Australia’s cybersecurity envoy, Andrew Charlton, has alerted that a "digital chill" is detrimental to the nation’s productivity, as companies are becoming more apprehensive about the online landscape.
Charlton, in a conversation with Capital Brief, an Australian news startup, emphasized the need for a global agreement on cyber threats, akin to the formation of the G20 in response to the Global Financial Crisis and the creation of the Bretton Woods agreement after World War II.
Charlton referred to the cybersecurity challenge as "confronting," stating that criminals' use of the internet represents the most significant shift in crime since the advent of firearms.
He said there is a cyber incident in Australia every six minutes that's reported, and millions more go unreported. According to some estimates, Charlton said that half of all Australian businesses experience a cyber incident each year.
Andrew Charlton, who is overseas this week for Singapore International Cyber Week, was appointed by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as Special Envoy for Cybersecurity and Digital Resilience. Besides, he is the Federal Member for Parramatta.
With a background as an economist, business owner, and former senior economic advisor to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, Andrew brings a wealth of experience and energy to every challenge he takes on.
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