About Us
driving cyber capacity building throughout the nation
The Australian Cyber Collaboration Centre (Aus3C) is committed to building cyber capacity and securing Australia’s digital landscape. We envision a future where cyber resilience is accessible, affordable, and achievable across the Australian economy, empowering every organisation to confidently navigate the digital realm.
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Our Story
The Australian Cyber Collaboration Centre (A3C) at South Australia’s innovation precinct, Lot Fourteen, was officially opened on Monday 6 July by the Premier of South Australia Steven Marshall.
2023
Australia joins NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (NATO CCDCOE) Locked Shields for the first time
NATO CCDCOE facilitated the world’s largest and most complex international live-fire cyber exercise
2022
Australia launches Centre of Excellence to fight insider threats and espionage
The Australian Insider Risk Centre of Excellence (AIR CoE), established in 2022 under the Australian Cyber Collaboration Centre, will be rolling out a number of initiatives in 2023, drawing together experts – and their research – to close the insider risk skills g
2022
New CEO Appointed
The Board of the Australian Cyber Collaboration Centre is pleased to announce Matthew Salier has been appointed CEO
2021
Aus3C Continues to go from strength to strength with recent partnerships announced with the Commonwealth Bank (CBA), Optus and the University of South Australia.
As part of the deal, cyber teams will connect with teachers and students in universities and schools in a bid to secure the sector’s future workforce needs. Businesses will also be provided with intelligence to help them understand the cyber-security threats they face and how they can prepare for emerging trends
2020
Australia’s Largest Cyber Test Range Launches with a Global Cyber Security Competition
The Be Rich built AI bot helps Emirates Team New Zealand successfully defend their Americas Cup title.
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Aus3C is open
Lot Fourteen’s Australian Cyber Collaboration Centre (A3C) continues to go from strength to strength with recent partnerships announced with the Commonwealth Bank (CBA), Optus and the University of South Australia.
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AIR CoE Insider Risk
Aus3C with support from founding partners DTEX System , MITRE and McGrathNicol, have established the Australian Insider Risk Centre of Excellence (AIR CoE). The Centre of Excellence is dedicated to strengthening our nation’s cyber resilience through collaborative insider risk management
Cyber Battle
Cyber Battle Australia is the only national Capture the Flag (CTF) event specifically aimed at TAFE students. This approach was developed in close collaboration with the Future Skills Organisation and TAFECyber, complementing the ecosystem of various other CTF formats across the country.
Lock Shields
In 2023 for the first time in the thirteen years Locked Shields has been running, Australia participated in the Partner Run. The function of the Partner Run is to test the Game Day scenario, systems and technology before the main event in April, honing the red team tactics for the full exercise. The partner run is a crucial component of the full-scale exercise and many of the teams in the partner run train for up to six months.

