Cyber affairs
News and announcements
2020
December
- Cyber law training wraps up for 2020
- Australia-India Cyber and Critical Technology Partnership (AICCTP): Grant Round 1 open
September
August
July
June
- Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Statement on malicious cyber activity against Australian networks
- Minister Payne statement: India summit, cyber and critical technology cooperation
- Compilation of norm implementation guidance [Word 180 KB] | [PDF 1.3 MB]
- Outcome of the Cyber Cooperation Program Open Grants process
May
- DFAT/ACSC Joint Statement: Unacceptable Malicious Cyber Activity
- Ambassador for Cyber Affairs statement: UN Security Council Arria Formula Meeting: Cyber Stability, Conflict Prevention and Capacity Building [PDF]
- UN Security Council Arria-Formula Meeting: Cyber Stability, Conflict Prevention and Capacity Building, 22 May 2020, Remarks by Australia’s Ambassador for Cyber Affairs [DOCX 23 KB] | [PDF 670 KB]
- Submission by Australia’s representative to the GGE – Norm Implementation - May 2020 [DOCX 52 KB] | [PDF 780 KB]
- Joint OEWG Proposal – Protection of Health Infrastructure - May 2020 [DOCX 25KB] [PDF 644 KB]
April
- Australia and US call out cyber attacks on hospitals during COVID-19 pandemic
- Call for Submissions: Cyber and Critical Technology International Engagement Strategy (CCTIES)
- Joint OEWG Proposal – Survey of National Implementation – April 2020 [DOCX 42 KB] | [PDF 1 MB]
- Australia’s response to the OEWG Pre-draft Report – April 2020 [DOCX 520 KB] | [PDF 840 KB]
February
- Minister Payne statement: attribution of malicious cyber activity in Georgia to Russian Military Intelligence
- Press release: Women in International Security and Cyberspace Fellowship [Word 340 KB] | [PDF 745 KB]
2019
December
November
- East Asia Summit Leaders’ Statement On Deepening Cooperation In The Security Of Information And Communications Technologies And Of The Digital Economy
- Training the next generation of international cyber law specialists in the Pacific
October
- Highlighting the future of technology in Solomon Islands
- Third Australia-India Cyber Policy Dialogue: Joint statement
- e-Governance in the Pacific: mapping a way forward
September
- Joint Statement on Advancing Responsible State Behavior in Cyberspace
- Supporting online safety in the Pacific
- Australia's OEWG National Paper – September 2019 [PDF 2.75 MB]
- Australia's OEWG Opening Statement – September 2019 [PDF 338 KB]
May
- Supporting cyber security cooperation in CLMV countries
- Building confidence in cyberspace through the development of a regional cyber points of contact directory
- Australia's innovative cyber diplomacy bridging the foreign policy – technology divide
- Australia and Solomon Islands, working together to connect youth with jobs
April
March
- Showcasing Australia's cyber security industry in the United States
- Work with us to build cyber capacity across the Indo-Pacific
- Delivering on Australia's international cyber engagement commitments
February
- Australia-Japan Cyber Policy Dialogue 2019 joint statement
- Strengthening international cyber law expertise in the Pacific
January
2018
December
November
October
- Attribution of a Pattern of Malicious Cyber Activity to Russia [PDF]
- Australia condemns cyber operations attributed to Russia targeting OPCW and MH17 investigations [PDF]
September
August
- Australia Indonesia MOU on Cyber Cooperation
- Second Australia-Indonesia Cyber Policy Dialogue: Joint Statement
July
May
April
- Commonwealth Heads Of Government Meeting (CHOGM) Cyber Statement
- Australia joins NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Centre of Excellence
- Australia attributes cyber incident to Russia' [PDF]
- UK-Australia PM's cyber statement 2018
- MOU Between Papua New Guinea and Australia Relating to Cyber Security Cooperation
March
February
January
2017
December
- Australia attributes WannaCry ransomware to North Korea' [PDF]
- Japan-Australia cyber dialogue
- Japan-Australia Cyber Policy Dialogue: Joint Statement
- Open call for proposals for Australia's Cyber Cooperation Program: applications due 22 January 2018
- Joint Communique – 2017 Australia-Indonesia Ministerial Council on Law and Security
November
- Joint Outcomes of the Australia-Israel Leaders' Roundtable on Cyber Security
- EAS members reaffirm joint commitment to promoting an international stability framework for cyberspace
- ASEAN Declaration to Prevent and Combat Cybercrime
October
- The Hon Julie Bishop: Doorstop interview at Launch of Australia's International Cyber Engagement Strategy
- The Hon Julie Bishop: Speech at Launch of Australia's International Cyber Engagement Strategy
- The Strategist: Australia's International Cyber Engagement Strategy: consequences in cyberspace
- The Interpreter: A regional focus on cyber security
- DFAT blog: Australia's International Engagement Strategy: Comprehensive and Coordinated Cyber Affairs
- Press Release: International Cyber Engagement Strategy
September
- ASEAN Member States Affirm Importance Of Closer Coordination Of Cybersecurity Efforts In ASEAN
- Video: Dr Tobias Feakin Keynote 8th Annual Billington Cyber Security Summit: preview of Australia's International Cyber Engagement Strategy
August
- ASEAN Regional Forum establishment of an Inter-sessional Meeting on the Security of and in the Use of Information Communications Technology (ARF ISM on ICTs)
- Australia-Japan-United States Trilateral Strategic Dialogue
July
- Video: Speech at RSA: Australian cyber engagement: global in perspective, regional in focus
- Joint UK-Australia Statement on Cyber Co-operation
- Australia-India Cyber Policy Dialogue
May
April
March
- Call for submissions: International Cyber Engagement Strategy (due 31 March)
- Celebrating #WomeninCyber
February
January
- The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade calls for proposals for cyber capacity building projects in the Indo-Pacific region (bids close 17 February 2017).