Labor plan would give home affairs minister powers over critical infrastructure during cyber-attacks
by Josh Butler from World news | The Guardian on (#6H8C9)
Clare O'Neil releases consultation paper on new cybersecurity legislation, which proposes changes to Security of Critical Infrastructure Act
Australia's home affairs minister would be able to order critical infrastructure such as energy, transport or communications entities to take or cease action during a significant cybersecurity situation, under changes proposed by the federal government.
In related changes billed as a response to the 2022 Optus and Medibank incidents, the minister could also order companies to replace personal documents compromised in a data breach, or to share customer data with banks in a bid to prevent further fraud.
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