UNSW Canberra Cyber Director Nigel Phair says Australia is 'absolutely' vulnerable to cyber attacks after an oil pipeline and a major meat producer in the United States fell victim to cyber attack.
UNSW Canberra Cyber Director Nigel Phair says Australia is "absolutely" vulnerable to cyber attacks after an oil pipeline and a major meat producer in the United States fell victim to cyber attack.
"On the whole, cyber security is discussed at a lot more mature level in the US than it often is in Australia," he told Sky News Australia. "We've had President Biden come out a week and a half a go with a new presidential directive about how agencies have to work together, share information and respond to these attacks - we kind of need that same thing coming from our leaders.
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