The new bill, if passed, will allow cyber warfare operatives to take over control of critical infrastructure under attack.
Australia’s top cyber spies are set to gain greater powers in the event of ransomware or other cyber attacks on critical infrastructure. The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD), a government agency in charge of cyber warfare and information security, would be able to take over control of critical infrastructure — including energy, communications and banking systems — under new legislation introduced into Parliament.The legislation even considers health care and grocery businesses to fall under the definition of critical infrastructure and imposes new positive security obligations. For ASD operatives to provide assistance, operators from the affected infrastructure have to report a serious cyber incident. According to The Australian newspaper, the Critical Infrastructure Bill will be introduced to
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