Hamish Hansford

Hamish Hansford is the Deputy Secretary of the Cyber and Infrastructure Security Group and Acting National Cyber Security Co-ordinator with the Australian Government’s Department of Home Affairs.

He currently leads national coordination and protection measures for Australian cyber security, protective security and critical infrastructure protection and manages the Australian regulatory authority for eleven critical infrastructure sectors including transport security and telecommunication security.

Hamish is responsible for AusCheck, a national background checking service and was previously the Inaugural Head of the Cyber and Infrastructure Security Centre.

He has extensive leadership experience in national security, border protection, technology, cyber security, indigenous affairs and criminal justice issues in the Australian Public Service and we are delighted to welcome him back to our Australia Cyber Conference Canberra.