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AWS flags concerns with Critical Infrastructure Bill AWS flags concerns with Critical Infrastructure Bill Concerned about government powers to gather information, issue directions or to directly intervene in an asset. Credit: ID 166316213 © Michael Vi | Dreamstime.com Cloud giant Amazon Web Services (AWS) has once again expressed its concerns with the government's Critical Infrastructure Bill, as it fronts up to the Parliamentary committee reviewing the proposed legislation. Although AWS said it “welcomes” the bill’s proposed reforms, the US company has issued c...

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) has scored $1.3 billion worth of funding in the federal budget.

By Justin Hendry on May 11, 2021 10:08PM Budget 2021: While govt cyber hubs get $18m. The federal government will provide $42.4 million to the Department of Home Affairs to secure critical infrastructure assets and help owners and operators respond to major cyber attacks. The funding, revealed in the budget on Tuesday, comes ahead of the introduction of the Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure) Bill 2020, which is currently before parliament. If passed, the bill will enable Australia's cyber spooks to direct operators of systems of...

The Swinburne University of Technology has discovered sensitive data such as names, email addresses were leaked following a data breach.

Australian Cyber Security Centre Thank you ladies and gentlemen. Before I begin can I first acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which I meet with you, the Ngunnawal People, and pay my respects to their leaders past, present and emerging. I want to acknowledge their continuing connection and contribution to our land, waters and culture. I acknowledge that the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were Australia’s first explorers, first navigators, first engineers, first farmers, first botanists, first scientists. Always was, always will be. I also want to thank AISA for ...