http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/08/14/think_tank_wants_dedicated_infosec_minister_modern_data_retention/
By Simon Sharwood
The Register
14th August 2013
The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) has issued an "Agenda for
Change" (PDF) that suggests data retention is a necessary centrepiece of
Australia's future homeland security needs.
The document's introduction, penned by ASPI Chair Stephen Loosley, says
"Cyber espionage is the newest and most serious challenge to Australian
national security." The document therefore calls for the next government
(Australia goes to the polls on September 7th) to commission a
"Cybersecurity White Paper within 12 months of taking office, and boost
cyber policy and decision‑making capabilities."
ASPI thinks change is needed because "Australian policy performance on
cybersecurity in the past few years has been poor." The think tank
describes recent changes by the current government as "organisational
tinkering" and notes that the minister with responsibility for information
security, the Attorney-General, has a vast portfolio that leaves little
time to focus on the topic.
The paper therefore calls for the establishment of a new ministry of
"Security and Resilience" to "provide unity of command in areas related to
counterterrorism, organised crime, border security, cybersecurity and
emergency management."
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