Defence repelled 2400 cyber attacks in 2009

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http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/defence-repelled-2400-cyber-attacks-in-2009/story-e6frg8yo-1225819966202

[That number seems abnormally low and missing an extra 0!  - WK]

By Nicola Berkovic
The Australian
January 15, 2010

DEFENCE department computers sustained about 2400 cyber attacks last 
year, Defence Minister John Faulkner revealed today.

Launching a new cyber warfare centre in Canberra, Senator Faulkner 
outlined the scale of electronic attacks against government operations.

He said Defence investigated about 200 “electronic security incidents” a 
month last year involving its own computers and networks.

Defence also responded to about 220 cyber attacks against other areas of 
the Australian government last year.

Warning there was a “dark side” to technology, Senator Faulkner said the 
new Cyber Security Operations Centre was a significant part of the 
government's response to cyber threats.

“The internet is not only a tool in this battle - cyberspace is a 
battlefield itself,” he said.

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