Minister for Home Affairs – Transcript – Address to the Center for Strategic and International Studies – Washington DC

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Topics: Safeguarding our values, principles and prosperity through cyber security. JIM LEWIS: Good morning to everyone. Welcome to CSIS. Australia is in a unique position; it’s a very close US ally with strong cybersecurity skills, but it’s the target of intense and hostile cyber activity from China and from sophisticated cybercriminals. Our speaker today is…

United States and Australia Enter CLOUD Act Agreement to Facilitate Investigations of Serious Crime

Portfolio, 2021, Releases

The United States and Australia today signed a landmark agreement that will facilitate access to electronic data for investigations of serious crime, including terrorism and child sexual abuse. The agreement is authorized by the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act, a bill Congress passed in 2018.  The CLOUD Act Agreement will help ensure…