The Latest Breaking News from the Australian Signals Directorate

Ransomware is on the rise in Australia, with an analysis of data breaches showing more online attacks come with a financial motive.

Australia has introduced reforms to toughen up cybersecurity standards as the nation fights to protect itself from malicious actors.

Amazon has secured a A$2 billion contract with the Australian Signals Directorate – the agency responsible for foreign signals intelligence and information security. A local subsidiary of Amazon Web Services will build a Top Secret Cloud to provide secure data storage for military intelligence.

Government uses cyber sanctions powers under Magnitsky laws for first time to target Aleksandr Gennadievich Ermakov, alleged to be responsible for hack

Should companies experiencing cyber attacks be forgiven if they cooperate with the government to stop such attacks? That’s the idea the federal government is considering with its possible “safe harbour” laws.

Government can't do it all in national cyber security.

The intelligence industry is habitually accused of being too embedded in its own protective culture, trade-craft and jargon.