{"id":38141,"date":"2023-10-20T14:54:28","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T14:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/atlassians-head-of-security-poached-by-australian-prime-minister-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T14:54:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T14:54:28","slug":"atlassians-head-of-security-poached-by-australian-prime-minister-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/atlassians-head-of-security-poached-by-australian-prime-minister-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlassian’s head of security poached by Australian Prime Minister – StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The federal government has poached Atlassian\u2019s head of security Craig Davies to lead its new Cyber Security Growth Centre (CSGC).<\/p>\n

Davies, who has spent more than a decade in high-growth tech ventures, is also the former chief of security at Cochlear where he forged a career in a global security and network programming.<\/p>\n

His poach comes just a day after Blackbird Ventures’ co-founder Bill Bartee was recruited to lead the government’s new $200 million national innovation venture fund.<\/p>\n

Read more: CSIRO to launch $200 million innovation fund for ambitious startups, SMEs and scientists<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The CSGC is part of the federal government\u2019s $230 million Cyber Security Strategy, which is aimed at developing Australia\u2019s capabilities<\/a> in this field.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will bring together industry, researchers and governments to create a national enterprise that will provide the foundation for the development of next generation products and services needed to live and work securely in our increasingly connected world,\u201d Federal Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science Greg Hunt said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The CSGC will start operating from early 2017 and the federal government has allocated $31.9 million to fund its growth over the next four years.<\/p>\n

The minister assisting the Prime Minister for Cyber Security Dan Tehan says cyber security is a priority because it costs the Australian economy a \u201cconservative $1 billion\u201d a year.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe global cyber security market was worth $US74.5 billion [$99 billion] in 2015, and it\u2019s estimated it will be worth close to US$US170 billion [$228 billion] by 2020,\u201d Tehan said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur commitment to improving cyber security will create opportunities for Australian businesses to grow their operations and reach new markets with their innovations.\u201d<\/p>\n

But the government\u2019s spotlight on cyber security as part of its broader $1.1 billion National Innovation and Science Agenda has raised some questions over what exactly the government is aiming to build through these efforts.<\/p>\n

ICT expert David Glance has questioned if these new capabilities would increase government powers in areas like censorship and surveillance at the cost of citizen privacy.<\/p>\n

Read more: \u201cReading between the lines\u201d of the Cyber Security Strategy<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cOur reliance on technology is now a given and cyber security is as important a consideration as protecting our health, food and water sources and general environment,\u201d Glance said.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom that perspective, the cyber security strategy is a welcome but very small step in the right direction.\u201d<\/p>\n

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