Cyber Security Minister Clare O’Neil has announced a new “major program of work to develop a new cybersecurity strategy” for Australia at the National Press Club.
“We’ve got the burning platform, we’ve got the mandate for change, we’ve genuinely now got the
best minds on the problem and now it’s time to translate that into a more cyber secure Australia.”
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