Macquarie Telecom Group reaches milestone for government security-cleared personnel
NEWS acquarie Telecom Group has surpassed 200 governmentcleared security staff , with
M plans to continue to grow that number ,
Aidan Tudehope , Macquarie Government Managing Director as it continues to invest in local skills and capability to protect Australia ’ s sensitive government and citizen data .
Surpassing 200 security-cleared staff is double the number Macquarie had only a year ago , exemplifying the rapid growth the company is experiencing .
The milestone means Macquarie has the largest cohort of security cleared staff of any Australian data centre and cloud service provider .
Macquarie Government Managing Director , Aidan Tudehope , says the impact of cyberattacks against government are far more serious than those against private enterprises , due to the nature of the data in play .
“ Attack attempts on government data and departments are far more frequent than what we see in enterprise settings ,” said Tudehope .
“ Government holds the nation ’ s data crown jewels . It belongs to all of us , every single person in Australia in some way or another . Our government is entrusted to secure that data on behalf of every Australian .
“ On the other hand , as individual citizens , we make the choice to share – or not – our personal data , with private enterprises . These decisions are ours to make . With government data the decisions on where and how sovereign data is stored and protected is the responsibility of government .”
Vertiv helps drive a climate-neutral digital economy
ertiv , a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions , has announced that it has
V become a lead sponsor of the Sustainable Digital Infrastructure Alliance ( SDIA ). the immediate areas of co-operation between SDIA and Vertiv will include the advancement of grid-interactive technologies .
Giordano Albertazzi , President for Europe , Middle East and Africa ( EMEA ), Vertiv , said : “ Achieving a successful transition to a sustainable and digital future will require the co-operation of a wide variety of stakeholders , including governments as well as organisations from across the energy and technology industries .”
Vertiv will apply its expertise , global reach and lead position in several key data centre technology areas to support the SDIA ’ s mission to bring together key players from across the critical infrastructure arena to meet sustainability goals . Initially , Vertiv and the SDIA will focus their relationship around Europe – currently at the forefront of sustainability technology development , as well as government regulation and investment .
Max Schulze , Executive Chairman , SDIA , added : “ Together we will continue to develop new concepts and technologies to make climate-neutral data centres and digital infrastructure a reality .”
The co-operation with the SDIA is the latest in a series of advances Vertiv has made around sustainability and the wider Environmental , Social and Governance ( ESG ) arena . Some of
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