Canberra has made a AU$1.35 billion promise to Australia's security agencies. With the funding to be spread over 10 years, the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) will receive the boost under a program called the Cyber Enhanced Situational Awareness and Response (CESAR) package, touted as being dedicated to boosting protection and cyber resilience for all Australians.
"The federal government's top priority is protecting our nation's economy, national security and sovereignty. Malicious cyber activity undermines that," Morrison said, saying CESAR will ensure Australia has the tools and capabilities needed to "fight back".
ASD will receive around AU$31 million to enhance its offshore capabilities; as well as around AU$12 million towards "new strategic mitigations and active disruption options", which government expects will enable the ASD to work with Australia's major telecommunications providers to prevent malicious cyber activity by "blocking known malicious websites and computer viruses at speed"....MORE
