Cyber literate boards

26 April 2016

CSIRO’s Data61 and the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) have entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that aims to lift the digital and cyber literacy of directors and boards across Australia.

Data61 and AICD will develop a cyber security education and training program for directors and their organisations. The program will focus on corporate governance and its application to the way people interact with technology and each other in a quantifiable and repeatable manner.

According to Data61 chief executive officer Adrian Turner, Directors globally have expressed concern at the rapid pace of digital change, increased cyber threats, technical jargon and associated risks as limiting their ability to appropriately fulfill their duties.

The collaboration is meant to complement initiatives in the Australian Government’s Cyber Security Strategy for a private sector that has cyber-literate members at every level of an organisation.

Story based on information provided by the CSIRO.