SOCI Act: Strengthening Australia’s Critical Infrastructure Security
Summary: Australia's Security of Critical Infrastructure (SOCI) Act 2018 applies to organizations that own or operate critical infrastructure assets and has been amended to expand its scope and address evolving threats. Assets designated Systems of National Significance span 11 essential sectors, including finance, defence, energy, and healthcare, and are subject to Enhanced Cyber Security Obligations (ECSO), a four-component framework tailored to each asset based on compliance costs and existing regulations.
What you should know: Designation as a System of National Significance brings a four-part ECSO framework and is decided through ministerial approval, weighing interdependence with other infrastructure and impact on national stability - so the obligations land on a defined set of assets, not every operator.
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