YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 11, ARMENPRESS> Infosec academic and policy advisor Dr Tobias Feakin will become Australia’s first cyber ambassador, filling a diplomatic role created by the government’s April cyber security strategy, Itnews reports.

Feakin's appointment makes him a key counterpart to the Prime Minister’s special adviser on cybersecurity, Alastair MacGibbon, leading international efforts to stamp out cyber crime.

Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said the high-profile academic will also be tasked with advocating against online censorship on the international stage.

“The ambassador will support cyber capacity building in our region, advocate against state censorship of the internet and promote Australia’s view that opportunities provided by the internet should be available to all people,” Bishop said in a statement.