The National Office of Cyber Security (NOCS) develops a range of resources to support government and industry cyber security incident including:
- planning,
- preparedness, and
- coordination for response activities.
The Australian Cyber Response Plan (AUSCYBERPLAN)
The
Australian Cyber Response Plan (AUSCYBERPLAN) outlines the Australian Government’s various cyber incident response coordination arrangements, describes response activities covered by those arrangements, and identifies the departments and agencies responsible for those arrangements.
AUSCYBERPLAN is the national plan for cyber incident hazards categorised as crises under the
Australian Government Crisis Management Framework (AGCMF).
The AGCMF defines cyber incidents and designates the following for coordinating responses to cyber incidents:
- the Minister for Cyber Security as the Lead Minister
- the National Cyber Security Coordinator (the Coordinator) as the Lead Coordinating Senior Official
- the NOCS in the Department of Home Affairs as the Australian Government Coordinating Agency.
AUSCYBERPLAN is also complementary to the
2023-2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy and the
Cyber Incident Management Arrangements (CIMA). Together they outline the national technical response arrangements.
Playbooks
The NOCS’ Playbooks are an initiative under Shield 4 of the 2023-2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy. The playbooks are high level guides that outline:
- how the NOCS will coordinate the national response
- consequence management activities for a cyber incident impacting an entity in the sector
- how the NOCS will support the impacted entity, government and broader industry response.
Impacted entities should report cyber incidents to ASD before telling the NOCS. To report a cybercrime or a cyber security incident, visit the
ReportCyber website.
The NOCS can support any organisation experiencing a cyber security incident that:
- meets the threshold of national significance or national interest
- needs coordination for consequence management activities
- impacts on critical infrastructure or government assets or data or multiple sectors or jurisdictions
- has potential to cause significant harm to Australians, their businesses, or critical infrastructure.
The playbooks are living documents that the NOCS have developed in consultation with key government and industry stakeholders. We will review them routinely reviewed and update them following incidents, exercises and feedback.
We will develop more playbooks in consultation with government and industry stakeholders and add them to this page. For more information about the playbooks, contact the NOCS at NOCS.OperationalPlanning@homeaffairs.gov.au
