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What is a PROTECTED cloud?
|A PROTECTED cloud is a cloud computing service that has been assessed by the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) to meet the security standards required for handling classified information by Australian government agencies. The DTA requires all ...
Australian Government Cybersecurity
|Australian government agencies are required to meet a range of cybersecurity frameworks and strategies to ensure the protection of government information and systems. These are set out by the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) and are mandatory ...
The role of Email and Network Sandboxing in Gateways
|The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) Gateway Technology Guides cover a range of topics, including sandbox technology. According to the guide, a sandbox is a secure environment where potentially malicious code can be executed safely, away fr...
Data Loss Prevention for Australian Government
|Australian government agencies handle sensitive information related to our national security, citizens’ personal information, and other confidential data. The consequences of a data breach can be severe and can lead to a loss of public trust, finan...
ATO Renews Cyber Security Contract with Macquarie Government
|The Australian Tax Office (ATO) has extended its cybersecurity support deal with Macquarie Government at a cost of $32.7 million. The secure internet gateway (SIG) and cybersecurity services contract has been extended until December 2024 and the tota...
The role of Security Domains in Gateway Design
|Secure Internet Gateways like Macquarie Government’s SIGNET play an important role in protecting digital government. To better understand how gateways work, it helps to understand the “security domains” they protect. In an earlier post, we d...
What is SOCI?
|In the past 12 months, amendments to the Securing of Critical Infrastructure (SOCI) and the new Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure Protection) (SLACIP) Acts passed parliament, expanding both the industries covered and requirement...
Cyber Bulletin - October 2022
|“Side door” infiltration through users replicating their credentials on external websites. This bulletin uses the MITRE Adversarial Tactics, Techniques, and Common Knowledge (ATT&CK®) framework, Version 11. See the ATT&CK for Enterprise framewor...
ACSC Gateway Security Guidance
|The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) recently released a Gateway Security Guidance Package. The Guidance was developed with input from industry, including Macquarie Government, gained during a series of co-design workshops. Its main purpose is...