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To deal with the increased security workloads following the establishment of the National Anti-Scam Centre and the launch of Digital ID, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has launched a new program to bolster its cyber security.
The agency’s new cyber security uplift program will see it further develop its cyber security capabilities as it becomes increasingly involved in the secure data of the Australian people.
“The ACCC’s cyber security uplift program is focused [on] compliance and maturity uplift against the ASD’s Essential 8 and Protective Security Policy Framework primarily,” the ACCC told Cyber Daily.
“The program is ongoing. One primary reason for the posting is the increased cyber security workload with the recent inclusion of the Digital Identity regulatory role and the National Anti-Scam Centre being established in the ACCC, which has increased our need for cyber security resourcing.”
“The uplift is a key part of the ACCC’s wider IT and tech strategy for the remainder of FY25.”
The ACCC is set to become the nation’s Digital ID regulator on 1 December with the Digital ID (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Bill 2024.
The regulatory role will involve accrediting organisations and agencies that provide Digital ID services, screening and approving institutions for involvement in the Australian government’s Digital ID System and enforcing legislation for “non-privacy aspects” of Digital ID.
The National Anti-Scam Centre is also set to launch on 1 December.
As discovered by ITNews, the ACCC also posted to BuyICT seeking a cyber security specialist for its Security Uplift Program.
“The project seeks to reduce the enterprise risk in relation to cyber security, uplift and improve security posture in line with the PSPF and ISM and reach Maturity Level 2 of the Essential 8,” it said.
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