Victoria has become the first state to release a dedicated cyber security strategy.

The plans promise to restore confidence in government IT and digital service delivery with whole-of-government reforms.

Special Minister of State Gavin Jennings unveiled the strategy (available here in pdf form) at an Australian Information Industry Association event in Melbourne.

The 23-point strategy focuses on five priority areas to help the state shift from an individual agency approach to tackling cyber security to a whole-of-government one.

“While our approach to date has worked to some extent, Victorian auditor-general reports and departmental in-house testing regularly uncover vulnerabilities that must be addressed,” the strategy states.

“The time for an agency-by-agency (only) approach has passed. We need to address these risks strategically, and where it makes sense, holistically.”