The Optus outage has exposed Australia's vulnerable telco network
Nov 08, 2023•9 min•Season 4Ep. 322
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Episode description
Have you been among the millions of Australians unable to make a call, get on the internet, travel into work or operate your business today?
The Optus outage has highlighted a glaring issue in Australia; our reliance on three telcos to operate and maintain our entire communications network. So is it time for a rethink? And what risks does this expose us to?
On today’s extra episode of The Briefing, Sacha chats with cyber security expert Nigel Phair, to find out.
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