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Australia urged to bump up cyber defences

Cyber Industry Advisory Committee chair and Telstra CEO Andy Penn addresses the National Press Club. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Government and industry have been warned to invest in stronger cyber defences as part of a national push to fight crippling ransomware and other online attacks.

Australia needs a whole-of-nation approach to the threat because the rate of digital adoption has gone to a whole new level, says Andy Penn, chair of the cyber industry committee that advises the federal government.

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