Warning and decision: intelligence, policymaking, and rumours of wars
Recent discussions in Australia about the expiration of 'strategic warning time' risk being more performative than substantive, without policy changes. The only credible threat to peace in Asia is an aggressive and unchecked China, a fact often euphemistically handled in official Australian discourse.
Westpac teams up with Optus to fight scammers
Big four Australian bank Westpac has announced a new initiative to fight financial scams that will allow calls from the bank to come not through a customer’s normal mobile phone line but directly via the Westpac app. Working with telco Optus, Westpac will be rolling out SafeCall to its customers in “the coming months”.
The Puzzle Of Chinese Escalation vs Restraint In The South China Sea
Escalating tensions between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea have led to instability in the Indo-Pacific region. The increased risk of conflict in the South China Sea, coupled with the U.S. commitment to defend the Philippines, could draw in regional allies, including Australia, into a broader confrontation.
Cyber attacks against Australian healthcare organisations rise by 33% YOY
New research has revealed an alarming raft of statistics outlining a sharp rise in cyber crime impacting Australian businesses – and the numbers may just be the tip of the iceberg. According to the report, 97 Australian organisations have fallen victim to cyber extortion in the last 12 months, with scientific and healthcare sectors bearing the brunt.
3 in 5 IT professionals have fallen victim to ransomware, overconfidence to blame
Over half of Australian IT and security professionals fell “victim of a ransomware attack” in the six months leading up to a recent cyber security research report. Based on the polling of 502 Australian IT and security decision-makers, the report observed that four in five respondents still expressed confidence in their company’s ability to “address today’s escalating cyber challenges and threats” despite the alarming finding.
Is the government losing the battle against tech-enabled transnational organised crime?
Transnational organised crime knows no borders. It’s relentless and resilient, it’s both invisible and everywhere, and it’s happening at an industrial scale thanks to new technologies and big data. Is the government losing the battle?
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