CONTESTED GROUND: Ongoing risk of nation-state attackers, ASD; misinformation bill defeated

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By: Robyn Tongol

In this episode of the Contested Ground podcast, Major General (Ret’d) Dr Marcus Thompson, Liam Garman and Phil Tarrant unpack findings from the Australian Signals Directorate’s (ASD) Annual Cyber Threat Report 2023-2024 and the challenge of building a governance framework that disrupts the purveyors of disinformation.

In this episode of the Contested Ground podcast, Major General (Ret’d) Dr Marcus Thompson, Liam Garman and Phil Tarrant unpack findings from the Australian Signals Directorate’s (ASD) Annual Cyber Threat Report 2023-2024 and the challenge of building a governance framework that disrupts the purveyors of disinformation.

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  • The trio unpack findings from the ASD, in particular the ongoing risk Australia’s critical infrastructure providers face at the hands of adversarial nation-state actors, and how Australia must prepare for this growing risk.
  • They then discuss what governance frameworks the government can implement to disrupt the proliferation of disinformation and misinformation online, while being careful to protect liberal values such as freedom of expression.

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The Contested Ground team

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