Tim Neal | Assistant Secretary - Commonwealth Security Policy Branch
Department of Home Affairs

Tim is the Assistant Secretary – Commonwealth Security Policy (CSP). Tim leads a team responsible for the coordination and administration of whole-of-government cyber and protective security policy. Commonwealth Security Policy implements the Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) and the Hosting Certification Framework (HCF) on behalf of the Department of Home Affairs (Home Affairs), and enables the governance and assurance of protective security policy arrangements for Government. He leads for policy development for Cyber Security hardening of Australian Government IT through the coordination of the Commonwealth Cyber Security Uplift plan – part of the 2023-2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy.  Prior to his role as Assistant Secretary and before joining the Department of Home Affairs in March 2024.Tim held the roles at Microsoft, as the digital transforming & cyber Security advisor to the Turnbull Government at the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet and Defence. Tim started his career with the Department of Defence. Tim has a Masters in International Security, Bachelors in Politics and is Graduate of the Defence Intelligence Training Centre.