KBKAST: Recent Episodes
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KBKast presents a weekly deep dive into the aspects of cybersecurity all too often overlooked: the business considerations and impacts of security. KBI is The Voice of Cyber® and doesn't get bogged down in the technical weeds - it just presents security through a lens made specifically for the modern executive.
Ben is an accomplished information security executive with over 20 years of international information security experience. Due to his many years of providing strategic C-level/board advice, he is able to apply technical threats into appropriate business contexts to determine overall risk to organisations. During this time Ben has been required to manage complex environments that requires balancing local and global organisational policies, domestic regulations, national security requirements, export control and international trade control restrictions, and applying the process, people and technology to ensure successful compliance.
Ben maintains his strong passion for the technical aspects of information security and recently has been focusing on creating new business opportunities by working across the breath of the global organisation's capabilities while teaming and supporting small innovative start up technology companies.
Ben speaks regularly at international, interstate and local conferences, seminars and round tables
In this episode, we are joined by Mark Anderson (National Security Officer - Microsoft ANZ), as we dive deep into the challenges that executives face in today's ever-evolving landscape. We discuss the importance of picking the right sources for insights, the non-IT ramifications of incidents, and the need for transparency and communication in the face of cyber attacks. Mark also shares his expertise on the commercialization of cybercrime, human-operated ransomware, and business email compromise that affect both small businesses and large enterprises. We also touch on the true cost of cybercrime and the importance of resilience-building through drills and scenario practice.
Mark has over 28 years’ experience in the IT industry with 18 of those at Microsoft in various roles across the globe. As the National Security Officer for Microsoft Australia & New Zealand, Mark is responsible for working with customers, partners, governments, and industry regulators to ensure that the Microsoft platforms are not only understood by policymakers but also adhere to their security, compliance and risk management requirements. In addition, Mark is accountable for the PROTECTED level assessment of Azure, Office 365, and Dynamics. Mark holds a Master of Cyber Security degree with high distinction from Edith Cowan University and is a Visiting Associate Professor at Macquarie University.
In this bonus episode, KB is on the go at the 2023 Tech Leaders Media and Journalism Conference, where she sits down for quickfire interviews with industry experts and gets their insights on hot topics in the media and cyber space. In this special segment, we are joined by the following experts:1. Phil Sim - CEO, Influencing 2. Anthony Woodward - CEO, Logicalis Australia 3. Zach Zeus - CEO, BizCubed 4. Matt Hurford - Managing Director - Australia & New Zealand, NetApp 5. Kurt Hansen - CEO, Tesserent 6. Stela Solar - Director, National Artificial Intelligence Centre
In this episode, we are joined by Gergana Winzer (National Cyber Security Lead Partner, Mid-Market - KPMG), as we dove deep into all things cybersecurity and leadership. Gergana emphasises how important collaboration is in today's complex and fast-paced landscape, and that there needs to be a shift in leadership mindset to ensure a more secure and resilient industry. Finally, while the industry has experienced fragmentation in recent years, consolidation is on the horizon. Larger tech firms are looking to improve their cybersecurity solutions through mergers and acquisitions. However, the leadership and empowerment of small and medium enterprises, as well as startups, will play a crucial role in addressing future threats and shaping the industry's future.An IT and cybersecurity professional, Gergana works with clients to develop creative approaches to reduce their cyber and data security risks. She assists organisations to improve their cyber security posture and supports them to achieve cyber resilient outcomes. Gergana believes that cyber is a business enabler; an intrinsic part of developing the business that can help organisations become more competitive in today’s world.Gergana is an experienced and respected member of the cybersecurity community in Australia and Asia and an engaging keynote and public speaker on cyber security and privacy matters, risks and issues to the business community. In her spare time, she mentors young professionals and is an advocate for diversity.Prior to KPMG, Gergana worked for a global IT solutions company as Industry Director Cyber Security for the Asia Pacific region. She was a member of the Australian Information Security Association (AISA) national board and ISACA Sydney board.
Phillip is the CEO of enigmaFIT, a global brain coaching and training company. He has a Master of Cognitive Science and is committed to developing cognitive excellence for clients. Over the past 25 years, he has provided his programs to Fortune 500 executives and entrepreneurs in the USA, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.
The enigmaFIT program is based on over 50 years of research into the CHC Theory of Human Cognitive Abilities. It creates Brain Balance, where the conscious mind and subconscious brain work together to optimally increase an individual's cognitive capability, a very important aspect in the cybersecurity space.
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In this episode, we are joined by Kurt Hansen (CEO - Tesserent) as we dive deep and envision Australia as the world's most cyber secure country by 2030. Kurt addresses the three major pillars when formulating and implementing strategies, and highlights that there is no silver bullet here - we are doing the best we can but keeping the conversation going is also key.
Kurt is the CEO of Australi'a largest ASX listed cybersecurity company, Tesserent Limited (ASX: TNT).
Kurt previously lead the Security Division at PS+C Group ASX:PSZ. Prior to that, Kurt was responsible at Tesserent ASX:TNT for defining the start up Sales Strategy GTM and building the initial team at Tesserent a newly listed ASX company.
Prior to Tesserent, Kurt was at Check Point Software responsible for $80MAUD Cyber Security Solution Sales and Services in Australia and New Zealand.
Prior to Check Point, Kurt was MD at F5 Networks for almost 5 years and grew the local subsidiary from $20m to $75m during 2009 to 2013, and the team from 17 to 70 people. In FY 2010/11 A/NZ was rated as the fastest growing subsidiary globally and has the highest attach rate of advanced application software and security solutions.
In 2011/12 he also led the Carrier and Service/Cloud provider virtual sales team across Asia Pacific and Japan.
Hansen’s career in the IT industry spans over 20 years. Before joining F5, Hansen was the CEO of AirData Pty Ltd, where he grew top line revenues by 250 percent in over 18 months.
Prior to AirData, he gained extensive sales and operational leadership experience while at Symbol Technologies, Telstra Wholesale, Cisco Systems, and Ericsson. In these positions he was responsible for increasing revenue and managing costs whilst building a senior high performing sales and delivery team.
