Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been called on to investigate Australian universities teaching “offensive” hacking skills to students from partner Chinese institutions.
Shadow minister for cyber security and countering foreign interference James Paterson appeared on Sky News Australia to warn that universities currently in partnership with China could be a national security breach.
Shadow minister for cyber security and countering foreign interference Senator James Paterson was concerned Australian taxpayers were paying for Australian universities to teach students in China offensive cyber security tactics. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gary Ramage "Cyber agencies in China are major employers of cyber security graduates, that's not a surprising thing."
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