25/11/2024
Cyber Security Governance Principles v2
Cyber Security Governance Principles refreshed to capture evolving risk environment
28/2/2024
Governing Through a Cyber Crisis
The Cyber Governance Principles outlines how boards can comprehensively prepare for a cyber crisis through oversight of practices, processes and controls, data governance, testing and simulation.
30/10/2023
8/8/2023
Nine News - Cyber licences for WA schools
Perth researchers are building a first line of defence against cyber criminals that are targeting a new generation of victims. Edith Cowan University is looking at a world first digital licence to test how safe our kids are online.
7/8/2023
The Australian - Research says solar panels a cyber risk
The government must assess the risk of foreign-made solar panel technology or risk a targeted attack that could result in the destabilisation of power grids, a cyber research body has warned.
7/8/2023
Power Out? Solar inverters and the silent cyber threat
As Australia accelerates adoption of renewable energy sources, new cyber security vulnerabilities are being introduced through Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Cyber security concerns about these devices, notably photovoltaic inverters (solar inverters), have recently come to the fore, and policy solutions are required to help mitigate against the cyber security threats they pose.
1/8/2023
The Australian – Humans ‘must be key in AI decisions’
Humans must have final say over decisions made by artificial intelligence, cyber expert Rachael Falk says, as she calls for greater public education and oversight of AI.
10/4/2023
28/3/2023
28/2/2023
10/11/2022
Deciphering the DNS - What it is, how it works and why it’s critical
Every day across Australian cities and towns, millions of people log on to the Internet, for work and play. Yet, while many Australians rely on the Internet, very few understand how it operates and the vital strategic and security importance of the systems that underpin its operations.
13/7/2022
Cyber Security CRC and CSIRO Projects named winners at NSW IAWARDS
Two cutting-edge research projects led by the Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre and CSIRO’s Data61 have been recognised as winners at the New South Wales iAwards 2022.
7/3/2022
The CSCRC’s response to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) Digital Platform Services Inquiry, Discussion Paper for Interim Report No. 5: Updating competition and consumer law for digital platform services.
22/2/2022
The CSCRC’s response to the Department of Home Affairs regarding its Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure Protection) Bill 2022 (the Bill) – Exposure Draft and Explanatory Document.
16/2/2022
PJCIS review of the Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure Protection) Bill 2022
The CSCRC’s response to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security’s (PJCIS) review of the Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure Protection) Bill 2022.
11/2/2022
The CSCRC’s response to the Department of Home Affairs regarding its Discussion Paper into Reform of Australia’s electronic surveillance framework.
11/2/2022
REPORT: HOW SMALL BUSINESSES CAN BUILD CYBER STRENGTH AND SMARTS
Small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) are the lifeblood of Australia’s economy, comprising more than 90 per cent of the economy. However, when it comes to cyber security uplift, the sector faces many challenges. An Australian-first pilot project carried out by the CSCRC, in collaboration with CyberCX and CSIRO’s Data61 has identified common weaknesses in organisations and offers practical solutions to help overcome some of the barriers.
2/12/2021
Cloud Control: What the cloud is, what it does and how it can be securely adopted
Cloud technologies are widely used, benefitting all sectors of the Australian economy, yet many don’t understand how they work. This report explains what the cloud is, what it does and how it can be safely and securely adopted.
1/11/2021
CSCRC ransomware campaign drives awareness
Ransomware attacks across Australia continue to bring businesses to their knees, causing massive disruptions and costing millions to remediate. Alarmingly, however, most Australians have a limited understanding of how ransomware attacks occur, which is why the Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre (CSCRC) has launched a new awareness campaign, Be aware of ransomware.
12/10/2021
Cyber insurance driving ransomware threat, says CSCRC
While cyber insurance can play a positive role in uplifting cyber security, the payment of ransoms by insurers should be banned, according to a new Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre (CSCRC) policy paper.
