New South Wales Announces New Cybersecurity Position

In an attempt to centralize all of the cyber efforts and strategies of the state, New South Whales (NSW) has announced a new cybersecurity NSW office to be led by led by Tony Chapman, chief cybersecurity officer, according to a May 20 press release. Chapman assumed the position today, which falls under the department of customer service, and wrote via LinkedIn, “The changes reflect the leadership and coordination role required to uplift cyber security and decision-making across NSW Government. I am performing the functions previously undertaken by the NSW Government Chief Information Security Officer (GCISO), established in March 2017, with a renewed focus on securing digital transformation and the continual improvement of customer service outcomes.” To enable digital transformation, a part of the overall vision of the new customer service cluster, the office will focus on improving cybersecurity capabilities and standards to include a coordinated cyber-incident response plan and develop strategic cyber-policy positions through a revitalized cybersecurity senior officers’ group (CSSOG), according to Chapman.