CERT Australia
January 2010 – 1 July 2018
The Australian Government's national computer emergency response team, which gave cyber security information and advice to Australian businesses, especially owners and operators of critical infrastructure and systems of national interest, and coordinated responses to cyber incidents affecting them.
How it came into existence
Launched in January 2010 within the Attorney-General's Department, following the Cyber Security Strategy of November 2009, as the national CERT for Australia; it built on the department's earlier government computer emergency response function.
- National computer emergency response
- Cyber security engagement with critical infrastructure owners
Changes during its life
- November 2014Its staff were co-located in the new Australian Cyber Security Centre in Canberra while it remained part of the Attorney-General's Department.
- 20 December 2017Moved from the Attorney-General's Department to the new Department of Home Affairs.
How it ended
Absorbed into the Australian Cyber Security Centre, within the Australian Signals Directorate, on 1 July 2018, after moving with the Attorney-General's Department's national security functions to the Department of Home Affairs on 20 December 2017.
- National computer emergency response (CERT Australia)
Main functions
- National computer emergency response
- Cyber threat and vulnerability information for business and critical infrastructure
- Coordination of responses to cyber incidents affecting Australian organisations
- International CERT liaison
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Home Affairs.
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Sources
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