Hansen commenced his career in IT as an Army Apprentice and later as an officer in the Royal Australian Signal Corps, finishing with the commissioned rank of Captain.
In this episode of KBKast, we are joined by Chester Wisniewski as we dive deep into the modern era of ransomware and discuss the 2023 Ransomware Report by Sophos. We delve into the ever-evolving challenges of negotiating with cybercriminals for encryption keys, the high cost of recovery, and the potential loss of data even if ransom is paid. Chester also imparts insights on the role of cyber insurance and its implications, and ultimately, highlights that preparation is key to prevention. It is high time for organisations to invest in infrastructure and to stay vigilant to limit any type of future damage and to protect sensitive information. Chester Wisniewski is a field chief technology officer in applied research at next-generation security leader Sophos. With more than 20 years of professional experience, Chester analyses the massive amounts of attack data gathered by SophosLabs to distill and share relevant information in an effort to improve the industry’s understanding of evolving threats, attacker behaviours and effective security defences. He’s helped organisations design enterprise-scale defence strategies, served as the primary technical lead on architecting Sophos’ first email security appliance, and consulted on security planning with some of the largest global brands.
Chester regularly speaks at industry events, including RSA Conference, Virus Bulletin, Security BSides (Vancouver, London, Wales, Perth, Austin, Detroit, Los Angeles, Boston, and Calgary) and others. He’s widely recognised as one of the industry’s top security researchers and is regularly consulted by press, appearing on BBC News, ABC, NBC, Bloomberg, CNBC, CBC, NPR, and more.
In this episode of KBKast, we are joined by Kavitha Mariappan, as we dove deep into the ever-evolving sophistication of ransomware attacks and consequently, the growing importance of budget and resource allocation for cybersecurity, strategy reassessments, and intentional actions based on cybersecurity reports, such as Zscaler's 2023 Ransomware Report. We discuss how no sector is exempt from attacks, and that while historically, industries like finance and healthcare are targeted, arts, entertainment, education, manufacturing, and even the maritime sector are not immune. Organizations across these industries must recognize the value of information they hold and take steps to protect it.
Kavitha Mariappan is Executive Vice President of Customer Experience and Transformation at Zscaler. With more than 20 years of technology and go-to-market experience, she is responsible for driving transformation and innovation across all facets of the company’s business, customers, strategy, products, and operations
Read the entire 2023 Ransomware Report by Zscaler here.
In this episode of KBKast, we are joined by Glenn Maiden, as we dive deep into the gaps of cyber and shine the light on the importance of connections - between cybersecurity professionals, businesses, government agencies, law enforcement, and other stakeholders. We uncover challenges faced by the industry and how strategic investments, shared expertise, and tactical partnerships can be used to make the lives of cybercriminals a lot more difficult.
Glenn Maiden is the director of threat intelligence operations at Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs Australia and New Zealand. Glenn has more than 20 years’ experience in different roles across the technology sector with a solid background in defence, federal cybersecurity, and Australian intelligence. Glenn’s role with FortiGuard Labs focuses on sharing threat intelligence to help organisations protect against current and emerging threats with advanced security technologies such as artificial intelligence, intrusion prevention, antivirus, and email security.
In the 200th episode of KBKAST, we are joined by Phil Rodrigues (Head of Security, AWS, APJ Commercial) as we highlight key facts about security in the cloud, including the importance of strong identity measures like MFA, the need for organizations to prioritize security culture, and the role of AWS in providing guidance, security tools, and partner services to help customers make informed security decisions. Phil also touches on the responsibilities of both AWS and customers in ensuring security, and we explore the larger context of cloud technology in the current climate of the technology landscape.
Phil works with AWS customers across Asia-Pacific to improve their security, risk, and compliance in the cloud. He is an information security professional with over 20 years of experience working in top tier research, military, finance and corporate environments in the US, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Before AWS, Phil worked as an Information Operations Specialist in the US Army, as a Penetration Tester on Wall Street and as the regional Vice-President for a global managed security provider.
In this episode of KBKast, Wayne Williamson shares his insights on agile security structures and the importance of prioritizing cybersecurity within organizations. Wayne also highlights the challenges of navigating traditional, centralized structures and emphasizes the need for organizations to pivot and make tweaks to their structures and approaches when undergoing transformation.
Wayne Williamson joined Equifax in August 2020. Wayne has over 20 years’ experience across Information Security and Cyber Resilience spanning large financial organisations within Australia, UK and Europe.
An experienced executive, Wayne is passionate about delivering the right level of oversight, being pragmatic in addressing threats - without compromising cost and user experience, as well as embedding a culture of information security protection ‘by design’ that delivers measured business value and buys-down risk in a cost-effective manner.
Prior to joining Equifax, Wayne held senior roles at Allianz Australia as the Chief Information Security Officer, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia as an Executive Security Officer and abroad at KPMG (UK) and Royal Dutch Shell (UK/Netherlands) as a Security Executive advisor focusing on information protection, business resilience and cyber strategy delivery.
In this episode of KBKast, we are joined by Pancho Mehrotra as we delve into the key to sales success and why accepting rejection is crucial. Pancho discusses the importance of focusing on the process of having meaningful conversations and qualifying clients, rather than just aiming for immediate results. Drawing on the analogy of competitive sports, he highlights the significance of learning from losses and practicing to improve.
Pancho Mehrotra, sales and negotiator trainer, has been helping business leaders and sales teams take their businesses to new levels of sales success since 1991. Pancho is a sales and communications expert who brings a unique set of skills, training, and experience to the table. He is the most experienced and results oriented trainer and has developed his own proprietary sales method that uses psychology and negotiation with amazing results.
Pancho has: * Over 30 years of hands-on sales and training experience * Trained over 5,000 salespeople * Set records for selling in past sales positions (in the insurance industry, he sold over 100 policies in one week!) * Personally, made over 220,000 cold calls in his career * Developed his own Emotional Intelligence profiling tool * His clients have sold over $146 billion in goods and services
Additionally, he has a background in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and went to Harvard Business School to undertake a specialised course in Negotiation.
