Six cybersecurity challenges for Australia’s new government

Summary

This article by Justin Bassi, Fergus Hanson and Danielle Cave, writing for ASPI, makes the following six points:

1. The talent pipeline. There are only two options: training more people and increasing skilled migration—the Government should do both.
2. Measure impact. For example, has mandatory data breach reporting helped?
3. Focus on the cyber dimensions of AUKUS. The trilateral pact goes much further than defence.
4. Marshal all relevant instruments of international power to counter malicious cyber actors.
5. The (cybersecurity) minister should join with the foreign minister to ensure any increase in foreign aid includes significant resources for cyber capacity-building.
6. The government must set itself up to tackle the challenges of cyber-enabled foreign interference.

References

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• Remote work and the rise of insider threats | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)
• Forget Cyberwar: We Need Cybersecurity First | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)

References from the Web:

• MAY 2022  Now more than ever, diversity in national security thinking matters—ASPI 
• JUN 2022 Australia finally has a dedicated minister for cyber security. Here’s why her job is so important—The Conversation

Source: Strategist (ASPI)

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