Australia’s first cyber ambassador moves on

Australia’s
first
cyber
ambassador,
Tobias
Feakin,
has
announced
his
retirement.

Feakin
was
first

appointed
to
the
role
in
2016.
At
the
time,
he
said
his
focus
would
be
on
combatting
international
cyber
crime,
and
advocating
against
censorship.

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Australia’s
first
cyber
ambassador,
Tobias
Feakin,
has
announced
his
retirement.

Feakin
was
first

appointed
to
the
role

in
2016.
At
the
time,
he
said
his
focus
would
be
on
combatting
international
cyber
crime,
and
advocating
against
censorship.

In
statement
on
LinkedIn
,
Feakin
said
he
wound
up
his
time
as
ambassador
for
cyber
affairs
and
critical
technology
at
the
end
of
2022.

“When
I
took
on
this
role,
I
was
the
first
person
with
the
title.
Now,
every
likeminded
country,
and
even
some
of
those
with
whom
we
don’t
always
see
eye
to
eye
with,
have
an
equivalent
position,”
Feakin
wrote.

The
$100
million
the
Australian
government
has
invested
“to
build
cyber
and
tech
capacity
with
our
Indo-Pacific
partners”
means
Australia
is
now
“delivering
over
100
such
projects
that
create
positive
economic
and
security
outcomes
in
the
region”,
he
added.

“The
scene
is
set
for
a
successor
to
continue
Australia’s
leadership
in
this
space
and
seize
opportunities
to
take
it
to
new
heights.”

Prior
to
assuming
the
ambassador
role,
Feakin
was
the
founding
chief
of
the
International
Cyber
Policy
Centre
at
the
Australian
Strategic
Policy
Institute.

He
was
also
one
of
the
architects
of
the
federal
government’s
cyber
security
strategy
that
established
the
post
of
ambassador
for
cyber
affairs
and
critical
technology.


iTnews

has
approached
the
Department
of
Foreign
Affairs
for
comment.

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