Social Cyber Institute

The Social Cyber Institute (SCI) creates new social science insights to complement technology in the fight for a more secure cyberspace. The Institute is a non‑profit research centre.

The Social Cyber Institute operates as a company limited by guarantee, a common structure for Australian non‑profits, and is governmed by a volunteer Board whose memebrs are registered as Directors. SCI’s research explores how organisational structures, governance, policy settings and human behaviour shape cyber security outcomes, and it promotes new “modes of thinking” tailored to individual corporations, government agencies and their wider operating ecosystems. SCI also engages publicly on issues such as disinformation, foreign influence and national coordination against information operations, contributing research papers, commentaries, workshops and policy dialogues in Australia and internationally. We work internationally on public policy projects and publish a discussion paper series. We have a voluntary non-resident Fellows Program with international reach and we offer internships.