CISO Canberra 2026

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Join Canberra’s public sector cyber security community for a day of practical insights, strategic conversations and peer-to-peer networking.

CISO Canberra is dedicated to the public sector cyber security community, bringing leaders together to explore how policy and operational reality shape cyber security delivery across government.

As government organisations navigate evolving threats, emerging technologies, complex operating environments and increasing expectations around resilience, the event focuses on the practical challenges facing cyber security leaders today.

Key Themes

Resilience, Practised
Move beyond stated intent to examine how resilience is exercised in real conditions, with endurance by design when systems must continue operating.

Operationalising the Baseline
Explore the structural realities influencing cyber risk across government environments and the practical trade-offs leaders manage where change is constrained.

Threats in Flux
Assess how emerging technologies, evolving threat activity and geopolitical volatility are reshaping the attack surface — and how organisations can adapt safely.

Leading Behaviour and Capacity
Explore how human behaviour, capability and decision-making influence cyber outcomes, and how leadership actions shape resilience and risk under pressure.

The opening keynote brings together Tori Lamb from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Sandra Booth from the Australian Federal Police and Mark Rysanek from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to examine global cyber threat patterns in a fragmented world.

Other sessions include perspectives from Department of Home Affairs, Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation, Sydney Local Health District, NSW Rural Fire Service, National Gallery of Australia, WA Department of Water and Environmental Regulation, Monash University and other public sector organisations.

Who Should Attend?

CISO Canberra is designed for senior professionals working across:

• Cyber Security
• Information Security
• Technology
• Cyber Risk
• Governance, Risk & Compliance
• Security Operations
• Identity & Access Management
• Digital and Technology Leadership
• Government and Public Sector Security

Learn more about the events and register today

AIIA Members can access a 20% discount on tickets by logging in to the Member Portal under Upcoming Events and obtaining an event promo code.