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FBI cyber security, secure cloud and how they respond to cyber threats
|Macquarie Government this month had the opportunity to host Gordon Bitko, the CIO of the FBI, on behalf of the American Chamber of Commerce. I had the opportunity to sit down with Gordon, who agreed to take my questions and those of members of the au...
NSW leads the way for states on cyber security
|The appointment of Maria Milosavljevic as the first state government Chief Information Security Officer (CSIO) was an important milestone and step toward making a raised cyber security stance a truly national mission, Macquarie Government managing di...
Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) 2017 Conference – time to shine
|I had the privilege to address the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) 2017 Conference Gala Dinner in Canberra last week. The ACSC Conference is the largest gathering of Cyber Security Professionals in Australia. In an environment where it is wel...
Macquarie Telecom and Dell EMC have their heads in the cloud
|Macquarie announced last week that we had secured Dell Technologies (and its subsidiary Virtustream) as a significant new customer. We are thrilled to be supporting their sizeable investments in Australia and in their Australian customers. Digital tr...
Lifting the lid on cyber security and local business
|Minister on Cyber Security, Dan Tehan’s cyber security business story. On a visit to the Macquarie offices in Sydney late last year we heard a story on cyber security business. The Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Cyber Security, Dan Tehan,...
Census Review a Map to Strengthen Weak Cyber Links
|The recommendations in the review of the August Census failure represented a new approach to providing agencies with better support and advice as they transition to a digital world, Macquarie Technology Group Managing Director of Hosting and Governme...
Medium Sized Businesses and Government Agencies Weak Link in National Cyber Defence, New Research Shows
|The leadership of medium sized businesses and government agencies is falling dangerously short in understanding and managing cyber security, potentially creating risks across the economy and society, research released by the Macquarie Technology Grou...
Clock Ticking for Cyber Security Laggards?
|International cyber breaches prompt the call for secure government action The Office of Personnel Management in the US sounds like an innocuous sort of agency. It is a kind of giant HR department for the US Government. The type of anonymous governmen...
Building a strong technology and cyber security capability for Australia
|In my last blog I put forward a 5 pronged approach to cyber security. There has been much discussion this week in Washington DC at the AU-US Cyber Security Dialogue about the third element – “Building a strong technology and security capability...
2016: The year focus on Cyber Security took off in Australia
|As I made the journey across to Washington DC for the inaugural Australia-US Cyber Security Dialogue, I reflected on just how much mileage there has been on the cyber security front in the last 6 months. I start the timeline in April when the Prime...