In April 2018 the Federal Government, in cooperation with the WA Government, launched the Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), based at Edith Cowan University in Joondalup.
$140 million is being invested into the CRC by 25 industry, government, university and research participants. This includes $50 million from the Australian Government over seven years and $5.6 million from the State Government over seven years.