The Crunch: AusCERT vs CERTAus; Conroy at NICTA

By Ben Grubb, Munir Kotadia on Dec 4, 2009 1:49 PM
Filed under Security

What do you mean it isn't called CERTAus?

Speaking at the Australia Information Security Association (AISA) annual seminar in Sydney this week, the director of GovCERT David Campbell attempted to explain how the organisation, which recently changed its name to CERT Australia, differs from AusCERT.

We were, if anything, more confused about the relationship between the two CERTS after his explanation than we were before.

NICTA

Minister for Broadband Senator Stephen Conroy officially opened the new research laboratory and headquarters of National ICT Australia (NICTA) in Sydney on Thursday.

Senator Conroy, who called the new building "stunning", said it was about time NICTA moved out of its old HQ.

"For years we have enjoyed the charm of one of Australia's top innovation bodies living among the relics of the industrial past of Eveleigh railway workshops. It is only fitting that NICTA has high tech premises to match its high end endeavors," Conroy told the audience.

The Crunch: AusCERT vs CERTAus; Conroy at NICTA

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"Senator Stephen Conroy epitomises the stupidity of our politicians. His need for a "high tech premises to match its high end endeavors" shows the politicians can only see things in terms of ..."

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deonast

Dec 7, 2009 4:04 PM

Senator Stephen Conroy epitomises the stupidity of our politicians. His need for a "high tech premises to match its high end endeavors" shows the politicians can only see things in terms of buildings. You could put high tech equipment in a tin shed and it would probably serve. Perhaps the old premises would have sufficed with a refit? Massive amounts of money have been put into building projects, hospitals etc and yet at the end of the day not one thought goes into staffing them. We have brand new hospitals (rushed for election purposes) without the staff to run them properly. Yes in many cases this is a state problem, but it seems neither state nor Federal politicians can see beyond bricks and mortar.

Well I guess when everything falls apart, our hospitals and other infrastructure, we can take heart that we have in his words "stunning" buildings.

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