Tim Watts MP on national identity and cyber literacy in Australia

<p><strong>In this episode of the <em>National Security Podcast</em>, Tim Watts, Shadow Assistant Minister for Cyber Security and Communications, joins Rory Medcalf for the latest instalment of our Security Summit series.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>With cyber-enabled threats on the rise, including ransomware attacks, cyber espionage, and disinformation campaigns, how can Australia increase its cyber resilience and literacy? In this episode of the <em>National Security Podcast</em>, we host federal Labor Member for Gellibrand and Shadow Assistant Minister for Cyber Security and Communications Tim Watts MP to discuss the benefits of a strong sense of national identity to sustaining social cohesion and resilience, Australia’s cyber security literacy, and the unique ways change can be achieved while working from opposition.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Tim Watts MP</strong> is the Shadow Assistant Minister for Cyber Security and Communications and the Federal Labor Member of Parliament representing the seat of Gellibrand.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Professor Rory Medcalf </strong>is Head of the National Security College at The Australian National University. His professional background involves more than two decades of experience across diplomacy, intelligence analysis, think tanks, and journalism.</p><p><br></p><p><em>We’d love to hear your feedback for this podcast series! Send in your questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes to&nbsp;</em><a href="mailto:podcast@policyforum.net" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>podcast@policyforum.net</em></a><em>. You can also Tweet us&nbsp;</em><a href="https://twitter.com/appspolicyforum" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>@APPSPolicyForum</em></a><em>&nbsp;or find us on&nbsp;</em><a href="https://www.facebook.com/asiapacificpolicysociety/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Facebook</em></a><em>.&nbsp;The National Security Podcast and Policy Forum Pod&nbsp;are available on&nbsp;</em><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6HGLGw9G