In this episode of KBKast, we are joined by Vaile Mexted as we delve into the world of real-time payments and the rapid growth of digital payment options. Vaile discusses the evolving customer expectations and the need for banks to invest heavily in digital tools to stay ahead of fraud and scam risks, and the importance of building trust in the fraud, cyber, and scam space, and how banks can effectively manage the customer experience while ensuring security. Vaile Mexted is the New Zealand Country Manager for FICO and Senior Account Director for the Australian market. He has over 25 years’ experience across the technology and financial services sectors delivering enterprise data and analytic solutions, with a particular focus on credit risk management. He is an evangelist for the power of enterprise-wide analytics and decision management, and works to deliver true business value to leading organisations across New Zealand and Australia and their customers. Vaile joined FICO from the Bank of New Zealand, where he was Manager Decision Strategy and then Retail Models programme manager. Based in Wellington, New Zealand, Vaile holds both commerce and science degrees, with a focus on decision management, statistics and operations research.
Founded in 1956, FICO is a pioneer in the use of predictive analytics, AI and data science to improve operational decisions. As a unified platform for fraud and compliance, Fraud Prevention on the FICO Platform helps financial institutions detect and prevent criminal activity before real-time transfer occurs.
In this episode of KBKast, we are joined by James Maude as we dive deep into the 2023 Microsoft Vulnerabilities report. James talks about the rapid increase of vulnerabilities, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as a societal technological shift and concerns about foundational security measures and fundamental knowledge.
You can read the full 2023 Microsoft Vulnerabilities report here. James Maude is Lead Cyber Security Researcher at BeyondTrust, the worldwide leader in intelligent identity and access security.
James has broad experience in security research, conducting in-depth analysis of malware and cyber threats to identify attack vectors and trends in the evolving security landscape. His background in forensic computing and active involvement in the security research community makes him an expert voice on cybersecurity. He regularly presents at international events and hosts webinars to discuss threats and defense strategies.
In this episode of KBKast, we are once again joined by Chris Pogue (CyberCX - US Director of Digital Forensics and Incident Response), as we dive deep into the world of cybersecurity, with a focus on the challenges faced by Australian companies and the potential benefits of breaking through the US market.
Chris Pogue is the Director of Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) for CyberCX in the Americas and is a member of the global DFIR leadership team.
Over his 25-year career, Chris has led multiple professional security and services organizations to investigate data breaches, secure corporate computing assets and critical value data, implement wide-scale compliance regimes, and help executives and boards of directors both qualify and quantify security risks.
His extensive experience is drawn from careers as a cybercrimes investigator, ethical hacker, military officer, law enforcement and military instructor, university professor, business executive, and board advisor.
Chris served in the United States Army as a Signal Corps Warrant Officer, participating in multiple joint task force missions is support of Operation Enduring Freedom, and the Global War on Terror. He distinguished himself as an Honor Graduate from a variety of Army Academies and Schools and received multiple awards and commendations for excellence.
Chris was also an active member of the United States Secret Service Electronic Crimes Task Force in multiple field offices as well as the Headquarters Division. He has also been the recipient of multiple Secret Service Certificates of Appreciation.
In this episode of KBKast, we are once again joined by expert Jo Stewart-Rattray as we delve into the importance of holding organizations accountable for their actions and addressing online gender-based violence. Jo also shares her key takeaways from her recent attendance to a conference held by the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, and gives valuable insights on ISACA's 2023 State of Digital Trust Report as compared to last year's.
Jo has over 25 years’ experience in the security industry. She consults in risk and technology issues with a particular emphasis on governance and IT security in businesses as a Director with BRM Advisory. She regularly provides strategic advice and consulting to the banking and finance, utilities, healthcare, manufacturing, tertiary education, retail, and government sectors.
Securing space technology is no longer a luxury but a necessity for the smooth functioning of our increasingly interconnected world. In this episode of KBKast, we delve into the fascinating world of space technology and its connection to critical infrastructure. Dr. Jordan Plotnek talks about his journey, the challenges of space security, and emphasizes the need for a tailored and collaborative global approach to managing space system security that has humanity at its core. Dr Jordan Plotnek received a PhD in space systems security and resilience from the University of South Australia and a Bachelor of Engineering in Telecommunications and Electronics from Swinburne University in Melbourne. Jordan is an Australian Air Force veteran and has held senior Operational Technology security positions for private and public sector organisations internationally. Jordan is currently a space security researcher at the University of South Australia and the Lead Partner for Critical Infrastructure at Anchoram Consulting. Jordan’s research and professional interests are centred around space systems security, critical infrastructure resilience, and cyber-physical conflict.
In this episode, Pieter Danhieux joins us in learning the balance between speed and security and the potential impact of AI in various industries, acknowledging that AI is not a magical solution but a tool for assisting with heavy work. Join Karissa Breen and Pieter Danhiuex as they delve into the world of AI and its implications for security analysts and developers alike.
Pieter Danhieux is the Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and Co-Founder of Secure Code Warrior. He started SCW in 2015 and built this company out to a global cyber security company from Australia with 220+ staff, helping more than 500 Enterprises with building secure coders and software.
In 2020, Pieter was recognised as a finalist in the Diversity Champion category for the SC Awards Europe 2020. In 2016, he was No. 80 on the list of Coolest Tech people in Australia (Business Insider), awarded Cyber Security Professional of the Year (AISA - Australian Information Security Association) and is member of the Forbes Technology Council.
Pieter has been a Principal instructor for the SANS Institute since 20o7 teaching military, government and private organisations offensive techniques on how to target and assess organisations, systems and individuals for security weaknesses. Before starting his own company, Pieter co-founder NVISO in Belgium, worked at Ernst & Young and BAE Systems. He is also one of the Co-Founders of BruCON, one of the most awesome hacking conferences on this planet.
He started his information security career early in life and obtained the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification in 2004 as one of the youngest persons ever in Belgium. On his way, he collected a whole range of cyber security certificates (CISA, GCFA, GCIH, GPEN, GWAP) and is currently one of the select few people worldwide to hold the top certification GIAC Security Expert (GSE).
In this episode of KBKast, we are joined by cybersecurity expert Fabian Partigliani. They dive into the world of cybersecurity risk management and how to effectively communicate these risks to the board of a business. Throughout the episode, KB and Fabian stress the importance of making cybersecurity information easy for the board to understand, identifying critical issues, and considering the right level of investment in cybersecurity. The conversation concludes with Fabian sharing insights on how to approach the topic when presenting to a board and the importance of justifying security investments and scrutinizing team performance.
