Man charged over ram raid was on security watch list

Man charged over ram raid was on security watch list:

"A YOUNG Sydney man accused of links to a dangerous al-Qaeda preacher has expressed a desire to go to Afghanistan, according to Australian intelligence."

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Man with terror links held after raid

Man with terror links held after raid:

"A SYDNEY man with ''demonstrated connections'' to one of the world's most dangerous terrorist preachers has been arrested by Sydney police over allegations he broke into a cash machine."

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The spy who came out as Klod | The Australian

The spy who came out as Klod

| The Australian:

"WALTER Seddon Clayton was the spymaster who ran Australia's network of KGB spies from 1944 to 1950."

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Police secrets & ASIO spies unveiled

Police secrets & ASIO spies unveiled:

"What secret files do ASIO have on our most famous Australians? Secret spies, ASIO & civil liberties is focus of a lecture by Dr Meredith Burgmann, who talks with John Stanley on the secrets behind our intriguing spy agency."

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Code red: the cyber spy threat

Code red: the cyber spy threat:

"Both the head of ASIO, Director-General of Security David Irvine, and the Attorney-General Robert McClelland, have recently become more vocal about the cyber threat."

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Security check warning on Malaysian refugee swap plan

Security check warning on Malaysian refugee swap plan

| The Australian:

"AUSTRALIA'S peak government watchdog has questioned the ability of Australia to complete security checks within a reasonable time on the 4000 refugees Labor wants to accept under its Malaysian refugee swap."

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Defence scrambles to weed out false security clearances - Security - Technology - News - CRN Australia

Defence scrambles to weed out false security clearances

- Security - Technology - News - CRN Australia:

"Thousands of security clearances performed by the Defence Security Authority in Brisbane and cleared by the Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation may need to be rechecked following systematic failures in the agency’s vetting process"

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Templestowe author's brush with a spy - Arts & Entertainment - Lifestyle - Manningham Leader

Templestowe author's brush with a spy

- Arts & Entertainment - Lifestyle - Manningham Leader

"TEMPLESTOWE author Bill Wakeling was 11 years old when a brush with an ASIO agent left him with a love for all things espionage."

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“Insidious” cyber chaos too fast for ASIO - director-general, David Irvine, cyber threats, Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), 2nd national cyberwarfare conference - CSO | The Resource for Data Security Executives

“Insidious” cyber chaos too fast for ASIO - director-general, David Irvine, cyber threats, Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), 2nd national cyberwarfare conference - CSO | The Resource for Data Security Executives: "Despite massive funding increases and greater cooperation from federal and state law enforcement agencies, Australia's security chief predicts the intelligence community will continue to struggle with new technology."

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CPA - The Guardian - #1519

CPA - The Guardian - #1519: "In a betrayal of Australian interests and our future security, decisions at last week’s AUSMIN talks, the annual meeting of Australian and US foreign and defence ministers, risk bringing war to our doorstep. As more US ships, aircraft and troops move from North Asia to the southern hemisphere to be based at Australian military facilities, the level of Australian military integration with an aggressive and destabilising US government will rise, further undermining Australia’s independence and security."

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Thousands of Defence security checks have to be done again

Thousands of Defence security checks have to be done again: "THE Defence Department has launched an urgent investigation of security clearances, after an internal inquiry found thousands of clearances could have been issued to people based partly on fabricated information."

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Lateline - 20/09/2011: Illusory entries were workarounds: Smith

Lateline - 20/09/2011: Illusory entries were workarounds: Smith: "Defence Minister Stephen Smith speaks to Lateline about the internal review into the Defence Security Authority and the workarounds needed to ensure compatibility with ASIO computer systems."

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Terror cells in Sydney and Melbourne connected - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Terror cells in Sydney and Melbourne connected - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation): "It can now be revealed that Australia's largest terrorist network involved a group of men from Sydney as well as Melbourne. Operation Pendennis uncovered the network headed by a radical Melbourne cleric, Abdul Nacer Benbrika. PM can now reveal the groups were all working together when ASIO, the Australian Federal Police, Victorian police and New South Wales police uncovered the plot in 2005."

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Home-grown radicals a concern - ASIO | News.com.au

Home-grown radicals a concern - ASIO | News.com.au: "THREATS to Australia's security are still very real with the nation's security chief concerned about 'radicalised' Australians and lone wolf types."

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Last online of defence: why is ANZUS prepping for a cyber war?

Last online of defence: why is ANZUS prepping for a cyber war?: "The treaty extension allows the US and Australia to use technology to cooperate in the event of a large-scale cyber attack."

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ASIO 'vital' to state security

ASIO 'vital' to state security: "THE end of the Cold War has seen the rise of a new and many-hued threat to Australia, including right-wing extremists, online hackers, criminal syndicates, people smugglers and terrorists, according to the head of ASIO."

