This strategy is the roadmap that will help realise the Australian government’s vision of becoming a world leader in cyber security by 2030.

To achieve this vision, the government needs to protect Australians. Through the strategy, the federal government will seek to improve Australia's cyber security, manage cyber risks, and better support citizens and Australian businesses to manage the cyber environment around them. This will be done with six cyber shields.

Each shield provides an additional layer of defence against cyber threats and places Australian citizens and businesses at its core:

1. Strong businesses and citizens
2. Safe technology
3. World-class threat sharing and blocking
4. Protected critical infrastructure
5. Sovereign capabilities
6. Resilient region and global leadership.