Toward Programme
It’s time to treat state-sponsored cyber intrusions as attacks
Why it matters
The article reflects and advocates for a hardening of Australian (and allied) cyber doctrine, specifically naming China as a persistent state-sponsored threat pre-positioning inside critical infrastructure. This signals a strategic reorientation toward treating cyber intrusions as acts of war equivalent to kinetic attack, which strengthens deterrence posture and alliance cohesion (Pillar 7) while enhancing the Northern Arc defensive mindset (Pillar 8).
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