Australia has imposed financial sanctions and travel bans on three Russian citizens for their involvement in the Evil Corp cybercrime group striking critical infrastructure, governments, industry and the community. Evil Corp is one of the most prolific and longest running cybercrime groups operating for more than a decade. Evil Corp has been responsible for significant…
Defence has modernised membership processes for the Defence Industry Security Program which ensures the security of the defence-industry relationship and supply chain. The latest DISP Membership Portal capability release (pictured) enables self-management services for existing DISP companies for the first time. The capability release will also uplift the cyber security assessment process to align with…
The Australian Signals Directorate’s (ASD) Annual Cyber Threat Report for 2022-23 lays bare Australia’s cyber threat landscape. Reflecting the global strategic context, this year’s report highlights that Australian governments, critical infrastructure, businesses and households continue to be the target of malicious state and non-state cyber actors. Key findings from the report include: ASD received over…
Projects of concern summit held in Canberra The Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy convened a Projects of Concern Summit last week on the Civil Military Air Traffic Management System (Civil Military Air Traffic Management System) project. This is the third summit held by the federal government since coming to office and part of reform…
The federal government has teamed with TAFEcyber to better train experts to guide federal government departments, critical infrastructure, and industry to improve their cyber security. The nation’s top cyber security agency, the Australian Signals Directorate, has developed a new cyber training course that will be delivered nationally by TAFEcyber from August this year. The Essential…