Corporate giants have joined forces to block online scams aimed at defrauding their customers, in what the federal government and industry say is a groundbreaking intelligence-sharing partnership.
Westpac, Telstra and Woolworths are among a dozen major corporate companies and government agencies that will work together on “threat blocking” measures as part of a new National Cyber Intel Partnership, which forms a key plank of the government’s cybersecurity strategy.
Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil said: “This is a world-leading partnership that brings the Australian government and companies together for the first time to share information and use our collective expertise to better protect our country from cyber threats."