Australian initiative seeks to boost Pacific cyber security

A group that brings together security expertese from eight Victorian universities is helping Pacific nations to assess and improve their cyber policies.

The Oceania Cyber Security Centre (OCSC) was established in 2016 with support from the Victorian government and works with local and international partners from government, non-government, industry and academic sectors to provide advice on cyber security initiatives.

The centre brings together Federation University, Victoria University, the University of Melbourne, Swinburne University, RMIT University, Monash University, La Trobe University and Deakin University.

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Currently, the OCSC is focused on two initiatives: The Cybersecurity Capacity Maturity Model for Nations (CMM) in collaboration with the University of Oxford’s Global Cyber Security Capacity Centre, and a domestic industry led academic research cooperation program.

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