Patrick Joy
11 June 2025
If there was one prevailing theme that emerged across public sector conversations on cyber security this year, it was urgency, why it matters, and how to make it count. As cyber risk becomes a whole-of-government challenge, resilience has overtaken compliance as the end goal. This year’s cyber-focused State of the Sector report unpacks how agencies are navigating persistent threats, talent constraints and shifting cultural baselines to embed cyber capability at scale. Insights were drawn from real-time polling of hundreds of public servants during PSN events across Australia and New Zealand. Read on for analysis, forecasting and frontline practitioner perspectives.
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