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Optus Business injects AU$3.5m in cybersecurity research centre

Optus will provide AU$2.1 million in cash and AU$1.4 million worth of expertise for development and training to the Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre over the next seven years.

 

23rd November 2017 By Corinne Reichert

 

Optus Business has announced that it will be investing AU$3.5 million into the Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre (CSCRC), made up of AU$2.1 million in cash and AU$1.4 million worth of staff.

 

The Optus staffers will provide the CSCRC with cybersecurity expertise while they work on developing solutions and providing training and guidance “to help bridge Australia’s cyberskills shortage” for the next seven years.

 

“Cybercrime is a persistent and growing threat. By working together, we can build an ecosystem to maintain a resilient, secure, and trustworthy cyber capability in Australia,” Optus Business MD John Paitaridis said.

 

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