Quote of the Week: "Nobody with Sensitive Information is Immune to Espionage"

Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation director-general Mike Burgess said that in the “prevailing threat environment, national security truly is national security – everybody’s business”.

He said foreign intelligence agencies were “aggressively targeting” three key areas: science and technology, particularly advanced technology; public and private sector projects to gain a commercial advantage; and Antarctic research, green technology, critical minerals, and rare earths extraction and processing.
What information are spies taking?

Mr Burgess warned this meant “nobody with sensitive information is immune” and gave examples of recent operations investigated by ASIO. more