears to be rather a mixed bag.
While very short on specifics, it does announce several potentially useful initiatives that may help protect Australians against cybercrime. But notably absent is any pressure on the private sector to improve its cybersecurity efforts.
First, it commits the government to increasing the number and training of cybersecurity specialists in the Australian Federal Police and Australian Crime Commission.
The government also wants to get its own house in order, in part by conducting additional independent security assessments of internal federal government IT infrastructure. For the full article click here
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