Nation-State Targeting
Foreign intelligence services actively target Australian research in areas like defence, biotechnology, and quantum computing. These sophisticated adversaries have significant resources and patience.
Protect your intellectual property and research data from nation-state actors, competitors, and cybercriminals targeting valuable innovations.
78%
of universities experienced significant cyber attacks
Australian Universities Cyber Survey, 2023
$2.1B
estimated annual IP theft from Australian research
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence, 2023
45%
of research institutions lack formal cybersecurity programs
CAUDIT Security Survey, 2023
3x
increase in nation-state attacks on research since 2020
ACSC Annual Threat Report, 2023
Understanding the unique cybersecurity threats facing cybersecurity for research organisations.
Foreign intelligence services actively target Australian research in areas like defence, biotechnology, and quantum computing. These sophisticated adversaries have significant resources and patience.
Research thrives on collaboration and open exchange. But this openness creates security challenges when working with international partners or publishing findings that may have dual-use applications.
Defence-related and sensitive research increasingly comes with security requirements. Failure to meet these requirements can mean lost funding and damaged reputations.
Research teams change frequently as students and postdocs move on. Each departure is a potential data leak, and each arrival is a new access management challenge.
Common hesitations and how we address them.
We implement identity and access management that scales with your research population. Automated onboarding and offboarding ensure appropriate access throughout employment lifecycle.
We help you balance collaboration with security. Secure data sharing platforms, export control compliance, and risk assessments for international partnerships.
We translate security requirements into practical controls. From DISP to NIST, we help you meet funder expectations without disrupting research.
Our comprehensive approach to protecting cybersecurity for research organisations.
Identify and categorise research data by sensitivity, applying appropriate protections
Enable safe data sharing with research partners while maintaining control and audit trails
Scalable access controls that handle transient researcher populations
Ensure compliance with DTCA and other export control requirements
Defences designed for sophisticated adversaries targeting intellectual property
Meet DISP, NIST, and other funder-specific security requirements
Research organisations are prime targets for cyber espionage. Whether you’re developing new technologies, conducting clinical trials, or pursuing commercially valuable innovations, your data is under threat.
ADL99 helps research institutions balance the open collaboration essential to research with the security needed to protect intellectual property, comply with funder requirements, and defend against nation-state threats.
Common questions from cybersecurity for research organisations.
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