In summary
- CISC will hold an online compliance town hall on 16 November 2026 for entities regulated under the SOCI Act.
- The session will cover sector-wide CIRMP performance for 2025–26, key themes and trends, the emerging risk environment, and how findings will shape 2026–27 regulatory assurance and compliance activities.
- CISC released updated CIRMP guidance last month.
The Critical Infrastructure Security Centre (CISC) will host a compliance town hall on 16 November 2026 for entities regulated under the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 (SOCI Act).
The online session, running from 1:30pm to 2:30pm, will give regulated entities an overview of sector-wide performance across the 2025–26 Critical Infrastructure Risk Management Program (CIRMP) reporting period, drawing on CISC's initial review of annual reports submitted by industry.
The town hall will cover key themes, trends and observations from that review, along with an update on the emerging risk environment for critical infrastructure assets.
CISC said it will also outline how findings from the 2025–26 reporting cycle will inform its regulatory assurance and compliance activities for 2026–27, and provide an overview of its evolving compliance approach - including regulatory guidance, compliance monitoring and the enforcement measures available under the SOCI framework.
The session is relevant to Australian technology partners working with critical infrastructure operators across sectors including energy, water, transport, communications, data storage and processing, and financial services, where SOCI Act obligations apply to both asset owners and their service providers in certain circumstances.
Last month, the CISC released updated guidance to help responsible entities develop, maintain and review their CIRMP.
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