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A new report has found that Australia's available pool of cybersecurity skills is smaller than realised. The report, Australia's Cybersecurity and Technical Skills Gap, an analysis by security provider StickmanCyber and based on an analysis of ABS census and labour force data, revealed a shortage of 10,000 technical roles throughout the country.

Recent investigations into the cyber security preparedness of Australian Federal Government agencies have found gaps in the public sector's readiness for cyber security attacks or major data breaches, contributing to a focus in 2024 on improving their cyber readiness. More Australia coverage AUSTRAC, Services Australia show cyber security deficiencies.

Theoretically, the threat of ransomware would be more of a costly irritant than a catastrophe; the idea being that if you pay the ransom, the problem goes away. Research from McGrathNicol Advisory found that 73% of Australian organisations that experienced a ransomware attack in the past five years chose to pay the ransom.

The hybrid multicloud strategies that many Australian enterprises have adopted over the last decade could be made more complex by new AI applications. The only solutions could be rationalisation...

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been freed in the U.K. and has departed the country after serving more than five years in a maximum security prison at Belmarsh for what was described by the...

An Australia VPN also offers faster connection speeds for users already in Australia who just want to browse privately. This guide compares the 6 best VPNs for Australia based on factors like speed, Aussie server pool size, additional security features and price to help you choose the right solution.

Australia continues to grapple with the ramifications of a massive cyber security skills shortage, underscored by another recent large-scale data breach. A multi-faceted cyber security strategy, supported by investments into scaling cyber capabilities, will help Australia address the root causes that explain why so many data breaches are being reported with such frequency.

Steenkamp said he has observed many Australian organisations are yet to assume the "Paradigm shifting" view of risk around data estates that is necessary for future data governance, and soon, local CISOs could be caught in the regulatory crosshairs as a new global wave of regulatory action breaks on local shores. He recommends organisations get on top of data estates using measures like better classifying data records, asking whether data needs to be retained and minimising data through data disposal.

Craig Bates, Splunk vice president of Australia and New Zealand, said the deal will help customers defend against modern threats by tooling security operations centres up with end-to-end security and observability. He added security data unification will be key to organisations in the future as they battle threats increasingly launched with the aid of AI. What does the Cisco and Splunk combination mean for cyber security software customers?

The Black Basta ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation has targeted more than 500 private industry and critical infrastructure entities in North America, Europe, and Australia since its...