Episode #52 The pace of change in cyber security with Michelle Price
“The growth of cyber in Australia is reflective of the recognition that digital technologies have such an important role in how we live our lives”
— Michelle Price
Michelle Price is the CEO of AustCyber, the Australian Cyber Security Growth Network Ltd, part of the Australian Government’s Industry Growth Centres Initiative. Michelle has an extensive career and held several Government roles, including the first Senior Adviser for Cyber Security at the National Security College, various strategy and risk management roles including at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C), and roles in law enforcement and health portfolios. She has also worked in risk management and strategy in Australia’s food industry and also in the advertising industry.
Michelle is passionate about Australia’s cyber security sector enabling all Australian organisations to grow and take advantage of the cyber world. She is also a strong advocate for increasing diversity in the cyber security workforce and inspiring people with the possibilities of cyber innovation.
Michelle joins me once again as a guest –this time discussing the intersection of cybersecurity, privacy and safety. How do we build that cross-skill-capability in our staff? We also discuss how cyber in Australia compares to the rest of the world, and how/will organisations accelerate of out this pandemic?
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01:16 What has changed in the world of cyber since Michelle was a guest in season 1
02:38 The growth of cybersecurity companies in Australia
03:39 The intersection between cybersecurity privacy and safety and the capability requirements
05:37 “the way that we go about our lives, we need to take…an account of the security, safety and privacy implications of what we're doing, because data is so intermingled”
08:59 How do we find people who can look at security through a risk lens & build that skill in our staff?
10:48 “it is encouraging those kinds of curiosities and those behaviours that really do question”
11:03 Encouraging a culture that is supportive of psychological safety and knowledge
13:06 “how we trust that the knowledge sharing is going to be for the overall betterment of those people that have come together, as opposed to one or two of them snatching and running”
15:05 When it comes to cyber, how does Australia compare to other countries?
16:25 “cyber is a pretty good example…because of the innovation that's required, at the same time as the deep tech…as the go to market, in a very intermingled noisy environment”
17:22 How are organisations going to be able to accelerate out of this pandemic into 2021?
19:04 “more innovative and agile companies to come in and help them meet teams in particular, who we need to survive in the economy, to be able to regroup and I would say evolve, not pivot”