The Australian government’s Cyber Security Strategy 2023-2030 is a robust and ambitious plan that aims to take Australia from being highly vulnerable to cyber risk, to being one of the world leaders.
This will be achieved over three “phases.” According to that strategy, the country needs to be acting on phase one now while preparing the ground for phases two and three. Moving fast with phase one is important, in light of the recent ASD report that found that the number of cyber attacks is increasing rapidly (up 14% in the last year alone), as is the cost to individuals and businesses.
The good news is that phase one is a practical and well-structured way to prepare the foundations for what will come next, and it should in itself deliver an immediate improvement to Australian cybersecurity.
This phase primarily aims to strengthen the foundations of cyber security by addressing critical gaps in cyber defences and building better protections for vulnerable citizens and businesses. We can expect to see various supports for resource-strapped SMEs, for example, as well as wide public education campaigns that will be designed to help the less technically aware…
