In this episode of Tech Mirror, Johanna chats with Ambassador Brendan Dowling Australia’s Ambassador for Cyber Affairs and Critical Technology. Join them as they unravel the complexities of cyber diplomacy and Australia’s role in shaping tech policy on the global stage.
The pair explore the intricacies of international tech alliances, the challenges, and motivations of attributing cyber threats—including Australia’s recently attribution of APT40 to China—and the impact of recent cyber sanctions against Russian citizens. They also discuss the implications of the CrowdStrike global tech outage, including what it might mean for the future of regulation of enterprise software.
They discuss the importance of public-private partnerships, and Australia’s regional efforts in cyber capacity building.
Relevant Links:
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Attribution of APT40: https://www.cyber.gov.au/about-us/view-all-content/alerts-and-advisories/apt40-advisory-prc-mss-tradecraft-in-action
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Cyber Sanctions Against Russia: https://www.foreignminister.gov.au/minister/penny-wong/media-release/cyber-sanction-imposed-russian-citizen-ransomware-activity
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Australia Cyber and Critical Tech Cooperation Program: https://www.dfat.gov.au/international-relations/themes/cyber-affairs-and-critical-technologyinternational-cyber-and-critical-technology-capacity-building