Australia should follow international examples and develop a civilian cyber reserve as part of a whole-of-society approach to national defence. By setting up such a reserve, the federal government can overcome a shortage of expertise in cybersecurity and increase national resilience to cyber threats. It could be modelled along the lines of state emergency services. In doing so, the government should consider the way state emergency services are formed and mobilised when needed. Legal safeguards will also be needed to protect the recruits and also organisations that would receive assistance from the reserve when subject to cyberattack.
Australia needs a civilian cyber reserve. State emergency services are the model | The Strategist
