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The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre announced it has published its advice and guidelines in an additional 10 different languages spoken across the Indo-Pacific to help support a more peaceful, prosperous, and resilient region.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles expects that providing Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) advice in regional languages will help Australia’s neighbours protect their people and assets against threat actors.
They are designed to help the Pacific family secure their devices, identify threats, and increase their cyber awareness.
The recently added languages include Bislama, French, I-Kiribati, Samoan, Tok Pisin, Tongan, Tagalog, Malay, Tetum, Thai, Burmese, Lao, and Khmer.
They join Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, Greek, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Macedonian, Maltese, Punjabi, Spanish, and Vietnamese as languages published by the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre.
Translated guides include information on personal and business cyber security, as well as guides for seniors on how to use the internet.
The deputy prime minister explained the importance of a collaborative approach to cyber security in the region.
“Australia is committed to an enduring vision for a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific region enabled by secure cyber space,” Deputy Prime Minister Marles said.
“These guides will be freely available, including through Australian diplomatic posts and via cyber incident first responders across the Indo-Pacific, through the Pacific Cyber Security Operational Network (PaCSON).
“They will also support a diverse range of communities here in Australia, being made publicly accessible to all Australians.
“None of us can address this challenge alone. By following the simple steps in these guides, businesses, organisations and individuals can tap into help from Australia’s cyber experts to strengthen their cyber security, and better protect their data and assets online.”
A secure cyber space is fundamental to building a more economically prosperous Indo-Pacific region, Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs Tim Watts MP added.
“Economic growth in our region goes hand in hand with digitisation.
“This initiative will assist countries in our region build resilience against cyber crime, online scams, and other cyber risks that impact businesses, governments, and citizens alike.”
Liam Garman
Editor – Defence and Security, Momentum Media
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