Space Infrastructure Fund – Space Payload Qualification Facilities grant now open

More information on the overall Space Funding Opportunities HERE

Apply HERE

ASIO has just released a new awareness campaign called Think Before You Link (TBYL) 

The aim of the campaign is to raise awareness of this threat, as well as to provide advice on how to reduce risk and respond to suspicious approaches.

The campaign is primarily directed at Australians who have access to sensitive information, particularly those working in government, defence industry or academia.

But the campaign has a broader public safety message to alert all Australians to the threat.  It provides practical tips on how Australians can protect themselves and report suspicious online approaches.

The ASIO website (asio.gov.au) hosts a Think Before You Link page with the following resources:

• the Director-General’s introductory video clip;
• an animation;
• four printable booklets/flyers—Guide for organisations (booklet), Online networking guide (booklet), Case study (booklet), Online networking guide (flyer);
• two printable briefing packs—Senior managers and security manager/adviser briefing pack, Staff briefing pack;
• eight posters; and
• a wallet card.

Please visit our website (here) to explore these resources, which have been developed for both individuals and organisations to use, and feel free to share our message with colleagues, friends and family.”

Tuesday 8th of December @ 9am 

Deakin University is hosting this year’s Defence and Security Symposium!

Due to the continuing Covid-19 situation, it’s now virtual meaning anyone can attend... and it’s free of charge.

The half day symposium theme is Sovereign capability and threats in a dynamically changing world.

There is an impressive line-up of speakers.

Background to the event and registrations details HERE

The Defence White Paper recognises that a close collaboration between Defence, Industry and Academia is vital to the security of Australia.  In the process this collaboration also works to foster game changing innovation and commercialisation opportunities.

The Defence and Security Symposium (DSS) is an annual event which brings together participants from defence, industry and academia to exchange ideas and information and to connect with decision makers from Defence, academic researchers and industry capability developers.

This symposium aims to bring together subject matter experts from government, industry, and academic to discuss challenges and opportunities in establishing sovereign capabilities pertaining to Defence and Security for Australia.

The symposium topics encompass strategic and operational issues related to government priority, industrial complexity, and research intricacy on sovereign defence and security capabilities in the land, sea, air, space and cyber domains.  With rapid advances in smart technologies, the emerging and disruptive cyber-physical threats toward the established sovereign capabilities stand as one of the critical problems to be addressed.

During the symposium, subject matter experts will share expertise and experience, and shed light on policies, strategies, and technologies to undertake the near-, medium-, and long-term challenges in ensuring sustainability of sovereign defence and security capabilities of Australia as well as in defying the ongoing and imminent threats in today’s dynamically changing world.

Please register in advance for this webinar.

Register HERE

The UK-Australia Cyber Security in Space Workshop series, presented by the Satellite Applications Catapult and the British High Commission to Australia, will run from Monday 30 November to Wednesday 2 December, with one-hour online sessions each day and a virtual networking event to close.

These workshops are intended to encourage Australian – UK business engagement and awareness in Cybersecurity and to highlight the opportunities that this area presents in the International Space Sector. Through facilitated discussions with experts in the field, companies will gain knowledge of the current Space-Cybersecurity nexus and the associated cross-sector opportunities (collaborative and commercial) in, and between, the UK and Australia.

Participants will hear from Space and Cybersecurity advisors, Industry primes, and end users. With three speakers from both Australia and UK followed by facilitated group discussions in separate breakout rooms, attendees will be able to have meaningful discussions around the speakers’ experiences and perceptions and identify possible opportunities.

Supporting increased bi-lateral business to business engagements and guided by sector leaders, these workshops facilitate international collaborative partnerships and projects between the UK and Australia.

Sign up HERE

Day 1: Space and Cybersecurity - The current Picture

Monday 30 November 2020 (0800 BST; 1900 AEDT; 1830 ACDT; 1700 AWDT)

This session will provide context to the workshop series by describing the current global space-cybersecurity conjunction, the types of threats that the space sector faces and the implications of a ‘do nothing’ approach.

Speakers:

• Steph Lysaght - Consul General for Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania
• Patricia Lewis – Director, International Security Department, Chatham House
• Rajiv Shah – Fellow, Australian Strategic Policy Institute & Managing Director, MDR Security

Day 2: Space and Cybersecurity - What Needs to be Done

Tuesday 1 December 2020 (0800 BST; 1900 AEDT; 1830 ACDT; 1700 AWDT)

Following on from the scene setting in the previous session, this segment will explore national and international strategies to mitigate cyber related risks and create an understanding of the respective roles of government and industry in developing space-cybersecurity capacity.

Speakers:

• David Livingstone – Director, Napier Meridian

Day 3: UK and Australia - Joint Capacity Building

Wednesday 2 December 2020 (0800 BST; 1900 AEDT; 1830 ACDT; 1700 AWDT)

The final session in the series will seek to identify joint UK - AUS pathways that can be exploited to build cybersecurity capacity in respective space infrastructures. A networking session will help join the right people to the right people from both countries.

Speakers:

• Kevin McLoughlin – Head of Space Security, UKSA
• Daniel O’Toole – Senior Advisor – Space Industry, Austrade / ASA
• Steph Lysaght - Consul General for Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania

Sign up HERE

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Speaker Biographies

Daniel O’Toole – Senior Advisor – Space Industry, Austrade / ASA

In addition to his role at Austrade, Daniel has also served as a partial secondee at the Australian Space Agency since 2018. In this capacity, he works on joint Austrade-Space Agency initiatives that help promote the growth of the Australian space industry through international market programs and opportunities.

Over the past three years in this role, Daniel has worked closely with both the Australian space industry to build international partnerships, and also helped international space investors understand the opportunities Australia presents.