Fabian Partigliani is an experienced Global CEO and Chair/Director, with multi-sector experience in tech, agritech, manufacturing, and fast-moving consumer goods. Fabian has worked across all types of organizations, from blue-chip listed companies to public sector not-for-profits and start-ups. Fabian has always been passionate about helping people and businesses scale to fulfill their potential. Currently, Fabian is the CEO of RedShield Security, an enterprise web application security solution operating in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, and Chairman of plant-based food company Smartfoods.
In this episode of KBKast, Pete Murray dives deep into the world of data management and recovery, sharing valuable insights on determining data residence, the significance of backup and recovery when other security measures fail, and the importance of managing access to data with the right tools to determine who has access and whether said access is necessary.
An industry veteran with over 30 years of experience, Pete Murray is responsible for leading Veritas' overall strategy, sales operations and new business growth in the ANZ region. Pete is passionate about making a difference by giving back to the IT community. In 2017, he co-founded the Jack Edge Connected Classroom Foundation, which provides secure video connectivity from homes to classrooms for terminally ill children.
In this episode of KBKast, Jason Murell talks about the challenges facing the cybersecurity startup ecosystem in Australia. They discuss the funding and support available for startups, the need for a cultural mindset change, and the importance of mentoring and education. Jason also talks about his groundbreaking initiative set to revolutionise the cybersecurity landscape in Australia. Additionally, they explore the opportunities in other countries, such as Israel and Canada, and the need for collaboration and open sharing of information within the cybersecurity community.
Jason Murrell is Group Executive at AustCyber and has been a long-time supporter of Australian start-ups for over 20 years, particularly in the cyber security space for the past 6 years. His accomplishments include helping to launch Cyber Aware in 2017, and most recently with Cyber Hive, after previously contributing to the growth of GRC platform 6clicks.
With a passion for championing, mentoring, and connecting Australia’s cyber networks, Jason is well-placed unite the Australian cyber community and get us as a nation to where we need to be – connected with cyber safety as a priority.
In this episode, Darren delves into the challenges facing the security industry, with fragmented tools and technologies making it difficult for organisations to keep up with the overwhelming volume of data being produced. Bringing together endpoint, network, and identity detection can help pre-correlate and line up activity against a toolset to present legitimate intelligence to SoC teams, thus helping to reduce alert fatigue and enable quick response to potential threats. This episode also discusses the growing popularity of XDR, an extension to traditional cybersecurity tools designed to provide a single console view of network, endpoint, and identity telemetry. While not every organisation will deploy XDR, more and more will move towards its use to better prevent and respond to cyber attacks.
Darren is currently the Senior Director of the Security Business Unit for Asia-Pacific & Japan at VMWare. He has over 25 years’ experience in leading organisations in the Information Technology industry. With both domestic and international experience, Darren has helped build and grow a number of organisations in a wide variety of countries.
As companies move to benefit from a multi-cloud world, ensuring their data and applications are secured while still providing an outstanding user experience becomes paramount. VMWare helps organisations of all sizes embrace multi-cloud while delivering a single, holistic, security experience to protect and enable their organisational transformation. From on-premise through private cloud, public cloud, and containers, Carbon Black supports all the different ways a customer may deploy their applications.
In this episode, Brian Grant shares his insights on data security and why organizations should prioritise securing their data before anything else. He emphasises that effective data security starts with a fundamental change in how organizations approach the issue as a social responsibility, not just a business concern. The discussion also delves into the consequences of data breaches, including the potential for life-threatening outcomes, and the need for everyone to prioritise safety in the digital age. Additionally, Grant discusses the critical role of education and consulting in putting cybersecurity controls and investments in context, and how raising awareness can lead to a tipping point where organizations and individuals prioritize it as a foundational value.
Brian Grant is the Thales Regional Director with responsibility for the Data Protection business in Australia and New Zealand. He started his career in technology when he enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force, working on critical air traffic control systems. He has had extensive hands on and leadership experience in delivering innovative and unique solutions for organisations, with a particular emphasis on networking and cybersecurity. He has held regional leadership roles for a number of technology start-ups and is passionately committed to helping clients embed data security to better deliver confidentiality, integrity and availability in our data dependent world.
In this episode of KBKast, we delve into the world of cybersecurity and the impact of breaches on organizations and society. Raj provides insights into his experience with past cases, emphasizing the importance of being open and transparent in handling breaches and reducing the impact on customers. We uncover the risks posed by social media, the challenge of managing expectations from regulators, and the economic impact of breaches. We also explore how cybersecurity extends beyond computer viruses and IT systems, and how the rise of autonomous vehicles and growing technology dependence increases the risk of attacks. Join us as we discuss the need for transparency and information sharing to improve the collective defense of the industry.Raj Samani is a computer security expert responsible for extending the scope and reach of Rapid7’s research initiatives. He joins Rapid7 from McAfee where he served as McAfee Fellow and Chief Scientist after serving as VP and Chief Technical Officer in EMEA.Raj has assisted multiple law enforcement agencies in cybercrime cases, and is special advisor to the European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) in The Hague.Raj has been recognized for his contributions to the computer security industry through numerous awards, including the Infosecurity Europe hall of Fame, Peter Szor award, Intel Achievement Award, among others. He also co-authored the book 'Applied Cyber Security and the Smart Grid' as well as the CSA Guide to Cloud computing, and he has served as technical editor for numerous other publications. In addition to speaking at myriad cybersecurity industry events, Raj is sought after for his commentary on breaking news such as major security breaches and emerging threats. His commentary has appeared in Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, Business Insider, The Daily Beast, and more. He can be found on twitter @Raj_Samani.
