One message was clear: achieving and sustaining Essential Eight maturity isn’t a technical project, it’s a leadership commitment.
For boards and senior executives, cyber security is now inseparable from enterprise risk management. Without visible and sustained support from the top, security programs stall, maturity erodes, and risks compound across finance, operations, legal, brand, and reputation.
Below, we break down the five critical takeaways every executive must understand to move beyond compliance and build lasting resilience.