Following the announcement by IT Minister, 2 weeks ago, of the cyber-security strategy for the Victorian government to be directed by Alastair McGibbon, a report showed last week that the Victorian Government’s IT systems are totally unprepared for cyber-attacks; the state doesn’t have the procedures in place to identify... Read more
Category Archive: Law Enforcement
Seeking Comments on the Preliminary Cybersecurity Framework
America must also face the rapidly growing threat from cyber-attacks. We know hackers steal people’s identities and infiltrate private e-mail. We know foreign countries and companies swipe our corporate secrets. Now our enemies are also seeking the ability to sabotage our power grid, our financial institutions, and our air... Read more
Facebook, Google, Microsoft won’t be exempt from proposed NZ ‘PRISM’ law
Network operators face new obligations The New Zealand government has softened its contentious network surveillance bill by removing a ban on operators selling overseas services in the country if they are deemed in breach of national security requirements. Communications and information technology minister Amy Adams yesterday tabled a supplementary... Read more
The NSA Can’t Replace 90% of Its System Administrators
In the aftermath of Edward Snowden’s revelations about NSA’s domestic surveillance activities, the NSA has recently announced that they plan to get rid of 90% of their system administrators via software automation in order to “improve security.” So far, I’ve mostly seen this piece of news reported and commented on straightforwardly. But... Read more
ASIO turns its spies onto high-tech espionage
Australia’s top spy has flagged a shift in focus for the national security agency ASIO, with more resources for high-tech espionage after a decade of concentrating on terrorism. ASIO boss David Irvine said on Tuesday that cyber espionage by other countries was escalating threats amid rapid technological change – requiring... Read more
