The Quad is a diplomatic partnership between Australia, India, Japan and the United States. Quad partners are committed to working together on challenges to the Indo-Pacific. This is to support an open, stable and prosperous region that is inclusive and resilient. The inaugural virtual Quad Leaders’ Summit was held on 12 March 2021. Read more about the Quad on the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade website. Quad Senior Cyber Group The Department of Home Affairs supports the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade as Australia’s lead for the Quad Senior Cyber Group (QSCG). The QSCG was created following the Quad Leaders’ Summit held at the White House on 24 September 2021. Its launch was outlined in the 2021 Quad Leaders’ Summit Fact Sheet. It is an agreed commitment by Quad leaders to build on longstanding collaboration on cyber security matters. The QSCG commits to maintaining an Indo-Pacific that is: - inclusive - resilient - equipped to detect and deter cyber attacks. The group aims to achieve these objectives by focusing on five overarching themes: - Protection of national critical infrastructure underpinning our national economies. - Information sharing, workforce and awareness. - Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things (IoT) cyber security. - Tackling the criminal threat and ransomware scourge. - Indo-Pacific cyber security capacity building. The QSCG facilitates regular meetings of expert leaders from Quad partners. The third in-person meeting of the QSCG Principals took place in Tokyo on 5–6 December 2023. The group discussed work underway to improve the security of critical infrastructure in the Indo-Pacific. They also discussed the need to harness opportunities presented by critical and emerging technologies. This included artificial intelligence and machine learning. Read the Joint Press Release of the Quad Senior Cyber Group. Quad partners met on 23–24 March 2022 in Sydney. They agreed