Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced that the new Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) will be established in Canberra and draw on the skills of the nation’s best cyber security experts.
The federal government’s $1.46 billion funding in improvements to cyber security networks and establishment of an Australian Cyber Security Centre has received a largely positive response from information security professionals who say it is a good step forward.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced that $1.46 billion has been set aside by the Australian federal government to strengthen cyber networks as part of a National Security Strategy.
Major announcements around technology, research and innovation can be expected during the next 12 months following a large-scale reshuffle of the Federal Cabinet by prime minister, Julia Gillard.
Australian media are reporting that the parliamentary computers of Australian prime minister Julia Gillard and several cabinet minsters are believed to have been hacked. The Australian reports that the breached network was one Gillard used for constituency work as the MP for Lalor, and that the one she uses for Prime Ministerial email, hosted at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, is secure.