Cyber Security: A Month In Retrospect (Australia) – February 2024

This past month has been an interesting one for cyber security enthusiasts (like us!) – a mixture of cyber activity, policy setting and mini breakthroughs. Again, we've collated the top stories from the month of February, so you don't have to:

1. Late in the month, the AICD published a governance framework to guide Boards through cyber incidents. Find it here: Governing Through a Cyber Crisis – Cyber Incident Response and Recovery for Australian Directors
2. We now have a new National Cyber Security Coordinator, Lieutenant General Michelle McGuiness. Lieutenant General McGuinness served in the Australian Defence Force for 30 years in a range of tactical, operational, and strategic roles both in Australia and internationally. Here's the Minister for Home Affairs' release on Lieutenant General McGuiness' appointment: Appointment of new National Cyber Security Coordinator