In an address at a cybersecurity conference in Sydney, the National Cybersecurity Coordinator Michelle McGuinness outlined Australia’s ambitious plan to become a world leader in cyber security by 2030.
The strategy, embedded within the broader 2030 Australian national security framework, recognises that achieving this goal requires not only technical prowess but also a fundamental shift in the nation’s cyber security culture.
The National Cybersecurity Coordinator provided a summary of the strategy and explained the progress across each of these goals.
“We find ourselves halfway through what is called horizon one of the strategy,” said McGuiness. “The strategy is a six-year horizon and we’re halfway through the first horizon”.
“With two more horizons to go, there is a big body of work ahead of us,” she added. “We have momentum, but also some impressive runs on the board. In just the past 12 months, we’ve delivered landmark cyber security legislation, and we now just follow eight nations that have a standalone Cyber Security Act.”
McGuinness highlighted that CISOs who have undergone major incidents over the last two to three years had to reach out to…
