STEPHANIE CROWE

Stephanie Crowe leads ASD’s Cyber Engagement and Strategy Division (CES), which manages ASD’s relationships with Australian industry, academia and cyber security partners. Through ASD’s National Partnership Program, CES brings together cyber security professionals to share situational awareness, technical expertise and experience across the public and private sectors to enable collaboration on shared cyber security threats and opportunities. Crowe also manages ASD’s brand and external communications, including public threat and cyber security reports.

Prior to this role she lead the Cyber Security Resilience Division, which is responsible for delivering technical programs, services and publications across government and industry, as well as enabling the uplift and hardening of critical networks. Crowe has also managed ASD’s cyber threat intelligence and technical incident response functions, and designed programs to enhance Australia’s cyber security situational awareness, resilience, national threat picture and incident response capabilities.

Crowe’s cyber security career spans over 10 years – she has conducted various roles within junior operational ranks up to her most recent roles in senior leadership positions. She has been involved in cyber security efforts supporting key national events such as e-Census, elections and G20, and in facilitating national exercise programs. She has also directed Government’s technical response to numerous nationally-significant cyber security incidents.

Crowe’s Bachelor of Asian Studies Specialist (ANU) led to her to the graduate program in ASD in 2009. Throughout her 15+ year career at ASD she has performed in various roles across the organization’s intelligence missions utilizing her expertise in operations management.