Australian Budget 2022 Delivers Au 9 9 Billion For Spicy Cyber
“This is the biggest ever investment in Australia’s cyber preparedness,” said Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, who announced the Budget on Tuesday night. Looking at how the federal government envisions the AU$9.9 billion will be spent, the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) will be the biggest recipient of these funds. Over the next four years, the ASD will receive AU$4.2 billion to double its employee head count – amounting to 1,900 new jobs – triple its offensive cyber capabilities, double its cyber hunt and response activities as well as preserve its ability to deliver a “strategic advantage”....