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Paralympics Australia and cyber security provider Ionize have announced a new partnership that will provide Paralympics Australia with the best possible protection from online attack.
The Canberra-headquartered security provider, which delivers operational, testing and consultancy services, adds to Paralympic Australia’s partner suite as an Official Supporter.
Paralympics Australia CEO (interim) Cameron Murray said his organisation held personal, professional and corporate data that required optimal safeguarding.
“We are extremely conscious of the need to secure our corporate data and information and to protect our athletes and other supporters from the threat of a cyber-attack or data breach,” Mr Murray said.
“We want all our athletes, stakeholders, donors and others to know that our organisation takes the protection of their information very seriously and we will do whatever we can to minimise the chances of a breach.
“We are reassured with Ionize behind us, not only because of their around-the-clock monitoring of threats, but also their ongoing support to ensure compliance with key cyber security frameworks.”
Ionize already supports Paralympics Australia with regular desktop-based scenario training and effective response planning.
“This partnership provides Paralympics Australia with peace of mind, knowing our online environment and that of our athletes is being constantly monitored against cyber threats and those who may wish to do us harm,” Mr Murray said.
“We look forward to working with Ionize over the coming years continuing to build our cyber security capability and procedures.”
CEO and Founder of Ionize Andrew Muller said he was delighted by this new partnership and the trust placed in Ionize to keep Paralympics Australia cyber safe.
“Every day we see a broad range of cyber criminals attempt to steal data and information from organisations around Australia, and in many cases these attempts are successful. As we have all seen, a successful data breach can cause great pain to everyday Australians and do significant damage to the reputation of the organisations these criminal’s breach.”
Mr Muller added: “This new partnership with Paralympics Australia enables Ionize to deploy our highly skilled cyber security professionals and the state-of-the-art technology they use to monitor and protect Paralympics Australia, our exceptional Paralympic athletes and their supporters around the clock. Our sovereign capability, our exceptional team and our values-based approach to cyber security now places Paralympics Australia in safe hands where Ionize will always have their back.”
Ionize is the Official Cyber Security Provider to Paralympics Australia and Official Cyber Security Supporter of the 2024/2026 Australian Paralympic Team.
By Paralympics Australia and Ionize.
Published November 14, 2024.
