How the Government will take action The Australian Government aims to secure our identities from cyber attacks and provide better support to victims of identity crime. Under this initiative, the Government will: 1. Expand the Digital ID program to help keep Australians’ identities safe The Government is continuing to develop the Digital ID program and the National Strategy for Identity Resilience to reduce the need for people to share sensitive personal information with government and businesses to access services online. This will mean fewer records of individuals’ ID data and documents held by commercial and government organisations – reducing the risks and impact of identity theft and fraud. Cyber security of the Australian Government’s Digital ID System is central to its design and the expanded program will continue to adopt best-practice cyber security standards such as ISO/IEC standards, the Australian Government’s Protective Security Policy Framework, and the Australian Cyber Security Centre’s Essential Eight to mitigate cyber security incidents. This is supplemented by additional protective security requirements specific to Digital ID for accredited providers participating in the Digital ID system. 2. Expand support services for victims of identity theft The Government will increase funding for victim support services to help more individuals recover from identity theft to better protect themselves and other Australians. This will build on existing services provided by government and not-for-profit organisations and will be closely integrated with support services through cyber.gov.au. This funding will enable case management services to allow individual victims of identity crime to obtain specialised support – including guidance on how to recover their identity, advice on how to mitigate damage and replace identity credentials, and education on warning signs that their identities continue to be misused. 2023–2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy 27