Labor calls for an Australian ransomware strategy
The opposition states that ransomware is a jobs and investment destroyer at a time when the Australian economy can least afford it.
February 18, 2021 04:30 GMT (20:30 PST) | Topic: Security
Two Labor shadow ministry members have called for a national ransomware strategy, one they say is aimed at reducing the number of such attacks on Australian targets.
In a report [PDF] prepared by Shadow Minister for Home Affairs Kristina Keneally and Shadow Assistant Minister for Communications Tim Watts, Labor declared that due to ransomware being the biggest threat facing Australia, it s time for a strategy to thwart it.