IBM launches security centre

theAustralian: "Global technology giant IBM is setting up a National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) in Canberra with former AFP assistant commissioner Kevin Zuccato to lead the facility."



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PM launches Woomera test range upgrade

news.com.au: "When it comes to trying out advanced weaponry, wide open space is necessary but so too is minimal electromagnetic interference and the Woomera test range possesses both attributes in abundance."



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ISIS loses Fallujah

news.com.au: "ISLAMIC State has lost a major strategic city after the fall of Fallujah, but the “West will need to sleep with one eye open” with the terror group thirsty for revenge."



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Healthcare not so healthy in preventing cyber attacks

iTWire "Cybercriminals are attacking the healthcare industry more than any other. Why? It’s a gold mine of privately identifiable information usually running on older, unpatched versions of Windows and ripe for being exploited through ransomware or data breaches."



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Milton Osborne

The News Lens 關鍵評論網: "Dr. Milton Osborne is a visiting fellow at the Lowy Institute. He has been associated with Southeast Asia for more than 50 years since being posted to the Australian embassy in Phnom Penh in 1959. He has held academic positions in Australia, the U.K., U.S. and Singapore. He was a consultant to the U.N. High Commissioner on Refugees in relation to the Cambodian refugee problem, and served as Head of the Asia Branch of the Office of National Assessments."



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Australia's Defence Department tips AU$12M to seat spies

 The Register: "The Department of Defence has tipped A$12 million (£6.1 million, US$9.1 million) into an information security facility to attract new blood by housing signals spooks alongside Australian National University academics."



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Defence and ANU join forces

ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation): "The Department of Defence has announced $12 million in funding for a new purpose-built facility at the Australian National University (ANU) to shore up Australia's cyber security."



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