Software developers should be held personally accountable for the security of the code they write, said Howard Schmidt, a former White House cybersecurity adviser.
Proposals for an Australian certification program for IT security skills seem unlikely to get off the ground with the industry favouring instead an audit of existing programs.
The security community is bitterly divided about any possible national IT security accreditation scheme. Some say Australia needs one, while others say the whole idea is a waste of time and the government should just implement internationally recognised standards.
The government wants the IT industry to introduce and manage an Australia-specific IT security skills accreditation and certification scheme. Fran Foo says it's a bad idea.
The federal government has unveiled plans to move towards an Australia-specific IT security skills accreditation and certification scheme. However, it wants the scheme to be driven, funded and run by the domestic IT industry.
The government wants the IT industry to introduce and manage an Australia-specific IT security skills accreditation and certification scheme. Fran Foo says it's a bad idea.
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