NEWSLETTER 2: SEPTEMBER 2017 MELBOURNE JCSC LAUNCH The Melbourne JCSC will be launched on 11 October by the Attorney-General Senator the Hon. George Brandis and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Cyber Security, the Hon. Dan Tehan MP. Simon Moorfield, Executive General Manager, Information Systems and Technology at AGL Energy, will provide remarks about the program from an industry perspective. The Melbourne JCSC is located on level 32, 600 Bourke Street. This is the second centre to open under the Government’s $47.26 million JCSC program. Look out for photos from the Melbourne launch in the next issue! INTERIM STEERING GROUPS A number of Interim Steering Groups have been established to drive the development of the JCSCs in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth. They include high level representation from key business and government stakeholders and meet on a monthly basis. Steering members are involved in the design of every aspect of the JCSCs, from setting the governance arrangements, determining what activities will be carried out, to the design, technology and facilities available. The Adelaide Interim Steering Group will be established following the Adelaide JCSC workshop in early November. Once the centres are operational, these arrangements will be replaced by permanent Local Steering Groups. BRISBANE: SIX MONTHS was a great session last week. A number of Operational Technology (OT) discussions started which ‘It was a surprise. As IT and OT in many places are at war with each other, the JCSC last week for Powerlink helped the two come together.’ Chris Bohanna, Security Specialist, Powerlink Queensland. It’s just over six months since the Brisbane JCSC opened in February, with 44 partners now benefiting from the centre. To develop the Brisbane events, CERT staff spoke to partners one-on-one to find out what they wanted from the JCSC. The centre is hosting two formal events each month including a cyber threats roundtable discussion, and workshops on specific topics, in addition to regular drop-in-days. The monthly roundtable focuses on a particular threat presented by a partner. Most recently, the Queensland Police Service and Australian Federal Police shared case studies about business email compromise (BEC), which occurs when an attacker convinces a company to transfer funds through deception. A discussion followed to identify ways to avoid being affected by BEC.
NEWSLETTER 2: SEPTEMBER 2017 MELBOURNE JCSC LAUNCH The Melbourne JCSC will be launched on 11 October by the Attorney-General Senator the Hon. George Brandis and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Cyber Security, the Hon. Dan Tehan MP. Simon Moorfield, Executive General Manager, Information Systems and Technology at AGL Energy, will provide remarks about the program from an industry perspective. The Melbourne JCSC is located on level 32, 600 Bourke Street. This is the second centre to open under the Government’s $47.26 million JCSC program. Look out for photos from the Melbourne launch in the next issue! INTERIM STEERING GROUPS A number of Interim Steering Groups have been established to drive the development of the JCSCs in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth. They include high level representation from key business and government stakeholders and meet on a monthly basis. Steering members are involved in the design of every aspect of the JCSCs, from setting the governance arrangements, determining what activities will be carried out, to the design, technology and facilities available. The Adelaide Interim Steering Group will be established following the Adelaide JCSC workshop in early November. Once the centres are operational, these arrangements will be replaced by permanent Local Steering Groups. BRISBANE: SIX MONTHS ‘It was a great session last week. A number of Operational Technology (OT) discussions started which was a surprise. As IT and OT in many places are at war with each other, the JCSC last week for Powerlink helped the two come together.’ Chris Bohanna, Security Specialist, Powerlink Queensland. It’s just over six months since the Brisbane JCSC opened in February, with 44 partners now benefiting from the centre. To develop the Brisbane events, CERT staff spoke to partners one-on-one to find out what they wanted from the JCSC. The centre is hosting two formal events each month including a cyber threats roundtable discussion, and workshops on specific topics, in addition to regular drop-in-days. The monthly roundtable focuses on a particular threat presented by a partner. Most recently, the Queensland Police Service and Australian Federal Police shared case studies about business email compromise (BEC), which occurs when an attacker convinces a company to transfer funds through deception. A discussion followed to identify ways to avoid being affected by BEC.
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