Australian government warns of terror event within three years
The Australian government has warned that a terrorist attack “to destructive effect” may take place within three years, as the Australian Cyber Security Centre believes ISIS may be able to develop its hacking capabilities within that timeframe. Currently evaluated as a "low risk" however, Alex Kassirer, a Flashpoint terrorism analyst said foreign state actors pose more imminent threats to the country.

The government claims terrorists could be capable of launching a cyber attack on Australia "to destructive effect" within three years even though the threat of their capability is currently ranked as "low".

The advice is contained in a new report by the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) to be released on Wednesday.

While Australia has never been the victim of a cyber attack, authorities have investigated 1095 cyber security incidents investigated over the past 18 months. These have been the work of hacktivists, cyber criminals and foreign state actors.

Writing in News Corp, the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Cyber Security Dan Tehan claimed terrorists would be soon capable of targeting Australia over the internet.