Recommendation 9: Provide grants to eligible SMEs to invest in cyber software solutions and training programs.
Recommendation 10: Provide funding to the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO) to deliver education and training to small businesses on good cybersecurity practises.
Recommendation 11: Continue funding the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) to monitor and report on specific cyber-security threats to small and medium businesses, and to continue to deliver technical guidance materials.
Recommendation 12: Digitise and modernise government infrastructure to facilitate better user experience – this includes continued prioritisation by ASIC on updating and upgrading its online services and regulatory portals.
Recommendation 13: Continue to prioritise investment technology related training to build a skilled cyber workforce, for example through funding for cyber apprenticeships, improved vocational pathways for cyber careers and increasing public-private partnerships (for example co-investing with the MFAA) in upskilling and educating small businesses.