Cyber Resilience Is Now a National Security Conversation

Cyber Resilience Is Now a National Security Conversation

At Government Cyber Security Showcase Federal 2026, Lance Domm will explore why cyber resilience now sits at the centre of national security, economic continuity and public trust.

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Cyber security is no longer something government can afford to treat as a purely technical or operational issue.

As geopolitical instability deepens, state-sponsored activity becomes more persistent, and public services grow more connected, cyber resilience is becoming tied much more closely to national security, economic security and the continuity of essential government services.

That shift is at the heart of Government Cyber Security Showcase Federal 2026, where Lance Domm, Minister Counsellor (National Security), British High Commission, will deliver the keynote “Cyber Reality Has Changed: Government Must Change with It” on Thursday 22 October from 3:30 PM to 3:50 PM.

Lance’s session will look at the cyber environment the Commonwealth is now operating in — one shaped by escalating geopolitical pressure, increasingly sophisticated nation-state actors and rising expectations that government services stay available even during disruption. It is a timely topic, especially as resilience becomes less about recovering after the fact and more about staying operational, trusted and adaptive while disruption is happening.

The keynote will explore several themes that are becoming harder to ignore across government: the growing sophistication and persistence of nation-state targeting, the way cyber resilience is becoming inseparable from wider national resilience, and why operational continuity and public trust are starting to matter just as much as technical protection. It also turns to the bigger strategic picture — how technology is reshaping international relations, why trusted alliances matter more in a contested world, and what government institutions need to do to prepare for a more demanding era of strategic competition.

That conversation sits well within the wider Cyber Showcase program. The day is built around resilience, trust, preparedness and practical response, with sessions on future government resilience, proactive defence, balancing innovation and security, systemic cyber incidents, AI-enabled threats, zero trust, secure-by-design transformation and disruption preparedness. Taken together, the program reflects the reality many agencies are now facing: cyber maturity is no longer just about prevention. It is about continuity, confidence and the ability to respond well in a more volatile operating environment.

For leaders working across national security, cyber, risk, digital, operations and government service delivery, this keynote offers a broader lens on what cyber readiness now means. It is not only about defending systems. It is about preparing institutions to function, decide and retain public trust in a world where disruption is more frequent, more complex and more strategically significant.

Government Cyber Security Showcase Federal 2026 takes place on Thursday 22 October 2026 in Canberra as part of Government Innovation Week Federal. The event brings together leaders and practitioners from across government for a full day of discussion on resilience, governance, strategy, risk, detection and response.

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