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The Australian public has a chance to shape the nation’s cyber security policy, with the Department of Home Affairs requesting submissions from the public.
The department released an initial consultation package with which it announced its five guiding principles for whole-of-government zero trust, an initiative that was announced as part of the 2023–2030 Cyber Security Strategy.
As part of the package, the government is requesting that the Australian public share their opinions.
“Feedback on this consultation paper is sought to shape future direction and plan for the organisational transformations needed to adopt a zero-trust approach to better manage emerging risks from a rapidly evolving cyber threat landscape,” said Home Affairs.
“Consultation is open to all members of the Australian public, and we would particularly like to hear from past, current and future Commonwealth providers, cyber security subject matter experts and organisations that are planning, or who have commenced, similar cyber resilience uplift programs.”
Submissions opened on 2 December and will close on 28 February 2025.
Home Affairs released the consultation paper, Guiding Principles to Embed a Zero Trust Culture, last month, in which it laid out five guiding principles for the uplift of current policies to ensure all departments and stakeholders are on the same page.
“The success of these initiatives, such as developing a whole-of-government zero-trust culture, relies on an aligned, collaborative approach with all impacted stakeholders,” the paper said, stressing the importance of collaboration with industry.
Home Affairs said it will apply the five guiding principles through changes to the Protective Security Policy Framework 25 annual release, as well as the Hosting Certification Framework and the Resilient Digital Infrastructure framework.
“Together, these mechanisms act as powerful levers for change by setting consistent, high standards that encourage a culture of continuous verification, risk mitigation and further our journey on the cyber resilience continuum,” it said.
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