Australian-owned and operated cyber security business CSO Group has appointed retired Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Rear Admiral Jaimie Hatcher AO, DSC, as Strategic Advisor.
Hatcher spent 36 years with the RAN in a range of national security roles, including in the National Security Division of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, as Capability Director for Australia’s Air Warfare Destroyer program and most recently as the Australian Defence Force (ADF) Deputy Chief of Joint Operations.
Lately, he has focused on cyber security risk and capability and was appointed project lead for the review of the ADF’s contribution to the Defence Cyber Enterprise. He is also part of a consortium providing national cyber security risk advice to the New Zealand government, where his particular responsibility is in national security and Defence.
Working closely with CSO Group’s CEO, Michael Simkovic, Hatcher will advise where he believes the business can deliver the greatest security outcomes, identifying gaps in government, commercial and societal cyber security systems and assessing future cybersecurity needs.
Hatcher says the ‘industrialisation’ of cybercrime – with the entry barrier lower than the ability to defend against it – means motivation, not skill, is now the key Driver of cybercriminal activity – a reality to which Australia needs to respond.
“It’s promising that Australia’s governments are making cyber security center stage across the national security landscape. This is an important message for all Australians to understand.”
