UNSW Canberra Cyber Director Nigel Phair says Australia is "absolutely" vulnerable to cyber attacks after an oil pipeline and a major meat producer in the United States fell victim to cyber attack.
"On the whole, cyber security is discussed at a lot more mature level in the US than it often is in Australia," he told Sky News Australia.
"We've had President Biden come out a week and a half a go with a new presidential directive about how agencies have to work together, share information and respond to these attacks - we kind of need that same thing coming from our leaders."