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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.
13/7/2021
Exfiltrate, encrypt, extort: The global rise of ransomware and Australia’s policy options
This ASPI policy brief by the CSCRC’s Rachael Falk and Anne-Louise Brown explores how policy levers and incentivisation can help in Australia’s fight against the scourge of ransomware.
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.
