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CYBER UNCUT: Coming to grips with the increasing severity of IT outages

Published: Aug. 5, 2024, 2 a.m.

In this episode of the Cyber Daily podcast, Phil Tarrant, Major General (Ret\u2019d) Dr Marcus Thompson, and Liam Garman unpack how society must come to terms with the growing magnitude of IT mishaps and recent changes to Australia\u2019s cyber security leadership.\xa0

  • The podcast begins\xa0by\xa0analysing the CrowdStrike IT outage and how IT mishaps will increasingly threaten society as we know it\xa0\u2013 discussing alternatives,\xa0including supplier diversification for business and government\xa0redundancies.\xa0
  • They then discuss the appointment of Minister Tony Burke as Australia\u2019s new cyber security minister and whether his responsibilities\xa0\u2013 including the portfolios of home affairs, immigration, arts and cyber security,\xa0will give cyber enough time around the\xa0cabinet\xa0table.\xa0
  • They wrap up\xa0by\xa0looking at how local government continues to be a weak link in\xa0Australia\u2019s\xa0cyber security chain.\xa0

Enjoy the podcast,
The Cyber Uncut team