Parliament: Government's response to Cyber Crime Report
25 November 2010: Attorney-General, Robert McClelland and the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, tabled the Australian Government’s response to the report of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Communications, Hackers, Fraudsters and Botnets: Tackling the Problem of Cyber Crime.
The Committee’s report contains 34 recommendations on a more coordinated and strategic approach to cyber crime and related issues including cyber security, consumer protection and privacy.
The Australian Government has already taken significant steps to address cyber crime and related risks, including:
- establishing a new national computer emergency response team, Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT), to improve cooperation with the private sector on cyber security issues,
- establishing a Cyber Policy Coordinator within the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet,
- working with State and Territory governments to ensure a nationally coordinated response to cyber crime, including consideration of a national online reporting portal,
- partnering with industry, community and consumer groups to undertake year-round cyber security awareness raising initiatives, and
- working with the Internet Industry Association to develop a voluntary ISP Code.
Download the full report here: http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/coms/cybercrime/report.htm
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