Outrage over the Optus hack has failed to mobilise the government beyond earmarking $5.5 million for the Australian Information Commissioner to investigate the breach, and pledging $31.1 million to extend a program for securing government networks.
Treasury confirmed it would extend the Australian Public Service cyber pilot, a program designed to better fortify government departments against the intrusions of online criminals that was launched in the March budget.
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Jessica Sier is the North Asia Correspondent for The Australian Financial Review. She is based in Tokyo, Japan. Jessica has previously written on technology, global capital markets and economics. Connect with Jessica on Twitter. Email Jessica at jessica.sier@afr.com
