In this interview, Morry Morgan speaks with Mike Bareja, Program Manager - National Network at AustCyber - The Australian Cyber Security Growth Network Ltd following his presentation at CIVSEC 2018 in Melbourne.

Mike outlines AustCyber’s Cyber Security Sector Competitiveness Plan and the 5 DARPA Grand Challenges or Knowledge Priorities, where resources and attention are focused on:

· Emerging prevention, detection and response technologies;

· Identity, authentication and authorisation in the cyber domain;

· Ensuring security, privacy, trust and ethical use of emerging technologies and services; and

· Approaches to deal with the increasingly ‘shared’ responsibility of cyber security.

Funding of $15M over 4 years is available for industry-led, collaborative projects that address the key issues from the Industry Knowledge Priorities.

Recorded 2 May 2018 at CIVSEC 2018 Cyber Pitch event in Melbourne.