The superannuation industry continues to band together to fight against cyber criminals and scammers, affirming its commitment with two cross-industry forums that foster collaboration, share critical threat intelligence, and drive action to better protect consumers' data and financial security.
The Australian Superannuation Cyber Security Forum was started in March 2024 while the Scam and Fraud Prevention Exchange has been in operation since May 2025. Since inception the forums have grown to include more than 30 superannuation funds and supporting organisations across the superannuation ecosystem.
The Forums are open to senior cyber and financial crime staff from both FSC and non-FSC member superannuation funds, as well as administrators and ecosystem participants. The Forums encourage key relationship building and intel sharing through both face-to-face meetings and real time communications.
CEO of the FSC Blake Briggs said: "In 2023/24, 11 per cent of the 1,100 cyber security incidents that the Australian Signals Directorate responded to related to critical infrastructure, which includes superannuation funds. This means superannuation funds cannot let their guard down when it comes to cybercriminals and scams.
"The superannuation cyber security incident that happened earlier this year demonstrates the importance of a coordinated response. Although most funds have good defenses in place, cyber criminals are becoming increasingly sophisticated and funds must adopt a mindset of continuous improvement.
"Sharing information, insights and lessons is what helps superannuation funds improve their practices in safeguarding superannuation customers," he said.
In total, both forums met 12 times over the year to discuss cyber, scam, and fraud matters facing the superannuation industry and respond to identified threats. Over those meetings, participants met with government officials including from the Australian Signals Directorate, Home Affairs and financial services regulators, as well as received threat intel briefings from multi-sector and international experts.
Although the Forums were started by the FSC, in 2025 the FSC undertook to de-brand them to foster better cross industry collaboration. They are governed by steering committees comprised of both FSC and non-FSC member superannuation funds and are open to membership at no cost to funds and their representative associations.
This year, the FSC also updated its Scam and Fraud Mitigation Standard