In this episode of KBKast, we take a look into the recent announcement from the Australian government about their new cybersecurity regulations for businesses. The new risk management protocol covers cybersecurity, physical security, personnel security, and supply chain security, all aimed at encouraging companies to enhance overall protection measures rather than punishing directors for noncompliance. Marty points out that Australia's situation with cybersecurity is similar to other countries in the world, with many governments implementing baseline standards to encourage better cybersecurity practices. However, some organizations have made progress in cybersecurity, while others need more government intervention to ensure critical infrastructure security. He also touches on the importance of investing in operational technology systems, including industrial control systems, which have been underinvested in cybersecurity, despite their vital role in operating electricity, gas, water, and transportation systems. As more governments require cybersecurity standards for these systems, both public and private sector organizations should invest in the security of these systems.Marty Edwards is a globally recognised Operational Technology (OT) and Industrial Control System (ICS) cybersecurity expert who collaborates with industry, government and academia to raise awareness of the growing security risks impacting critical infrastructure and the need to take steps to mitigate them. As Vice President of Operational Technology Security at Tenable, Edwards works with government and industry leaders throughout the world to broaden understanding and implementation of people, process and technology solutions to reduce their overall cyber risk. Prior to joining Tenable in 2019, Edwards—a 30‐year industry veteran—served as the Global Director of Education at the International Society of Automation (ISA). While at ISA, he was recognized by his industry peers with the SANS ICS 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award. Prior to ISA, Edwards was the longest‐serving Director of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS‐CERT). Edwards also served as a program manager focused on control systems security at the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and has held a variety of roles in the instrumentation and automation fields. Edwards holds a diploma of technology in Process Control and Industrial Automation (Magna cum Laude) from the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), and in 2015 received the institute’s Distinguished Alumni Award. In 2016, Edwards was recognized by FCW in its “Federal 100 Awards” as being one of the top IT professionals in the U.S. federal government.
Rajesh Ganesan is President at ManageEngine, the IT management division of Zoho Corporation. He is a part of the leadership team overseeing product strategy and direction for the overall suite. Rajesh has been with Zoho Corp. for over 20 years developing software products in various domains including telecommunications, network management, and IT security. He is currently focussed on delivering enterprise IT management solutions as SaaS.
Gene Shablygin is a former nuclear physicist and current computer security storyteller. Life-long ham radio operator, relatively young (just under 1000 flight hours) private pilot. Loves classical live music, high-end audio, and fast cars from Zuffenhausen.As a founder and CEO of WWPass, Gene is focused on freeing individuals and enterprises from ineffective, insecure password systems that can’t protect their data from increasingly sophisticated security threats.
Rik Ferguson is the Vice President of Security Intelligence at Forescout. He is also a Special Advisor to Europol’s European Cyber Crime Centre (EC3), a multi-award-winning producer and writer, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. In April 2011 Rik was inducted into the Infosecurity Hall of Fame. Rik is a researcher, storyteller, and futurist. He helps governments, law enforcement, businesses and individuals to understand the complexities of technology, and its intersection with cybercrime, contributing to global initiatives to combat cybercrime and reduce risk through participation at the United Nations, European and national Parliaments. Over his twenty-five plus years of professional practice, he has taken deep dives into the cybercriminal underground and helped the wider world understand the threats of today and how those threats might evolve over time. A recognised futurist and world-renowned speaker, Rik has spoken at global events including RSA Conference, Mobile World Congress, Milken Institute, RUSI, GITEX, Infosecurity, Virus Bulletin, e-Crime Congress, IPExpo, CloudExpo, Webit, GovSec, and many more, and is often quoted by media around the world. Rik joined Forescout in 2022. Prior to assuming his current role, he served as Vice President Security Research at Trend Micro for 15 years Rik Ferguson holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wales and has qualified as a Certified Ethical Hacker (C|EH), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and an Information Systems Security Architecture Professional (ISSAP).
Thomas Fikentscher is responsible for driving strong customer and partner engagement and expanding CyberArk’s emerging cloud business in the region.
Prior to joining CyberArk, Thomas was Chief Revenue Officer at JXT Global, and has more than 20 years’ experience in the IT industry, including significant stints at Oracle, Ingram Micro and Sun Microsystems. His extensive industry and leadership experience – particularly in the cloud domain – has been invaluable to CyberArk, helping grow demand for Identity Security solutions.
When it comes to cybersecurity, Thomas sees a significant opportunity to bridge the gap between technology jargon and business language. A big part of this is helping company leaders understand the importance of identity security to organisational risk management.
Mark Thomas, Director, Security Services, ANZ at Arctic Wolf, aims to build, direct and mature the operations of Arctic Wolf’s security services within the region. For the past 21 years, Mark has worked in the Cyber Security field establishing pragmatic, business-aligned risk minimisation strategies and cyber defenses to reduce losses, protect brand reputation, and achieve return on investment. Mark has held senior leadership and technical management roles, driving mission-critical SOC operations in geographically dispersed matrix environments, enabling greater business resilience and security agility. His previous roles include Senior Director, Threat Intelligence at NTT Ltd Global Threat Intelligence Centre (GTIC), and prior to that, Senior Director, Cybersecurity at Dimension Data.See also: 2023 Arctic Wolf Labs Threat Report
Sean is the Regional chief security officer for Asia Pacific and Japan at Palo Alto Networks. In this role, Sean spearheads the development of thought leadership, threat intelligence and security best practices for the cybersecurity community and business executives. With more than 20 years of experience in the IT and security industry, he acts as a trusted advisor to organisations across the region and helping them improve their security postures and align security strategically with business initiatives.Prior to joining Palo Alto Networks, he spent 15 years in a variety of roles at Intel Security (McAfee), with his last position as the Chief Technology Officer for Asia Pacific. Before this, Sean was involved in software development, technical support and consulting services for a range of Internet security solutions. Sean actively discusses security issues in mainstream media, including television, radio, print and security related broadcasts. He regularly participates in forums, conferences and panels, and provides intelligence on cybersecurity matters to the public and private sector.Read the report here.
David Fairman is an experienced CIO/CSO/CISO, strategic advisor and investor.
David has extensive experience in the global financial services sector. David is currently the APAC CIO & CSO for Netskope helping customers manage their digital and cyber risk programs in addition to working across industry with the aim of making the digital economy a safer place to do business. Furthermore, David is a Partner and CISO-in-residence at SixThirty Ventures, driving innovation and helping build great technology companies. Previously, David was the Chief Security Officer (CSO) at NAB owning all aspects of Physical Security, Fraud, Investigations and Cyber Security. Prior to NAB, he was the Group Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the Royal Bank of Canada. David has been a senior leader at JP Morgan Chase & Co and the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) having held several regional CISO and Global Head roles.
