Special advisor to the Prime Minister on cybersecurity Alastair MacGibbon has outlined the country's high-level cybersecurity strategy.
Speaking at CSIRO's D61Live event - organised to coincide with Data61's first birthday - MacGibbon outlined the three aspects of the national cybersecurity strategy.
It starts with "more defenders on the wall," especially at the Australian Cyber Security Centre, but also within the Defence Department, the Australian Federal Police and other agencies. The aim is not merely protect the government sector, but the broader economy.
Australia is also working towards global, rules-based governance of the internet, as seen by the appointment of an ambassador for cyber affairs.
{loadposition stephen08}Then there is increasing cooperation between government and industry, epitomised by the establishment of the Joint Cyber Security Centre in Brisbane, with similar centres planned for Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide.
"The [cybersecurity] conversation has changed in this country" and is now deeper and more mature, MacGibbon said.
But Australia has not yet done enough in this regard, he said, calling for the development of a robust sovereign cybersecurity capability, as is being promoted by the Australian Cyber Security Growth Network.
Better education - starting in primary schools - is also required, he added.