Businesses will soon have access to industry-specific cybersecurity standards intended to better suit their individual operational requirements.
Standards Australia has launched a new task force of industry representatives tasked with establishing baseline cybersecurity standards and industry-specific extensions.
The new task force, which met for the first time this month, aligns the industrial standards-setting body with cybersecurity development group AustCyber and the NSW government in an effort that its members agreed would “improve the practice of cybersecurity across Australian industry through sector-specific initiatives and technical guidance, greater cooperation between technologies, and learning from global examples”.
Its membership includes NSW Customer Service Minister Victor Dominello, representatives of AustCyber and Standards Australia, and senior executives from the likes of Defence NSW, Energy Networks Australia, university body Group of Eight, Fintech Australia, the Australian Private Hospitals Association, Australian Industry Group, cybersecurity firm CyberCX, security executive body CISO Lens, and others.
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