Australia Unveils Cyber Security Push for Indo-Pacific Region

Australia has earmarked A$83.5 million ($54.4 million) to build cyber-security capacity across the Indo-Pacific, saying global cooperation is key as online crimes become more complex and sophisticated.

The financial commitment will be spread across four years to 2028 through Australia’s Southeast Asia and Pacific Cyber Program, said Matt Thistlewaite, assistant minister for immigration and for foreign affairs and trade. He was speaking in Hanoi on Saturday during a signing ceremony for the United Nations plenary on the convention against cybercrime, for which Australia is a signatory.