We are increasingly living our lives in cyberspace — from global banking and financial transactions, to managing critical infrastructure and supply chains, to social media. With more government, business and public interactions happening online, coupled with concentrated strategic competition, there are more nefarious state-backed and rogue cyber actors seeking to take advantage of this.
What could cyber and national security policy look like under a first Harris administration or second Trump administration and what could this mean for the region? What implications do the major cyber incidents of the last two years — from the Russia–Ukraine conflict to the Volt Typhoon campaign — have for countries around the world and for Australian businesses? How has US cyber, intelligence and technology policy evolved?
The USSC held an event featuring Admiral (ret) Mike Rogers, a senior US expert on cybersecurity and geopolitics. Admiral Rogers is the former Director of the US National Security Agency and former Commander of US Cyber Command. Admiral Rogers brings deep knowledge and experience, having served both President Obama and President Trump in shaping US cyber, intelligence and technology policy between 2014 and 2018.
Admiral Rogers was joined by John Barron, renowned ABC journalist and co-host of Planet America.
The discussion considered how to tackle some of the most pressing cyber and national security challenges of our time.
This event was run in collaboration with CyberCX.
Admiral Mike Rogers is a global cyber, technology and national security policy expert. After serving 37 years in the US Navy, rising to the rank of four-star admiral, Mike then served four years as Commander, US Cyber Command and Director, National Security Agency. In those roles he worked with the leadership of the US government, the Department of Defense and the Intelligence community as well as their Five Eyes and international counterparts in the conduct of cyber and intelligence activity across the globe.
John Barron is a journalist, the ABC's US politics analyst and co-host of Planet America on ABC TV and The Fireside Chat on ABC News. John is the author of three books including Vote for Me: The Long Road to the White House, and his political analysis has appeared in US publications including The Washington Post.
