NSW Government secures cybersecurity research facility
A new cybersecurity research and development centre, to be based in Sydney, will keep Australian security talent on shore, better protect industries and enterprises, and address a skills shortage already seen overseas, according to the NSW Government.
NSW Government-backed Jobs for NSW has invested $1.67 million to support international telecommunication company BT’s first cyber facility outside the United Kingdom, to be based in North Sydney.
Minister for innovation, Matt Kean said the development of the facility would see upward of 170 new jobs created before 2022 and see BT invest $2 million in capital infrastructure to employ cybersecurity specialists.
“Job opportunities offered by BT will also act as an incentive for Australian citizens currently working overseas to come back home and bring their highly valuable skills with them,” he said.
“This operation will help keep Australia’s best cyber security talent here in NSW and nurture our next generation of specialists to ensure we remain a regional leader in this fast growing industry.”
Kean said the development would also see the role of chief global engineer for cyber product development created to oversee a range of in-house research projects within the facility in areas including machine learning, data science analysis, visualisation, cloud computing, data networking, and big data.
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