Government Cyber Security Showcase Western Australia

Settle in, grab a coffee and meet a few friendly faces before we begin.

A short welcome, plus a few quick tips to help you connect, share and get real value from the day. We’ll also run a couple of quick polls to see what everyone’s interested in and what people are working on right now.

A short briefing from the Chair to get everyone aligned, comfortable, and ready for a great day of ideas and connection.

Western Australia is moving beyond policy into operational delivery, where cyber performance must be measurable, defensible and consistent across agencies. This session explores how central oversight and real-time visibility are reshaping accountability and uplift.

• Moving from compliance reporting to real-time cyber performance indicators
• Embedding accountability across agencies with varying maturity levels
• Using central visibility to drive consistent whole-of-government uplift

As government agencies manage increasing volumes of sensitive data across complex and distributed environments, the need for stronger, more adaptive data protection strategies has never been greater. This session explores how organisations can better understand, control and protect their data while enabling secure access and maintaining compliance.

• Strengthening visibility and control over who has access to sensitive data and why
• Protecting data across systems, users and environments as risk continues to evolve
• Balancing security, compliance and accessibility to support effective service delivery

Western Australia’s economy makes it a high-value cyber target, particularly across mining, energy and supply chains. This session examines how cyber security must evolve to protect economic continuity without slowing productivity.

• Securing critical industries from disruption and targeted attacks
• Understanding cyber risk as economic and national security risk
• Balancing resilience with operational efficiency in high-output sectors

• Real-world applications of Zero Trust Architecture in public sector networks
• Overcoming the challenges of continuous authentication and identity verification
• Exploring the role of multi-factor authentication in mitigating insider threats

It's time to grab a coffee - connect, recharge and explore our exhibition floor before the track discussions begin!

Cyber resilience is no longer defined by prevention alone, but by how quickly government can recover and maintain trust. This session explores the role of communication, transparency and system design in crisis moments.

• Measuring success through recovery and continuity
• Communicating clearly with citizens during disruption
• Designing systems that fail safely and recover quickly

Cyber intelligence must inform strategic decisions. This session explores how to bridge technical and executive perspectives.

• Communicating risk in business terms
• Improving leadership engagement
• Aligning cyber insights with strategic priorities

WA’s PRIS reforms are creating a long-overdue convergence between cyber security, privacy and data sharing. This session explores how agencies can move from siloed governance to a unified trust framework.

• Aligning privacy obligations with cyber controls and data use
• Breaking down policy silos that slow delivery and increase risk
• Designing systems where trust, access and protection coexist

This session explores how agencies can strengthen identity controls, safeguard sensitive data and ensure services remain secure and accessible for all users.

• Strengthening identity and access management to prevent unauthorised access while maintaining user experience
• Embedding privacy and data protection into service design to reduce risk and build public trust
• Ensuring secure and accessible digital services that meet diverse user needs without compromising protection

As agencies accelerate digital transformation and adopt emerging technologies, security must evolve from a blocker to an enabler of innovation. This session explores how organisations can embed security into new initiatives from the outset, reducing risk while maintaining speed, agility and service delivery outcomes.

• Embedding security early to support faster innovation
• Balancing risk, compliance and delivery pressures without slowing critical projects
• Leveraging automation and integrated platforms to reduce complexity and enable secure scale

Grab lunch, have a wander, and chat with industry partners and peers about practical ideas you can take back to work. Arguably the most important part of the day!

This session explores how organisations can strengthen executive readiness, decision-making and coordination before a major incident occurs.

• Executive leadership during cyber disruption - Preparing senior leaders to make fast, informed decisions under pressure.
• Strengthening coordination, communication and response planning before an event occurs.
• From technical issue to business-wide impact

As artificial intelligence accelerates across government and critical industries, it is also reshaping the cyber threat landscape. For Western Australia, this raises urgent questions around how to secure AI-driven systems, protect data integrity and maintain trust while continuing to innovate.

• How AI is being weaponised
• Protecting government data, models and systems from manipulation, leakage and adversarial threats
• Embedding governance and accountability to manage AI risk without slowing innovation

We’ll pull out a few highlights from the day, share what’s coming next, and point you to ways to stay connected.

Wrap up the day with good conversation and a few new connections. Thanks for making GIW your one-stop shop for benchmarking, industry updates, and great conversations.