The National Office of Cyber Security (NOCS) supports the National Cyber Security Coordinator (the Coordinator). We work closely with industry and critical infrastructure operators to build a cyber-resilient Australia.
The Coordinator and the NOCS oversee efforts to ensure:
- Australians are better protected from cyber threats
- business and critical infrastructure entities are cyber resilient
- the consequences of major cyber incidents are managed and mitigated effectively
- delivery of the Australian Government’s mission to make Australia one of the most cyber secure nations in the world by 2030.
The NOCS is a central touchpoint for impacted organisations experiencing a significant cyber incident. The NOCS works collaboratively to coordinate consequence management efforts in response to a cyber security incident across:
- Australian Government stakeholders
- state and territory governments
- industry.
About consequence management
Consequence management relates to managing the impact of a cyber security incident. We help government and industry work together to find and mitigate the possible secondary and subsequent order effects of an incident.
How we support impacted organisations
We work with and support impacted organisations to understand and manage the impact of cyber security incidents on:
- service delivery
- business
- the community.
This includes working with government teams that lead:
- technical responses
- law enforcement operations
- emergency management activities (through the National Coordination Mechanism)
- government service delivery.