David has lived and worked in Australia, the UK, the Netherlands and the USA.
David was raised and educated in Australia where he received his Bachelor of Information Technology in Software Engineering and Computer Science. He holds a Masters of Business Administration and a Masters of Project Management. David began his career in Information Security while serving in the Royal Australian Air Force’s Electronic Warfare and Communications group, where he gained valuable experience in the technology, policy and process aspects of security and risk management. Subsequently, David worked in a variety of roles in technology and cyber, including in the utilities sector (gas and electricity).
David holds a number of positions on boards of directors and was a founding member of the Security Advisor Alliance (www.securityadvisoralliance.org), and the Canadian Cyber Threat Exchange. During his tenure at NAB, David was the Chair for the Board of Directors for the Australian Financial Crimes Exchange and spear headed the formation of a taskforce involving the big 4 banks, AFP, ASD and ACSC to detect and disrupt cyber-crime impacting Australia. David also advises a number of VC funds and Cyber Security companies.
Recently, David was recognised in the Top 50 Australian Professionals, as profiled by the Top 100 Magazine. David has also been named as one of the Top 10 CISOs to know, and is recognised as a thought leader in the cyber security industry as profiled by K-Logix here.
David co-authored “Cyber Risk” (2016) and co-edited “Fintech: Growth and Deregulation” (2018) published by Risk Books and was the Technical Editor for “Zero Trust Journey Across The Digital Estate” (2022) published CRC Press.
David is passionate about education. He has held Adjunct Professorships at both the University of New York and the University of Toronto and is currently working with Deakin University in Australia.
David currently resides in both Melbourne and Brisbane, Australia.
Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Security OfficerKunal joined Imperva when Prevoty, a company he co-founded in 2013 and where he served as CTO, was acquired by Imperva in August 2018. Before joining Prevoty, he was the Director of Technology at BBC Worldwide. Kunal has a deep history of innovation and technical expertise, and has held roles leading security, data, technology, and engineering teams at Gravity, MySpace, and the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab.He holds a BS from Babson College.
Riccardo Galbiati is the Chief Technology Office for Australia and New Zealand at Palo Alto Networks. With 15+ years of experience in the cyber-security industry, he is able to offer strategic advice to CISOs, CTOs and executives, especially when it comes to rationalising technology adoption and leveraging a Zero Trust approach that aims at business resilience in spite of cyber-attacks.
David Chow brings over 20 years of experience in the federal government to his role as Chief Technology Strategy officer. His focus includes analysing, managing, and implementing technologies to assist with building and maintaining a global cybersecurity strategy. Much of his expertise stems from working alongside the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) to modernise the agency's mortgage loan systems and mature its cybersecurity program. He served on a number of additional roles within the federal government, including executive and leadership positions at the Department of Transportation and the White House. Prior to joining Trend Micro, David demonstrated success in accelerated digital transformation through secured cloud adoption as the Global SVP on NextGen Solutions at CoreLogic, a FinTech data company. David Chow is on the Advisory Board of George Mason College of Engineering and Computing.
William Gooderson is a high-performance coach and speaker who has worked across Australia and the Asia Pacific region providing coaching and workshops to multiple public and private sector organisations. He focuses on training around personal well-being, building resilience in self and others, leading high performing teams in complex environments, and overcoming cultural challenges in the workplace.William’s experience has been developed over two decades that included: serving as a British Army officer, paratrooper, and engineer, across Europe and the Middle East leading large multinational teams in both the special forces and human intelligence communities; and working in the Australian private and public sectors developing leaders and team’s capabilities on the skills required to lead self and others, whilst adapting to the challenges of evolving workforces and a hybrid pandemic environment.William is an Adjunct Lecturer on resilience at the University of Tasmania’s school of medicine and is a frequent speaker with multiple National and State groups. In his spare time, he has enjoyed coaching his son’s rugby and basketball teams, is a member of societal relevance projects that educate refugee schoolchildren and disadvantaged individuals on how to take ownership of their circumstances and runs a mental health and wellbeing group for local Dads.
Peter Bauer is the CEO, Co-founder and Board Member at Mimecast, which he launched in 2003 with fellow Board Member and Co-founder, Neil Murray.He is the visionary behind Mimecast's SaaS strategy, which empowers businesses across the globe with comprehensive cyber resilience for email. Mimecast's security, archiving, business continuity and risk mitigation products and services are all delivered from a single cloud platform. This home-grown, pure-cloud delivery mechanism enables an intuitive user experience, suited to the way people interact with email today.The combination of next-generation technology and seamless integration with existing email systems, is the driving force behind Mimecast's success in its mission to transform the way people remain productive, collaborative and efficient in today's ever-changing threat landscape.Peter was born and raised in South Africa, trained as a Microsoft systems engineer, and began working with corporate messaging systems in the mid-1990s. He moved to the UK where Mimecast was founded and then moved once more, arriving in Boston, Massachusetts in 2011, to lead Mimecast's aggressive push into North America. Since that time, Mimecast has been one of the strongest performers in its market segment in terms of customer acquisition and top-line growth, making Peter one of only a handful of CEOs to have lead a pure-Saas company for over 15 years while acquiring tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Kevin is a CISO leader in the Australian Digital Banking sector and a seasoned information security veteran in the financial services industry. Kevin’s practical approach to Cyber Security is often seen as pushing the boundaries and balance between user centric design and effective controls.Kevin began his career as an academia researcher in the late 90s, an educator, and a security engineer, slowly climbing his way through organisations, developing and implementing security controls, when many organisations do not regard information security as a risk.Today, Kevin is the CISO of a fintech organisation, which is aiming to make a difference to individuals through well thought out banking solutions and products.During his spare time, Kevin devotes his time by volunteering and giving his time back to the Security industry through his involvement with the ISACA Sydney Chapter. He served on the ISACA Sydney Chapter Board for 8 years and was also a former President, dedicated to serving its over 1600 Chapter members.
