The CSIR Information & Cybersecurity Research Centre focuses on research, development, and innovation of cyber and information security solutions and approaches to securely protect people and systems against vulnerabilities, threats and risks in the digital realm.

The technology and research pursued by the centre includes cybersecurity capability development that enhances data, applications, networks and mobile security. Combatting cyber-crime through digital forensics and cyber-crime analysis. Development of next generation identity authentication systems, and cyber-physical critical infrastructure.

The Centre strategically partners and collaborates with stakeholders in the public and private sectors to innovate, design, develop, commercialise and localise transformative technologies in the information and cyber security domain for the enablement and advancement of national security imperatives in the digital space.