S2 E11: Discussing Australia's Cyber Vulnerabilities and Resilience

In a discussion with Fergus Hanson from ASPI (Australian Strategic Policy Institute), cyber policy, vulnerabilities, attacks, and resilience are explored with in-depth examples and hypotheticals. Situations like life-threatening cyber attacks are explored, alongside various other discussion points like policy targeted towards different threat actors, how to manage a situation in which victims (of cyber crime) are prosecuted due to suggested ransom-payment laws, recent data breaches like Medibank and Optus, the intertwining of information technology with operational technology, and various others. Understanding how Australia can become a cyber resilient society is vitally important for our future leaders, because every year, Australians are haemorrhaging billions to cyber criminals and as our society becomes more and more reliant on technology, we also become increasingly vulnerable.Opinions and views expressed on topics in this series reflect the personal opinions of our highly esteemed guests. Statements made within this series do not reflect the views of the ACSS, ANU or our sponsors.