Government Cyber Security Showcase South Australia 2026

Cyber resilience is no longer a niche discipline - it is the connective tissue of trust, delivery and national security across every tier of government. Australia’s cyber uplift is in shared ownership and real-world agency transformation. Building a safer digital Australia takes every role, every agency, every day.

• Cyber Resilience as a whole-of-government responsibility, not an isolated function.
• Translating national strategy into operational and cultural change across agencies at all maturity levels.
• Strengthening Federal–State–Local collaboration, with South Australia positioned as a critical node at the national cyber frontier

Cybercrime that drains wallets and steals identities is personal, immediate and unforgettable. This session uses real, high-impact case studies to explore how South Australian agencies can responsibly uplift cyber literacy, drive behavioural change and translate citizen-impact lessons into stronger workplace security ownership.

• Partnering with the AFP JCP3 to surface credible, citizen-focused cybercrime lessons
• Using human-centred, ethics-led storytelling to improve staff awareness and everyday security behaviours
• Turning investigations into practical culture-change frameworks that improve resilience, reporting confidence and delegate engagement

Recent outages and Senate scrutiny have put telco resilience firmly in the public spotlight, especially in South Australia. This session looks at how government should think about telco partners as part of its cyber posture and how to communicate resilience and accountability to citizens.

• Understanding telco outages as both operational and cyber trust events
• Learning from providers (Telstra, TPG and others) without becoming a platform for sales
• Setting expectations for resilience and transparency when citizens feel “let down”

SA is on track to be the first state with a single electronic medical record across every regional and metro hospital. This session explores the cyber, privacy and resilience implications of turning hospitals into one connected digital system.

• Protecting patient data and clinical systems in a fully integrated EMR environment’
• Ensuring availability and incident response for a statewide health platform
• Celebrating delivery while being honest about risk, lessons and next steps

SA is building a central AI capability with real implications for cyber resilience. This session examines how the Office for AI can support agencies to use AI safely for cyber, data and legacy transformation while avoiding hype.

• Early lessons from centrally funded AI proofs-of-value
• Using AI to accelerate legacy infrastructure transformation and reduce cyber risk
• Balancing innovation, ethics and assurance as the Office for AI team grows

One year into delivering South Australia’s Cyber Security Strategy, this session will explore how the state developed a forward‑looking, outward‑focused approach that moves beyond traditional government‑centered cyber strategies. It will highlight what’s working well so far and outline the unexpected benefits emerging from a whole‑of‑state focus on cyber resilience.

• Enhancing cross‑government collaboration to accelerate maturity and capability
• First‑year progress and insights
• Maintaining momentum into the next year and beyond

The cyber threats facing government in five years are already being shaped by decisions made now. This panel looks ahead to emerging risks—from legacy system exposure to AI-enabled attacks—and how South Australian agencies can future-proof their services without slowing delivery.

• Anticipating new threat vectors while modernising ageing systems
• Building flexibility and resilience into long-term digital programs
• Aligning policy, investment and capability for future cyber readiness