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In the National Interest – Transport Workers Union Militancy and Insider Threat

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Prologue Australian media reported in May 2025 that the leader of Australia’s Transport Workers Union (TWU) is prepared to “shut down Australian transport” in pursuit of union claims.  TWU leader Michael Kaine said that the TWU must seize on Labor’s 2025 election victory to undertake the “largest co-ordinated industrial campaign” in the transport sector’s history.  Kaine listed companies that […]

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Insider Threat – Australian Government Recognises the Need for Insider Threat Programs

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The Australian Government has operated insider threat programs since Australia’s federation in 1901, though the programs may not have been named ‘insider threat’.  The private sector around the world including banks, miners of precious metals and stones, and lawyers have over centuries also operated insider threat programs to protect their assets and operations.    Since 2001, triggered

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The Transport Security Amendment (Security of Australia’s Transport Sector) Act 2025 – modernising Australia’s transport security framework to address a rapidly evolving threat landscape 

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On 27 March 2025, the Transport Security Amendment (Security of Australia’s Transport Sector) Act 2025 (TSA Act) received Royal Assent. This landmark legislation substantially reforms the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 (ATSA) and the Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003 (MTOFSA), modernising Australia’s transport security framework to address a rapidly evolving threat landscape. One of the most significant amendments under

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Board responsibilities for approving the CIRMP annual report under the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018: What directors need to know

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As the regulatory environment for Australian critical infrastructure grows more stringent, boards and directors of ‘responsible entities’ covered by the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 (SOCI Act) must pay close attention to their oversight obligations in relation to security risks. As responsible entities are preparing to submit their annual report to the regulator Department of Home Affairs

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In the National Interest – Critical Infrastructure as a National Security Priority

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Prologue Critical infrastructure is a fundamental enabler of Australia’s national security. Australian governments over decades have recognised the need to protect critical infrastructure from evolving threats as a component of national security yet have offered policy guidance with little effective action.  Government has put the onus for action onto the private sector to protect nationally critical

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Observing the absence of usual or the presence of unusual: a new lens on insider threat reporting

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In today’s increasingly digital operating environments, organisations rely more than ever on technological solutions and artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor insider threats.  Sophisticated systems now track access to data, analyse sentiment, and detect behavioural anomalies.  While AI can analyse data patterns and flag deviations from the norm, it lacks the nuanced, contextual understanding that humans bring. Often,

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Insider threat – the trusted worker with ideological challenges

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What happens when someone inside the system, entrusted with national secrets, begins to see another country as their true allegiance?  This is the dilemma posed by insider threats – trusted individuals who, whether by intent or negligence, cause harm to the organisations that trust them and rely on them. Within the Australian federal government exists a

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Foreign interference and critical infrastructure: Australia’s expanding national security challenge

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“Foreign interference is no longer a hypothetical threat – it is active, evolving, and targeting the systems that underpin our nation’s security.”  Mike Burgess, ASIO Director-General, 2025 Threat Assessment According to the 2025 Annual Threat Assessment delivered by ASIO Director-General Mike Burgess, foreign interference and espionage are occurring at “extreme levels” and are “set to increase further”.  The

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Insider Threat – Ambulance Victoria

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Reporting in March 2025 exposed that Ambulance Victoria had suffered an insider threat event.  Media reported that Ambulance Victoria suspected that a “rogue member of staff” had stolen personal and financial data of up to 3,000 Ambulance Victoria members. Reportedly, this ‘rogue member’ had recently ended their employment with Ambulance Victoria, but before they left, on their final day,

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