ASIC Invites Aussie Entities to Assess Cyber Resilience

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ASIC-regulated entities, including publicly listed companies and other entities holding licences and authorisations, are invited to take part in a survey to measure cyber resilience in Australia’s corporate and financial markets.

The ASIC cyber pulse survey will be one of the largest conducted into Australia’s cyber resilience, and will measure entities’ current cyber security and controls, governance arrangements, and incident preparedness.

As the Department supporting the Minister for Cyber Security and the government’s mission to make Australia the world’s most cyber secure nation by 2030, the Department of Home Affairs is supportive of this survey and is looking forward to viewing the findings.

ASIC Executive Director, Markets, Greg Yanco said, ‘recent high-profile cyber attacks demonstrate the need for all businesses to have robust cyber capabilities. Cyber attacks are becoming more frequent and complex and are not limited to companies with large retail customer bases.’

‘Cyber attacks can disrupt an organisation’s business operations and result in financial, legal and reputational harm. The interconnectedness of our financial system can mean the impact of…

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