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Budget’s cybersecurity allocations highlight government’s multi-faceted defence strategy

The government’s recent launch of the national Cyber Security Strategy (CSS) left few surprises for this week’s 2016-17 Budget. But clarification around where the $230m in funding will come from did highlight the relative priority of cybersecurity to the variously involved arms of the government. This expenditure includes $47.3m to establish Joint Cyber Threat Centres and an online threat sharing portal; $21.5m to expand CERT Australia; $10m for a cyber-security awareness campaign to replace the long-running Stay Smart Online program.”]

Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3500657/budget-s-cybersecurity-allocations-highlight-government-s-multi-faceted-defence-strategy.html

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