Our primary partners

We work closely with partners across Government and law enforcement.

Australian Signals Directorate's Australian Cyber Security Centre

The Australian Signals Directorate's Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) give technical advice and assistance to Australian organisations experiencing a cyber security incident. Their incident management capabilities help impacted organisations to respond to a cyber incident. They also help optimise incident management outcomes. For more information, see How the ASD ACSC can help during a cyber security incident.

The Australian Federal Police and state/territory police agencies

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) and state/territory police agencies respond to cybercrime. They do this by conducting criminal investigations and supporting victim organisations. The AFP investigates serious and organised cybercrime against:

• the Australian Government
• critical infrastructure and systems
• the whole of the Australian economy.

State/territory police agencies investigate cybercrime when a victim or offender is in their jurisdiction. In some circumstances, the AFP and state/territory police agencies may undertake a joint investigation. For more information, see How the AFP can help during a cyber security incident.

National Emergency Management Agency

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) supports coordination across the Australian Government for crisis response and recovery efforts for all hazards. If your incident is nationally significant, we will work with NEMA to manage the response through the National Coordination Mechanism.

Your incident may be significant enough to have national ‘real world’ consequences. For example, disruption to essential services. NEMA will work with other emergency management agencies to manage the response in these cases.

eSafety Commissioner

The eSafety Commissioner (eSafety) is the Australian Government’s independent online safety regulator. Its purpose is to help safeguard Australians at risk of online harms and to promote safer, more positive online experiences. As the first agency of its kind in the world, eSafety is at the forefront of preventing online risks, reducing the impacts of harms and building safer digital spaces.

For more information see eSafety Commissioner - What we do.

National Anti-Scam Centre

The National Anti-Scam Centre (NASC), run by the ACCC, brings together experts from government, law enforcement and the private sector to disrupt scams before they reach consumers. We analyse and act on trends from shared data and raise consumer awareness about how to spot and avoid scams.

For more information see the National Anti-Scam Centre.

State and territory governments

States and territory governments are also responsible for understanding and coordinating the response to cyber security incidents that occur within, or impact, their jurisdictions. This includes impacts to:

• infrastructure
• the provision of government services
• government issued credentials and information.

We involve state and territory governments to manage consequence management efforts. This may involve different jurisdictions and Australian Government stakeholders. We encourage you to engage with your state or territory government. They may have capability to assist you with the management of government-issued credentials. They may also help with other implications for government systems.