Australia's Cyber Security Strategy 2020

​On 6 August 2020, the Australian Government released Australia’s Cyber Security Strategy 2020. The Australian Cyber Security Strategy 2020 will invest $1.67 billion over 10 years to achieve their vision of creating a more secure online world for Australians, their businesses and the essential services upon which we all depend. It will be delivered through: Reference: https://www.homeaffairs.gov.

Mitigating cyber threats in a working from home world

As many agencies and departments adopt work-from-home policies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, cybersecurity is a growing issue. Mitigating Cyber Threats in a Working from Home (WFH) World explored the critical roles and responsibilities for public sector leaders and employees in securing their organisation against threat and disruption across the new working landscape.

Cyber security and SIEM in The ANZ public sector

Cyber security is an integral part of the management of modern Information systems. It is a complex area, with many vendors and competing products, a host of service offerings, and many different paths to success. It can be a confusing landscape, even for knowledgeable industry professionals. This White Paper is designed to help you cut through. It examines the basics of SIEM, which are rarely spelt out and which too often are coloured by a particular vendor’s product suite. It looks at the special conditions confronting government agencies on the security front, and briefly at the legislative and policy frameworks …

Shining a Light on Real-World, Practical Cyber Security Strategies and Technology Implementations for Prevention, Detection and Response

Keynote Case Study: Shining a Light on Real-World, Practical Cyber Security Strategies and Technology Implementations for Prevention, Detection and Response Sandy Fadale, Senior Cyber Security Analyst, Office of the Chief I…

Reaping the Benefits of Open Data in Public Health

There have been a number of advances in Open Data over the last decade, spearheaded largely by governments. A real benefit of Open Data is not simply that single databases can be used more widely; it is that these data can also be leveraged, shared and combined with other data. Open Data fa…

Progress Report on a National Public Safety Broadband Network

Building a Safe and Resilient Canada Public Safety Broadband Network Temporary National Coordination Office Government of Canada 2019

Privacy Act Modernization: A Discussion Paper

Department of Justice Canada https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/pa-lprp/dp-dd/modern_1.html Digital transformation has fundamentally altered Canadians’ expectations, hopes, and fears about the ways in which their personal information may be used by a range of public and private act…

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Departmental Plan 2019-2020

The Honourable Ralph Goodale, P.C., M.P. Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness 2019 http://www.rcmp.gc.ca/en/departmental-plan The RCMP has a clear plan for modernization in the coming years, much of which is reflected in the results outlined in this Departmental Pl…