Cyber unit to protect Qld gov from hackers

The Queensland government will spend $12.5 million over four years on a specialised cyber security unit to combat online hackers.

The Queensland government will create a specialised cyber security unit to protect itself from the threat of online hackers.

The government will invest $12.5 million over four-and-a-half years to beef up their IT system security and aid responses to major breaches.

"A safeguard is needed to continue the protection of the government's data and systems into the future because we are not immune to this sort of crime," Minister for the Digital Economy Leeanne Enoch said.