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