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<br>The [cyber security](https://uk4mag.co.uk) [industry](http://static.candidatis.eu) has been told to change its "bro culture" to bring in the next line of [digital defenders](http://www.luuich.vn) in a world that never stops.<br>
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<br>"There is nothing particularly manly about cyber security," Lt Gen [Michelle](https://arentiaseguros.es) [McGuinness](https://making-of.xyz) said.<br>
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<br>"One of the most significant mistaken beliefs about cyber security is that that it's all about coding or sitting in seclusion behind a computer system screen.<br>
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<br>"It's a field that needs team effort, [development](http://www.uvsprom.ru) and creativity, it needs danger analysis, it needs management," she said.<br>
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<br>Women were crucial to code-breaking during World War II at the UK's once top-secret Bletchley Park and were hired as linguists, mathematicians, engineers and crossword puzzle fanatics.<br>
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<br>While today's culture is not similar to the 1940s, she said there were parallels because of an essential need for higher workforce capacity and the skills and point of views that females bring.<br>
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<br>She said the appeal of keeping the country and community safe should be a drawcard for young and mid-career women to step up.<br>
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<br>On current estimates, the cyber workforce is short by 30,000 workers and females make up 17 per cent of the sector.<br>
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<br>Cyber criminal offense is more costly than natural catastrophes and more profitable for wrongdoers than the total worldwide trade in unlawful drugs, the federal MP warned.<br>
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<br>Australia remains among the most targeted nations, with the average expense of a cyber attack to a small company around $50,000, he said.<br>
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<br>Fee-free TAFE and access to childcare would help, along with micro-credentials to help women gain the skills they need and retain and advance them in the industry, he said.<br>
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<br>The government was doing it's bit and industry should do the same with brand-new working with processes, equal pay and no tolerance for toxic office cultures, he said.<br>
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<br>The digital world is connected to every element of nationwide security and economic prosperity for Australia and its immediate region, the nation's ambassador for cyber affairs and important technology Brendan Dowling said.<br>
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<br>But the "bro culture" of a male-dominated sector where others are made to feel unpleasant must change, he said.<br>
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<br>He said the frontline defenders in cyber warfare were often people, consisting of many females, who run child care centres, schools, health centers or government companies.<br>
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<br>"More state stars have much better tools. You're going to see those tools used to target us where we're most susceptible," he said.<br>
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<br>Women and girls are also disproportionately targeted as emails, social media and most recently generative expert system have actually been utilized for damage.<br>
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<br>Australia is likewise building up the capability of Pacific nations to counter cyber crime and is presenting online safety programs in the region.<br>
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<br>A research study report released on Friday by the country's e-safety company found Australians were receiving online hate and abuse based on race, faith, ethnicity, sexual orientation, impairment or gender.<br>
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<br>Most targeted adults who personally experienced online hate said the criminal was a complete stranger and, in many cases, it happened on social networks platforms.<br>
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<br>The eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant herself has been the target of attacks online, as have her kids.<br>
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<br>The company can examine cyberbullying of children, adult cyber abuse, sharing or risks to share intimate images without the authorization of the person shown, and prohibited and restricted content.<br>
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<br>California-based Infoblox chief details officer Amy Farrow said she has actually been "appalled" at the instructions and remarks of some tech leaders and the US government in the previous 4 to 6 weeks.<br>
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