state-sponsored cyber attacks

State-sponsored cyber intrusions have become an increasing concern to both Australian governments and organisations. Defence Minister Richard Marles warned just last year that the country was seeing a greater interest from state actors in critical infrastructure. Nathan Wenzler, chief security strategist at cyber security firm Tenable, said state-sponsored threat actors typically infiltrate by stealth and spread. Wenzler said Australian organisations should treat them as seriously as other actors or face serious risk during a geopolitical…