About the contributors ASD is a member of Australia’s National Security Community and works across intelligence, cyber security and offensive operations in support of the Australian Government and the Australian Defence Force (ADF). ASD’s purpose is to defend Australia from global threats and help advance Australia’s national interests. It does this by mastering technology to inform, protect and disrupt. The Defence Intelligence Organisation (DIO) co-leads the ACSC’s Cyber Threat Assessment team – in partnership and jointly staffed with ASD – to provide the Australian Government with an all-source, strategic, cyber threat intelligence assessment capability. The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC), as Australia’s national criminal intelligence agency, works with law enforcement partners to improve the nation’s ability to respond to crime impacting Australia. The ACIC provides the Australian Government’s cybercrime intelligence function within the ACSC. Its role in the ACSC is to provide cybercrime-related criminal intelligence insights by working closely with law enforcement, intelligence, and industry security partners in Australia and internationally. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is responsible for enforcing Commonwealth criminal law; contributing to combating complex transnational, serious, and organised crime impacting Australia’s national security; and protecting Commonwealth interests from criminal activity in Australia and overseas. The AFP’s cybercrime teams within the ACSC provide the AFP with the capability to collaborate with other ACSC partners, triage new referrals and complaints, undertake targeted intelligence development and coordinate law enforcement responses to cybercrimes of national significance. The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) is Australia’s security intelligence service. It protects Australia and Australians from threats to their security, including terrorism, espionage, people smuggling and interference in Australia’s affairs by foreign governments. ASIO’s cyber program is focused on investigating and assessing the threat to Australia from malicious state-sponsored cyber activity. ASIO’s contribution to the ACSC includes intelligence collection, investigations and intelligence-led outreach to business and government partners. The Department of Home Affairs leads cyber security policy for the Australian Government, including Australia’s Cyber Security Strategy 2020 and overseeing its implementation. Home Affairs outreach officers work in the ACSC’s Joint Cyber Security Centres to work with small and medium businesses to help them uplift their cyber resilience. 6