Cybersecurity experts have warned that a government plan to let national security agencies commandeer companies’ IT systems following a cyberattack would harm organisations’ ability to recover quickly, and do nothing to stop the rising problems posed by hackers.
On Monday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hosted a roundtable in Sydney with business and government leaders, to discuss the appointment of a new national cybersecurity co-ordinator to sit within the Home Affairs department, and to begin work on a new cybersecurity strategy.
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Tess Bennett is a technology reporter with The Australian Financial Review, based in the Brisbane newsroom. She was previously the work & careers reporter. Connect with Tess on Twitter. Email Tess at tess.bennett@afr.com
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Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com
