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

This research aims to provide a snapshot of what Australian policy-shapers and policy-makers are thinking when it comes to cybersecurity and critical technologies as well as their views on future challenges in critical technology and the regulatory and policy responses required to address them.

This report illustrates that both state and non-state actors continue to show the intent and capability to compromise Australia’s networks. It also highlights the added complexity posed by emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence.

This report addresses how best to collaborate across government and industry among the three AUKUS nations—Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States—in order to implement this historically important security agreement effectively.

While digital security ultimately depends on the decisions made by private actors (e.g. network operators and their suppliers), this report underlines the role governments can play to enhance the digital security of communication networks.