Legal update from Practical Law Commercial: Australian Government releases Ransomware Action Plan
The Australian government’s Ransomware Action Plan outlines the government’s current initiatives for improving Australia’s cybersecurity and outlines proposed future initiatives which include:
- A mandatory ransomware incident reporting scheme.
- A stand-alone offence for all forms of cyber extortion and a stand-alone aggravated offence for cybercriminals targeting critical infrastructure.
- Establishment of the multi-agency law enforcement taskforce “Operation Orcus” to be led by the Australian Federal police.
- Awareness raising and availability of information and advice on the payment of ransomware payments.
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