Lisa Byrne, a veteran of Notitia’s data strategy, expects the federal budget to invest more in cybersecurity investments next Tuesday, saying the move is “quite easy” for the government. .
Byrne argues that it is important to encourage small businesses to implement cyber security systems and upskill their employees to deal with the growing threat from hackers and others.
“Considering the high-profile data breaches of the past year and the government’s goal of becoming the ‘most cyber-secure country by 2030,’ Australia in particular now ranks 21st out of 75 countries. , for the next seven years, every year, every year must move up three places.,” she said.
“It is absolutely critical that SMEs step up and do their part to address the skills gap by taking cyber protection responsibilities and training Australia’s future cybersecurity workforce,” she said. said.
Pointing to incentives for small businesses to invest in digital technology, cybersecurity and upskilling in last year’s budget under the former coalition government, Byrne said recent hacks have created a sense of urgency in the business sector.
T.The Morrison administration announced that it would support small businesses. Small Business Technology Investment Boost and Small Business Skills and Training Boost. Technology Investment BoostMall businesses with annual sales of less than $50 million deduct a 20% bonus on digital technology expenses. Skill and training boosts offer similar incentives.
But almost a year after voters changed horses and installed Labor and Anthony Albanese as prime minister, Measures have not yet been enacted. From March 29, 2022 he was scheduled to operate between eligible expenditures through June 20, 2023.
Nearly a year later, with high-profile hacks such as the Medibank data breach escalating into class-action lawsuits, Byrne said it was imperative that governments do more to help companies improve their cyber defenses. It is said that
“The only way to slow or mitigate the impact of cybercrime is to properly protect and train all businesses, large and small,” she said.
Treasury Secretary Jim Chalmers will reveal the federal budget on Tuesday, May 9 at 7:30 p.m.