{"id":11947,"date":"2023-10-23T15:38:14","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T13:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/23\/microsoft-to-invest-5bn-in-australian-cybersecurity-over-next-two-years\/"},"modified":"2023-10-23T15:38:14","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T13:38:14","slug":"microsoft-to-invest-5bn-in-australian-cybersecurity-over-next-two-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/23\/microsoft-to-invest-5bn-in-australian-cybersecurity-over-next-two-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft to invest $5bn in Australian cybersecurity over next two years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>US-based tech company also pledges to work with Australia\u2019s cyber spy agency in joint announcement with Anthony Albanese <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Get our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl\">morning and afternoon news emails<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.adjust.com\/w4u7jx3\">free app<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/series\/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl\">daily news podcast<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Microsoft says it will invest an additional $5bn in Australia over the next two years to expand hyperscale cloud computing capacity while collaborating with the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) to boost domestic protection from cyber threats.<\/p>\n<p>Anthony Albanese confirmed the new investment on the opening day of his state visit to the United States during an event at the Australian embassy in Washington, flanked by Microsoft\u2019s vice-chair and president, Brad Smith, and Microsoft Australia and New Zealand Managing director Steven Worrall.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/email-newsletters?CMP=copyembed\">Sign up for Guardian Australia\u2019s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <a 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