11/10/2021
Underwritten or Oversold? How cyber insurance can hinder (or help) cyber security in Australia
This policy paper explores a number of issues related cyber insurance, with a focus on how it can hinder and help cyber security uplift across the Australian economy.
24/8/2021
PJCLE inquiry into law enforcement capabilities in relation to child exploitation
The CSCRC’s response to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement’s inquiry into law enforcement capabilities in relation to child exploitation.
6/5/2021
Game-Changing Data Privacy Tool to Shore Up Secure Data Sharing
A new online privacy tool will help Australian organisations assess the risk of data theft and help ensure targeted and effective cyber security protections are implemented.
22/3/2021
Cyber-Enabled Extremism in Australia
CSCRC CEO Rachael Falk discusses the key role in the internet and international links play in fostering terrorism and radicalisation in Australia.
12/2/2021
The CSCRC’s response to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security regarding its Review of the Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure) Bill 2020 and Statutory Review of the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018.
12/2/2021
PJCIS Review of the Surveillance Legislation Amendment (Identify and Disrupt) Bill 2020
The CSCRC’s response to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security’s Review of the Surveillance Legislation Amendment (Identify and Disrupt) Bill 2020.
12/2/2021
PJCIS Inquiry Into Extremist Movements and Radicalism in Australia
The CSCRC’s response to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security regarding its Inquiry into Extremist Movements and Radicalism in Australia.
21/1/2021
Countering the veil of deep encryption
CSCRC CEO Rachael Falk discusses why laws in Australia should be changed to counter the use of encryption by terrorists and other serious criminals.
18/1/2021
Big Tech has no claim to moral high ground
By Rachael Falk, as published in The Australian, 18 January 2021
17/12/2020
The CSCRC’s submission into the PJCIS inquiry into national security risks affecting Australia’s higher education and research sector.
27/11/2020
The CSCRC’s submission to the Department of Home Affairs regarding its Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure) Bill 2020 – Exposure Draft and Explanatory Document.
27/11/2020
An AI action plan for all Australians – Discussion paper
The CSCRC’s submission to the An AI action plan for all Australians – Discussion paper.
27/11/2020
PJCIS – Review of the Telecommunications Sector Security Reform
The CSCRC’s submission to the PJCIS review of the Telecommunications Sector Security Reform.
30/10/2020
Rethinking bioterrorism post COVID-19
Dr Patrick Walsh discusses why COVID-19 has demonstrated the need for greater strategic and operational integration between public health and national security agencies.
16/9/2020
The CSCRC’s submission to the Department of Home Affair consultation paper, Protecting Critical Infrastructure and Systems of National Significance.
15/9/2020
Cyber security has to be every company’s business
Taking cyber security seriously means taking all necessary measures (given the resources of the organisation) to handle, protect, store and share that data with utmost care, protecting it from threats.
7/9/2020
‘Normal’ Authority – Who’s Got the Power in a Democratic Information Environment
Katja Theodorakis navigates the inherent tension in safeguarding online spaces from violent extremist content while adhering to the foundational principles of the liberal order.
25/8/2020
Black-hearted souls submerged in the darkest web
Crime can’t exist without secrets. And when it comes to keeping them, criminals have a knack for creativity.
10/8/2020
State-Sponsored Right-Wing Extremism: A Hybridity of Threat to Liberal Democracy
Tim Legrand examines the almost limitless potential of cyberspace to spread ideas of hate remakes the scale of the potential threat.
30/7/2020
Inquiry into criminal activity and law enforcement during the COVID-19 pandemic
The CSCRC’s submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement inquiry into criminal activity and law enforcement during the COVID-19 pandemic.
4/6/2020
Cyber security starts at the top
By Rachael Falk, CEO, Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre
20/2/2020
Encrypted messages favour the worst of the worst
By Rachael Falk, CEO Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre
18/2/2020
The Toll hack is a warning to every Australian business
By Rachael Falk, CEO Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre
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