Cyber and Infrastructure Security Centre
The podcast page of Australia’s Cyber and Infrastructure Security Centre - we assist critical infrastructure owners and operators to understand risk and meet regulatory requirements for the shared benefit of all Australians. Visit our website: www.cisc.gov.au
Episodes

Friday May 23, 2025
Critical Conversations Season Two Episode Six
Friday May 23, 2025
Friday May 23, 2025
In Episode 6 of Season 2, Hamish Hansford, Deputy Secretary of Cyber and Infrastructure Security sits down with Matt Salier, CEO of the Australian Cyber Collaboration Centre (Aus3C), where they have a critical conversation about cross-sector collaboration, insider threats and cyber defence exercises.

Wednesday Mar 26, 2025
Critical Conversations Season Two Episode Five
Wednesday Mar 26, 2025
Wednesday Mar 26, 2025
In episode 5 of season 2 of Critical Conversations, Deputy Secretary Cyber and Infrastructure Security, Hamish Hansford and David Sandell, CEO and co-founder of CI-ISAC, sit down to a conversation about threat sharing in the critical infrastructure environment.

Thursday Feb 13, 2025
Critical Conversations Season Two Episode Four
Thursday Feb 13, 2025
Thursday Feb 13, 2025
In episode 4 of season 2, First Assistant Secretary Justine Jones and James Watson, former Australian Border Force (ABF) Assistant Commissioner South, dive into Operation JETENGINE as it aims to identify, monitor and disrupt criminality within the aviation supply chain across Victoria and Tasmania.

Thursday Jan 16, 2025
Critical Conversations Season Two Episode Three
Thursday Jan 16, 2025
Thursday Jan 16, 2025
In episode 3 of season 2, First Assistant Secretary Justine Jones sits down with George Dionisopoulos, co-chair of the Data Sector Group for the Trusted Information Sharing Network. They discuss the threat of trusted insiders in the data sector & nationally how critical infrastructure entities can approach risk management.

Tuesday Dec 17, 2024
Critical Conversations Season Two Episode Two
Tuesday Dec 17, 2024
Tuesday Dec 17, 2024
In episode 2 of season 2, Deputy Secretary Hamish Hansford of Cyber and Infrastructure Security sits down with Rosemary Sinclair AM, the CEO of auDA. They discuss effective approaches to uplifting critical infrastructure and the importance of domain name systems.

Friday Nov 15, 2024
Critical Conversations Season Two Episode One
Friday Nov 15, 2024
Friday Nov 15, 2024
In episode 1 of season 2, First Assistant Secretary Sally Pfeiffer of the Critical Infrastructure Partnerships and Policy Division sits down with Dawn Cappelli from Dragos. They discuss the business challenges associated with OT cyber security and the national level implications.

Tuesday Nov 28, 2023
Critical Conversations Season One Episode Five
Tuesday Nov 28, 2023
Tuesday Nov 28, 2023
In this episode Hamish Hansford Deputy Secretary of Cyber and Infrastructure Security speaks with Louise Petschler, General Manager Education & Policy Leadership at the Australian Institute of Company Directors, about how Boards and Directors can address cyber risks.

Friday Nov 03, 2023
Critical Conversations Season One Episode Four
Friday Nov 03, 2023
Friday Nov 03, 2023
In this episode Deputy Secretary Hamish Hansford and Ambassador of Ukraine in Australia, His Excellency Mr Vasyl Myroshnychenko, discuss protecting critical infrastructure assets and supply chains during times of conflict.