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GUEST OPINION: According to the Information Systems Consortium, there are approximately 2.7 million unfilled cybersecurity jobs around the world today. There are simply not enough people with the required cyber specialisms to carry out the work in this high-growth sector. Australia’s 2020 Cyber Security Strategy highlighted this issue, and the Government committed millions of dollars via the Cyber Security National Workforce Growth Program to address the skills shortage.

Cybermindz.org launches the world’s first peer-led, cybersecurity mental health support program. This important initiative was launched by NSW Minister for Customer Service and Digital Government, Victor Dominello, and the launch was followed by a panel event of leading industry experts, as you can see in the on-demand stream of the Thursday 16 June launch event, details below.

With 95% of cybersecurity breaches being caused by human error, alongside zero-days, sophisticated hacks, spear fishing, social engineering and more, Ben Jones explains the state of play in today's world of cybersecurity, and his partnership with famous White House hacker/prankster James Linton.

With 95% of cybersecurity breaches being caused by human error, alongside zero-days, sophisticated hacks, spear fishing, social engineering and more, Ben Jones explains the state of play in today's world of cybersecurity, and his partnership with famous White House hacker/prankster James Linton.

The global Data Literacy Project dedicated to making society fluent in data has launched its advisory board with eight key appointments.