Small businesses will be given cyber health checks, cyber law enforcement funding will increase, and mandatory reporting of ransomware attacks will be introduced.
November 23, 2023Australians lost more to scams than ever before in 2022. Losses per victim rose by more than 50% to an average of almost A$20,000.
April 18, 2023A new discussion paper released by the government says the Optus and Medibank incidents made clear that the government was "ill-equipped to respond".
February 28, 2023Medibank refused to pay a $10m ransom to hackers, who have since released information linking individuals to drug addiction, alcohol abuse, abortions and mental health treatment.
November 18, 2022The budget also includes funding for APRA and ASIC to increase their staff numbers, an independent review of the carbon market, and the introduction of climate reporting standards.
October 30, 2022"Operation Guardian" will protect those who had their data released online. Regulatory changes will enable better coordination to detect and mitigate cyber, fraud and scam risk.
October 7, 2022Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the Optus breach was a "huge wake-up call" for the corporate sector.
September 27, 2022