Australia to establish new coordinator to fight cybercriminals

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The coordinator will be located within the Department of Home Affairs, with the exact nature of their powers to be decided upon following a roundtable of industry experts and department heads. 9News

"Strengthening Australia's cybersecurity is a fundamental priority for our government," he said.

He said the area of cybersecurity was a "rapidly evolving threat", admitting state-sponsored attacks are an area of concern."For too many years Australia has been off the pace. Our government is determined to change that. "We want that coordination to be done centrally so it's most effective, that's why that will be located in the Department of Home Affairs.

 

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