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Media Alert – National Commemorative Service: 25th Anniversary of Australian Service in Timor-Leste

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  MEDIA ALERT  5 September 2024   NATIONAL COMMEMORATIVE SERVICE: 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF AUSTRALIAN SERVICE IN TIMOR-LESTE   A national commemorative service will be held in Canberra on Friday 20 September 2024, recognising the 25th anniversary of Australian service in Timor-Leste.   Australia’s deployment of troops to East Timor in 1999 was the largest since the … Continued

RocketDNA selected to supply WA Police’s Drone Program

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29 August 2024, RocketDNA Ltd (ASX:RKT) (RocketDNA or the Company), a technology service company that leverages AI and Autonomous Drones to provide mission-critical services for enterprise customers, is pleased to announce that it has been selected, via a public tender process, to supply the Western Australia Police Force (WAPOL) with drone-in-a-box systems for the development … Continued

Pacific Defense Announces US Army CMFF Program Team

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EL SEGUNDO, Calif.–BUSINESS WIRE– Pacific Defense, a leading provider of Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) products and mission solutions, announced their team to compete for the U.S. Army’s CMOSS Mounted Form Factor (CMFF) program. Led by Pacific Defense, the CMFF team includes state-of-the-art industry technology leaders Thales Defense & Security Inc., BAE, Regal Technology Partners, … Continued

Committee supports passage of crime-related laws

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The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (the Committee) has today tabled its Advisory Report on the Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus No. 1) Bill 2024. The Bill amends and clarifies the intended operation of various crime-related laws, including: expressly authorising police, when executing search warrants, to seize digital assets, such as cryptocurrency extending the investigative and … Continued

Intelligence and Security Committee supports listing Ansar Allah as a terrorist organisation

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The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) today presented its Review of the listing of Ansar Allah as a terrorist organisation under the Criminal Code. Ansar Allah, commonly known as the Houthi movement, is a violent extremist organisation based in Yemen, which has conducted numerous violent attacks against Yemeni government forces and civilians. In addition, Ansar … Continued

Australia’s disinformation defences for Paris Olympics?

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Canberra: Microsoft has warned the world to prepare for Russian disinformation threats around the Paris Olympics due to open on 26 July. Last week, Australia’s Home Affairs Department demanded higher standards in government agencies for cyber defence against foreign influence and disinformation. At an International Webinar on 25 July, the Social Cyber Institute (SCI) will convene … Continued

Cyber incompetence is no excuse. How to plan for it!

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Canberra: The Social Cyber Group has reacted to the Crowdstrike fiasco causing network outages around the world by reasserting its position that cyber incompetence is a major cause of insecurity in cyberspace.   ‘In incidents like this, companies and government authorities rush to reassure the victims and the public that there was no cyber attack’, … Continued