Looks like our govenment has decided to increase it's efforts in 'cyber-security' by retiring the old GovCERT and rolling the excellent AusCERT into the new CERT Australia (although they need a snappier name!).

It's encouraging to see the government making an effort to assist and encourage increased information security awareness, amongst both businesses and individuals. I can only hope it all works out better than the National Broadband Network and National Internet Filtering Scheme have so far...

Next week David Campbell, the Director of Australian Government Computer Emergency Readiness Team is speaking at the AISA Annual Seminar Day in Sydney, so I'm looking forward to hear what he has to say about this new body, it's mandate and goals.