http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/hardware/soa/Hacker-threat-Rudd-promises-action/0,130061702,339293665,00.htm By Liam Tung ZDNet.com.au 04 December 2008 Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has promised to bolster Australia's cyber-defences to fend off the threat posed by hackers. Rudd has kicked off his first National Security Statement today by acknowledging, amongst other things, the threat posed to the country by hackers and terrorists' access to "readily available" technology. "The irony of technology today is that, while on the one hand we are seeking to invest in sophisticated information, intelligence and military technology, on the other, we have to protect ourselves from the extreme use of basic, readily available technology and hardware by terrorist groups," he said. Rudd, who recently signed up to the Twitter service, also acknowledged the threat to Australia caused by its reliance on computer systems to manage critical infrastructure, which were put to the test last year under the multinational cyberwar exercise, Cyber Storm II. [...] _______________________________________________ Help InfoSecNews.org with a donation! http://www.infosecnews.org/donate.htmlReceived on Thu Dec 04 2008 - 01:37:08 PST
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