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• VMware ramps up govt play with fresh IRAP assessment

  The IRAP framework endorses individuals from the private and public sectors to provide cyber security assessment services to Australian government entities.

• Australia joins chorus of condemnation over China’s role in malicious cyber attacks

  Including the ​global Microsoft Exchange Server hack earlier this year​.

• SolarWinds, Exchange attacks revive calls for mandatory breach notification, better information sharing

  Strong two-way communication between government and the private sector combined with a clear national breach notification policy will put a dent in cyber crime, experts ...

• Biden administration releases ambitious cyber security executive order

  Though lacking in definitional clarity, this new executive order might be more effective than past federal efforts, especially in the wake of the Colonial pipeline ...

• NBN Co to pay down govt debt with $2B US bond raise

  The proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes, including the refinancing of NBN Co’s federal government loan and to fund future capital expenditure plans.

• Asst Minister for Defence: ‘We need to start thinking about cyber as a battlefield’

  Comes after after both the Australian government and media company Nine Entertainment were hit by cyber attacks.