Richard Stiennon is Chief Research Analyst for IT-Harvest, the firm he founded in 2005 to cover the 3,051+ vendors that make up the IT security industry. He has presented on the topic of cybersecurity in 31 countries on six continents. He was a lecturer at Charles Sturt University in Australia. He is the author of Surviving Cyberwar (Government Institutes, 2010) and Washington Post Best Seller, There Will Be Cyberwar. Stiennon was Chief Strategy Officer for Blancco Technology Group, the Chief Marketing Officer for Fortinet, Inc. and VP Threat Research at Webroot Software. Prior to that he was VP Research at Gartner. He has a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering and his MA in War in the Modern World from King’s College, London. His latest book Security Yearbook 2022 was released in June, 2022. Get a copy here.
Glen Pendley is chief technology officer (CTO) at Tenable, where he is responsible for driving the company's long-term vision, strategy and continued product innovation. Glen has over 20 years of experience in the industry and deep roots leading cutting-edge engineering, research and product teams for global cybersecurity brands. Before his role as CTO, Glen served as Tenable's deputy CTO and senior vice president of research & development where he led the global engineering and security research teams. Prior to joining Tenable, he was director for research, development and product Management at McAfee, Inc., where he oversaw engineering and product functions across the globe. Glen serves as an executive advisor to a number of companies and began his career in the United States Marines Corps.Resource:Exposure Management: Our Vision for Securing the Modern Attack Surface
Adam P. Henry is a cyber security thought leader, published author, international speaker and executive. He has developed research and programs focused on addressing the education, skills and workforce gaps, cyber disaster response/resilience, and cyber warfare. His research and initiatives have focused on developing strategies and effective responses to these key issues. He is Senior Advisor at the Social Cyber Institute and an Adjunct Lecturer at the UNSW Canberra.Adam has participated in national and international projects and programs and also spoken at major conferences in Australia and internationally. Adam has established strong collaborative networks while in search of impactful partnerships in providing innovative solutions to our biggest technological challenges.Adam has extensive experience in digital and cyber leadership including transformation, developing, leading and executing technology business solutions and strategies. He is a new thought leader in this field, pushing the boundaries with his research while implementing practical solutions to these global issues.
Lori MacVittie is Principal Technical Evangelist, Office of the CTO, for application security and delivery company, F5. She and F5 CTO, Geng Lin, recently published their book, ‘Enterprise Architecture for Digital Business’, which outlines how to modernise IT for a digital-first world.The book clarifies why companies struggle with digital transformation, and what it takes to transform IT to become a data-driven, AI-supported digital business.The book outlines an architecture framework for transitioning IT to operate as a digital business, support innovation and address today’s biggest IT challenges. Each chapter focuses on a specific domain and analyses the trends and technologies driving change, as well as provides recommendations to help organisations adapt.Lori is a technologist and principal technical evangelist in F5’s Office of the CTO with an emphasis on emerging architectures and technologies including cloud and edge computing, digital transformation, automation and orchestration, microservices, and application delivery.She has more than 25 years of industry experience spanning application development, IT architecture, and network and systems operation. She co-authored the CADD profile for ANSI NCITS 320-1998 and holds a US patent for application delivery provisioning. MacVittie is a contributing author of books on cloud security and object-oriented development and has authored books on application security and XAML.
Ryan has almost 10 years' experience within the Cyber Security and IT space. With a lifelong love of IT and Cyber Security, Ryan built his career with the goal of exposing himself to as many environments and unique technologies as possible, preparing himself for a successful pivot into the Cyber Security space.After pivoting in 2020, Ryan quickly grew into the role of Head of Cyber Security (APAC) for Waterstons Australia and now leads a small team of security engineers. He is known for being an innovative, empathic leader who is focused on continuing to build the Australian team and services through the adoption of bleeding edge training, technologies and techniques.Passionate about everything tech, Ryan has deep experience in cyber security. His strengths include Open Source Investigation, Security Operations, Incident Management and Penetration Testing.Eager to share his knowledge and insight wherever possible, Ryan frequently provides mentoring and training within the industry to colleagues and students alike, having previously led workshops, presentations and competitive hacking teams through Cyber Security competitions.Having joined Waterstons Australia in it's infancy, Ryan has leveraged his knowledge and team to build and deliver new services to clients globally, including intelligence led scanning, penetration testing and BAU Security Operations.Deeply curious and fascinated with the Internet and Cyber Security, Ryan spends large amounts of his spare time contributing to bug bounties, participating in competitive hacking with his team, attending talks and presentations and eagerly exploring the Internet.
Dan has been in what's called the cyber industry in a sales capacity for 16yrs in Sydney and has provided most solutions and types of security services to most types of organisation. With a wealth of experience and a straight bat approach to sales he has recently joined the rocket-ship that is CrowdStrike and now focusses on the challenging task of stopping breaches in the healthcare sector.
Satnam Narang is Sr. Staff Research Engineer at Tenable with over 14 years of experience in the industry (M86 Security and Symantec). He contributed to the Anti-Phishing Working Group, helped develop a Social Networking Guide for the National Cyber Security Alliance, uncovered a huge spam botnet on Twitter and was the first to report on spam bots on Tinder. He's appeared on NBC Nightly News, Entertainment Tonight, Bloomberg West, and the Why Oh Why podcast.
Jane Frankland is an award-winning leader, best-selling author, speaker and change agent. Through her company, collaborations and partnerships, Jane is solving the problem of making women standard in male dominated industries like cyber, as she believes if you’re short on women, you are less safe, happy and prosperous. Having spent over two decades in cybersecurity, Jane has become one of the industry's most celebrated female influencers and UNESCO has called her a trailblazing woman in tech. She started in tech by building her own hacking firm in the late 90s but has also worked as a senior executive for world renown consultancies. She regularly shares her thought leadership in the media, including the top broadsheets, at events, as a university guest lecturer and board adviser. She is known for spotting trends, bringing teams together for mutual wins, solving root problems fast, plus all the work she does with women. She is driven by her three children, an obsession to deliver outstanding quality and to make a positive difference in the world.
