Below is part of a June 9th AFR article.Cyber seems to have way...

Below is part of a June 9th AFR article.

Cyber seems to have way bigger focus for Canberra and Albo has reinstalled a Cyber minister.

Got to be great for MAQ given how highly rated by Fed Govt agencies they are already...


After nearly four years, the new government has reinstalled a dedicated minister for cybersecurity. Clare O’Neil will hold the reins, as well as running the (now slightly shrunk) mega agency of Home Affairs.

During the period cybersecurity has been without a dedicated minister, the cyber challenge has further exploded.

Getting departments, businesses, civil society and individuals to patch their computers and adopt basic protections is only the simplest aspect of cybersecurity (and it’s not that simple, as every secretary will no doubt inform the minister).

Cybersecurity has become a massive, cross-cutting portfolio. There is the policy arm in Home Affairs; there are the operational arms that encompass the Australian Signals Directorate (and the Australian Cyber Security Centre), the Australian Federal Police and AUSTRAC; and there is the international dimension that brings in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.