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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Ray Athwal

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Why upgrading old government systems wont stop the next cyber attack - Caught on Camera

Better digital protections are needed inside government departments, and tech companies who sell and manage their systems need to shoulder more of the burden to counter AI, cyber security experts say.

Legacy tech has been a thorn in the side of government departments for years, but cyber security experts say replacing it may take too long to counter risks posed by AI. Picture by Katri Strooband

Tech leaders have issued guarded praise and a warning about the federal government's response to last week's data hack by an OpenAI agent, calling new directives from the Department of Home Affairs issued on Tuesday appropriate to the risk, but not the problem.

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