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Purple Team Australia, a collaborative partnership of industry experts, academia, supported by Australian Government funding, is launching a national workforce development program. This program is focused on addressing the cybersecurity skills gap whilst increasing diversity within the sector. Following a response of more than 230 applications, the successful students commence the…
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With two years in the making, the inaugural Purple Team Australia Program has officially opened today with students, mentors, delivery partners and sponsors in attendance! Thank you to all who have supported this program to ensure the best outcome and learning environment for our students to transition into becoming cyber security…
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What a day! The sort of day that sneaks up on you.... In 2016 my brother and I started Cybermerc with the mission of building a collective cyber defence across Australia. With AustCyber support AUSHIELD DEFEND came online in 2020 as Australia's national Threat Intelligence Platform. Fast forward to 2023. AUSHIELD DEFEND…
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Cybermerc and Program Partners have launched the Purple Team Australia Program as part of the announcement of their successful funding bid by the Australian Government’s Cyber Security Skills Partnership Innovation Fund Round 2 in November 2022. Purple Team Australia Program has been developed as a collaborative partnership across industry, education and…
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Andrew Slater, Director AUSHIELD sat down with Canberra Cyber Hub to learn more about the ISO 27001:2022 updates and what it means for the cyber security industry. The recent update to ISO27001 has seen the inclusion of Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) for the first time. This guidance is timely given the…
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The Federal Government’s Department of Industry, Science, Industry & Research has announced the recipients of the Cyber Security Skills Partnership Fund, with Cybermerc and its partners awarded funding for Purple Team Australia program. The Federal Government’s Department of Industry, Science, Industry & Research has awarded up to $25.4 million to improve…
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Andrew Slater, Director AUSHIELD sat down with Karissa Breen from KBCast to bring awareness to, and help demystify, threat intelligence. What is threat intelligence? How does threat intelligence support your cyber security posture? What questions should you be asking your threat intelligence team? Our Director of AUSHIELD Andrew Slater recently spoke with Karissa Breen…
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CANBERRA, AUS and NEW YORK, NY—July 19, 2021—Flashpoint, the globally trusted leader in actionable threat intelligence, today announces a partnership with the Australian threat intelligence services provider Cybermerc. The partnership features a joint solution making Flashpoint’s advanced threat intelligence available in Cybermerc service offerings and acts as a valuable enrichment source fused into Cybermerc’s…