Straight answers on Australian Defence security obligations.

DISP Membership

DISP Maturity Action Plans: Explained

A Maturity Action Plan turns the findings of a cyber assessment into owned, scheduled actions, with the evidence built in from the start.

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DISP membership levels explained: Entry, Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3

DISP membership is not a single badge or certification, unlike many others in the industry. It is a profile, built level by level across four security domains.

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DISP Entry Level for HR Directors: Roles, Contracts and Clearances

Part 1 for HR Directors: Chief Security Officer and Security Officer roles, contract requirements, the DSAP register and clearances at DISP entry level.

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The Essential Eight has evolved: ASD launches the Essentials series

What ASD Essentials changes for Defence primes and suppliers: risk priorities, executive accountability and evidence of effective cyber security controls.

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Shadow AI: Just One More Piece of the Puzzle

Staff paste company data into unapproved AI tools to save time. One disclosure reveals a fragment; thousands of them can complete somebody else's intelligence picture.

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Defence subcontractors, AI and the two-way assurance problem

AI can absorb how your organisation thinks, not just the files you upload. The question is whether you can prove your use of it is authorised, controlled and defensible.

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Defence Supply Chain Cyber Security: More Doors Than You Think

Defence information passes through supplier systems, managed service providers and third parties. How the Defence supply chain attack surface grows, and what DISP and ASDEFCON expect.

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