Security Outlook: Australia 2025 / 2026

Billions of threats raining down, millions of dollars in damages and thousands of businesses exposed – Australia is almost becoming numb to the criticality of cyber security.

Headlines become common.
Breaches become accepted.
Words remain words.

It’s difficult to find something new to say on such an exhausted topic.

Hence why this report takes a different path. This is community created research and analysis.

Leveraging Moxie Top Minds – an invitation-only editorial initiative housing high-performing figures redefining business and technology – this report balances in-depth market surveys with authoritative executive commentary.

From the most pressing areas of priority and the most debilitating of challenges, to industry best practice in solutions and partnering.

The shift to resilience amid supply chain exposure and economic strife, the rise in identity risk and the role of AI. Areas of strength and gaps of weakness.

A total of 620 survey responses across Australia, generating upwards of 100 data points. Over 20 hours of C-suite interviews with 27 influential leaders spanning 16 market sectors.

Perspectives designed to go beyond statistics. Editorially collated into one objective report that equips business leaders with clarity, not clichés.

This is a fresh perspective on an age-old industry problem.

In this research:

• Security Priorities: Understanding current and future priorities, strategic areas of focus and most important agenda items shaping cyber security decisions.
• Security Challenges: Assessing maturity levels and areas of exposure across the entire security suite – uncovering business risk and technology vulnerabilities.
• Security Stack: Linking priorities and challenges to solution requirements and investment plans, spanning all aspects of security portfolio.
• Security Partners: Highlighting outsourcing requirements and new demands placed on partners, notably in solutions, services and consulting.

Download the full research report here.