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ASIO head giving University law lecture

ASIO head giving University law lecture: "Head of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) David Irvine AO will be at the University of Adelaide's Elder Hall on Monday evening to present a public lecture, the 2011 John Bray Oration."

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Spy vs Spy: ASIO chief spooked by cyber spies

Spy vs Spy: ASIO chief spooked by cyber spies: "THE advent of cyber espionage is serving only to reinvigorate the craft of espionage, making such spying easier than ever, the ASIO chief, David Irvine, said."

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Yet another free pass for Aussie spooks - Senator Scott Ludlam, government, Cybercrime Legislation Amendment Bill 2011, cybercrime, convention on cybercrime, ASIO - CSO | The Resource for Data Security Executives

Yet another free pass for Aussie spooks - Senator Scott Ludlam, government, Cybercrime Legislation Amendment Bill 2011, cybercrime, convention on cybercrime, ASIO - CSO | The Resource for Data Security Executives: "Something doesn't add up. ASIO is doing pretty well. So are our police. Australians sleep safer in their beds than ever before. Yet the government is rushing to pass new laws to "protect" us so fast they're even forgetting the widgets that make them work."

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AUSTRALIA’S ASIO. THE FARCE CONTINUES. « And That's The Way It Is

AUSTRALIA’S ASIO. THE FARCE CONTINUES. « And That's The Way It Is: "In recent days, the Director General of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), David Irvine, did a rare public interview on the Australian ABC television network. Not only was it a rare interview, it was also a rather unconvincing one given ASIO’s track record of incompetency despite the domestic spy agency having legislative powers that would make any self-respecting banana republic blush."

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ASIO investigating more terror threats than ever - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

ASIO investigating more terror threats than ever - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation): "On the eve of the tenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks, Australia's top spy has revealed the Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) is investigating more potential threats than ever before."

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Ten years on, al-Qa'ida still a threat, says Stephen Smith | The Australian

Ten years on, al-Qa'ida still a threat, says Stephen Smith | The Australian: "AL-QA'IDA still has the desire to obtain weapons of mass destruction, and the prospect of terrorists gaining such weapons remains a high priority security threat, according to Defence Minister Stephen Smith."

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EDITORIAL: Terror war far from over | Courier Mail

EDITORIAL: Terror war far from over | Courier Mail: "A DECADE ago then prime minister John Howard called the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York and the Pentagon in Washington an "act of bastardry" against the US and what its people stood for."

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Australia By The Indian Ocean: al Qaeda nuclear threat to New York? Scenarios to consider.

Australia By The Indian Ocean: al Qaeda nuclear threat to New York? Scenarios to consider.: "Most of the thinking and writing about non-state actors acquiring nuclear weapons appears to have concerned al Qaeda (AQ) due to AQ's"

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Calls for terrorism laws overhaul : World News Australia on SBS

Calls for terrorism laws overhaul : World News Australia on SBS: "The laws were introduced by the Howard Government in 2003 and 2005, after a number of terror attacks, including the Bali bombings in 2002 in which 88 Australians were killed. They gave the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) the power to detain people without charge, trial or conviction and conduct compulsory questioning for information gathering."

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Attorney General's Department - 4 September 2011 - New national security awareness campaign

Attorney General's Department - 4 September 2011 - New national security awareness campaign: "Attorney-General Robert McClelland today announced the start of a new advertising campaign to promote the National Security Hotline over the next month."

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Why fear ASIO more than Apple, or the government over Google?

Why fear ASIO more than Apple, or the government over Google?: "Why fear ASIO more than Apple, or the government instead of Google?"

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The thinking man's approach to university

The thinking man's approach to university: "So no one was more surprised than Beard himself when he opted to switch from a law degree to one in philosophy. ''If someone had said to me, 'When you go to uni, you're going to be studying philosophy,' I would have ridiculed them out of the room because it wasn't something that I aspired to do or had any interest in whatsoever - in fact, quite the contrary,'' the 22-year-old-says."

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ASIO checking for WikiLeaks compromises | Herald Sun

ASIO checking for WikiLeaks compromises | Herald Sun: "ASIO and other government agencies are sifting through leaked documents to determine the impact on Australian interests of a cyberattack on WikiLeaks."

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PressTV - Refugees protest at abuse in Australia

PressTV - Refugees protest at abuse in Australia: "“We've got people who've been found to have valid refugee claims, established by Australia's own processes, yet the government has now turned around, saying these people, as a result of a mysterious ASIO process, are deemed a security threat and will therefore need to stay in detention indefinitely where they're going to be subjected to all sorts of degradation and abuse,” he asserted. "

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ASIO spy named in global breach of WikiLeaks cables

ASIO spy named in global breach of WikiLeaks cables: "THE entire unedited collection of diplomatic cables held by WikiLeaks has been revealed on the internet, in what is a worst-case scenario for the United States and a damaging blow to the whistleblowing website."

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