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Wesfarmers, which owns brands like Bunnings, Kmart, Officeworks and Catchplan, is to set up a new “Cyber Fusion Centre” to protect its retail and industrial businesses from cybercrime.
The “intelligence-driven” and “proactive” centre guarantees that the organisation’s businesses, customers, and stakeholders are always secure from evolving and sophisticated global cyber security threats.
The Australian conglomerate has recently been the victim of several high-profile cyber attacks, including a data breach at its Coles supermarket chain in 2016 that saw the personal details of millions of customers stolen.
The new centre will be based in Perth and staffed by skilled cyber security experts working closely with Wesfarmers’ businesses to identify and mitigate potential cyber threats.
The company said the new centre would help it to better protect its customers, employees and shareholders from the “evolving threat landscape”.
“The establishment of the Cyber Fusion Centre is another important step in our journey to becoming a world-class cyber security organisation,” said Wesfarmersgroup chief information security officer, Daniella Traino
“It will allow us to further protect our businesses, customers and stakeholders by enhancing our ability to detect, respond to and recover from cyber threats.“
But does the new centre means Wesfarmers has plans on hacking back?
Hacking back is currently illegal in Australia. The company is firm in its stand that the new cyber fusion centre will not engage in hack-back activities.
According to the Cybercrime Act, it is illegal to access or change data on a computer without permission. However, this law does not clarify whether hacking and fighting back against hackers are distinct actions.
In 2018, Mike Burgess– who was director-general of the Australian Signals Directorate at the time and is now director-general of security– said that companies should avoid hacking back.
“We have already seen a rise in cyberattacks, but now businesses are thinking about hacking back to defend themselves against potential assaults. That cannot be part of any organisation’s cyber security strategy because it is illegal in Australia.,” he advised.
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