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Unpacking the 2023 Australian Cybersecurity Strategy

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In this episode, the Beer Driven Devs (Tea Driven Devs this time!) are joined by cybersecurity expert Nick Ellsmore to unpack the Australian Government’s recently released cybersecurity strategy for 2023-2030.

The Show
  • 01:12 - Who is Nick Ellsmore?
  • 02:55 - Wrapping up the OpenAI drama from last episode
  • 04:20 - The 2023-2030 Australian CyberSecurity Strategy
  • 06:47 - Strategy or vision?
  • 10:04 - Automated threat blocking
  • 10:22 - Professionalisation of the CyberSecurity industry
  • 12:12 - Motivation, rewards, incentives, and competing priorities
  • 13:20 - Is there a skills shortage in cybersecurity?
  • 14:44 - Addressing the need for experienced professionals
  • 15:50 - Are we responsive enough, and does governance slow us down?
  • 16:48 - Challenges around information sharing
  • 18:30 - Nick’s Security Colony
  • 21:24 - Security vs profit
  • 23:24 - Voluntary breach reporting, government assistance, and threat information sharing
  • 27:00 - Responding to change vs fighting the future
  • 31:25 - CyberSecurity awareness and education
  • 36:47 - Ensuring consistent and quality standards
  • 40:40 - Data retention and risk, data is the new uranium
  • 42:32 - Protecting individuals on the international stage
  • 45:32 - Can the strategy cope with evolving technology like AI and quantum computing?
  • 45:58 - Wrap up
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