In Episode 1, Season 3, Hamish Hansford, Head of National Security and Brendan Dowling, Deputy Secretary Critical Infrastructure and Protective Security sit down to reflect on stepping into new national security roles and leading through a period of converging threats. From lessons learnt during the CrowdStrike outage to future critical infrastructure protection, they unpack how collaboration and trust will shape Australia’s resilience.
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Critical Conversations Season Two Episode Ten
In Episode 10 of Season 2, Brenden Dowling, Deputy Secretary of Critical Infrastructure and Protective Security sits down with Lieutenant General Michelle McGuinness, Australia's National Cyber Security Coordinator where they have a critical conversation about how culture and technology shapes resilience against threats like ransomware, social engineering, and state actors.
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Critical Conversations Season Two Episode Nine
In Episode 9 of Season 2, Hamish Hansford, Head of National Security of the Department of Home Affairs sits down with Stephanie Crowe, Head of the Australian Signals Directorate’s (ASD’s) Australian Cyber Security Centre where they have a critical conversation about ASD’s evolved cyber security mission and priorities, quantum threats and collaborative partnerships.
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Critical Conversations Season Two Episode Eight
In Episode 8 of Season 2, Sally Pfeiffer, First Assistant Secretary of the Critical Infrastructure Partnerships and Policy Division sits down with Jocelinn Kang, Technical Fellow at ASPI where they have a critical conversation about the vital role of subsea cables in Australia’s digital supply chain and building redundancy in this critical infrastructure.
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Critical Conversations Season Two Episode Seven
In Episode 7 of Season 2, Sally Pfeiffer, First Assistant Secretary of the Critical Infrastructure Partnerships and Policy Division sits down with Colin Renouf, Chief Information Security Officer at Healius Limited, where they have a critical conversation about the multifaceted impact of Artificial Intelligence on cyber security and critical infrastructure.
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