As leader of Fivecast, Brenton is responsible for driving innovation in the security industry through the application of world leading data science techniques to the field of open-source intelligence (OSINT). Brenton was formerly CTO of the Data To Decisions CRC, a $100 million collaborative research initiative to address data analysis challenges facing Australia’s national security agencies. This work led to the formation and spin-out of Fivecast, where he and the team are working toward their mission to enable a safer world by providing digital intelligence solutions that help protect global communities. Brenton has a Ph.D. in neural networks and his 20+ year career spans technology and management roles for companies including BAE Systems, Tenix Defence and Motorola.
Liam RYAN is the CEO of GM Risk Group, a Intelligence Solutions and High Risk Consultancy firm with its Head Office in Australia and entities in both The US and Netherlands. He has 15 + years industry experience ranging from operational surveillance, close personal protection and logistics in high risk and conflict zones around the globe, to executive security and risk management, corporate advisory and the provision of complex security solutions for large multinationals and ultra-high net worth entities.Operational experience though out Australia, South East Asia, North, East, South and West Africa, the Americas, Middle East and most recently Ukraine.Liam has recently returned after multiple deployments in Ukraine where GM Risk Group have been providing Security Advisory, Logistics, Close Protection and Emergency Management for media clients covering the ongoing conflict with Russia.Liam and GM Risk Group first deployed to Ukraine in early January 2022, and in the following months had over 15 teams across the country. They maintained a presence since and have also been providing civilian evacuations, safe access for NGO's and supply chains of aid.
Helen Hamilton-James has over 28 years of experience providing assurance and advisory services to clients across many sectors in Australia, Papua New Guinea and the UK. Having started her career as a graduate in Deloitte’s London office, Helen moved to Sydney in 1997 as part of a global development program.Since becoming Partner in 2004, Helen has held multiple leadership roles including Office Managing Partner for Papua New Guinea, Chief Operating Officer of Deloitte Private and Assurance and Advisory Leader in Deloitte’s Western Sydney and Canberra offices.In her current role as Office Managing Partner for Western Sydney, Helen is a passionate advocate for the region and all that it has to offer. She is focused on providing exceptional service to our clients across the area and creating a great place to work for partners and employees based in our Western Sydney office.Outside of work, Helen is currently a non-executive director serving on the boards of SDN Children's Services and Good360 Australia
Stephen is a proven sales and business leader with over 15 years’ experience in cloud-based IT. He has led high growth businesses in both North America and ANZ from small to enterprise software organisationsHis passion and ability to recruit, motivate and lead extraordinary teams is the key to consistently exceeding business goals. His leadership style is a transparent and consultative approach that focuses on driving value for the customer first and working from the front lines with his team. In every engagement from clients, to partners and colleagues, he demands high ethics and integrity each step of the way.Within Zscaler, Steve helps organisations secure their business, clients, and staff with world-leading technology.Access the report here: 2022 VPN Risk Report Industry report by Cybersecurity Insiders
Mike Johnson joined Fastly as Chief Information Security Officer in 2019 and has more than 20 years’ experience in the security industry having previously been CISO at Lyft and at Salesforce for nine years where his leadership was instrumental in building and growing the company’s detection and response organisation. At Fastly, Mike is focused on supporting the company’s mission to build a more trustworthy Internet and bolstering security alongside performance, scale and edge functionality as the company continues to grow its edge computing offerings.
Mark Guntrip leads cybersecurity strategy at Menlo Security. He brings over twenty years experience in the enterprise security market where, through a range of roles including engineering, product management and product marketing. He has a proven track record of building success in new markets as well as promoting growth within more established areas. Prior to Menlo Security, Guntrip held various management roles within companies including Proofpoint, Symantec and Cisco. Guntrip earned his Master’s degree in Electronic Engineering from Southampton University, UK.
Rosie Anderson has worked in tech recruitment since 2002, and cyber security recruitment for over 7 years. After having a second baby right at the start of the pandemic, she decided to leave a stable career in recruitment and joined a start up recruitment business in Manchester, called Honeypot Digital at the beginning of 2021.Rosie prides herself on being open and transparent, which sometimes means asking tough questions - either about a person's career or about a company hiring process and culture. Having worked in recruitment for two decades now, Rosie has built many successful relationships with companies and candidates and looks to share her advice on how to get recruitment right and how to avoid costly mistakes.Businesses need great talent management to grow, and Rosie looks to partner with her customers to be that integral function of their business, often representing clients and candidates exclusively. She strives to not only resolve recruitment and career challenges but to safeguard both parties interests and deliver real solutions while doing so.As a working parent, working working in a start-up Rosie knows how to juggle like the best of them. She also heads up the Industry Mentoring Programme for Capslock, a cyber training provider that retrains adult learners into future cyber security talent in as little as 16 weeks.
ALTON JOHNSONFounder & Principal Security ConsultantAlton Johnson is the Founder and Principal Security Consultant for Vonahi Security. Prior to Vonahi Security, Alton worked at several large and small cybersecurity consulting firms as a Principal Security Consultant. Throughout his professional career, he has performed hundreds of security assessments for organizations ranging from small businesses to Fortune 10. He is proficient in performing both traditional security assessments, such as network, physical, and application penetration testing, as well as advanced security assessments, such as red team engagements. With over a decade of experience as a security consultant and over 10 industry-related certifications, Alton has helped hundreds of organizations requiring unique, modern-day approaches to solve today’s most complex security challenges. As the Founder of Vonahi Security, Alton regularly conducts research to identify ways to help organizations combat ever-changing cyber threats through efficient, automated, cost-effective, and non-traditional security assessments. Notable AccomplishmentsAlton has developed several penetration testing tools and scripts that are used widely within the information security industry. Alton also developed and published several open-source tools to platforms such as GitHub, Metasploit Framework, as well as Kali Linux (formerly known as Backtrack Linux), all of which are the most recognized and used tools and operating systems within the information security consulting industry. The penetration testing tools that were developed by Alton were written in multiple scripting languages, which provides him the ability to quickly and efficiently develop exploits and scripts that can be used for network traffic analysis, protocol/service fuzzing, exploitation, and quick completion of extremely time-consuming network-related tasks. Certifications & TrainingAlton successfully obtained some of the industry’s most challenging and respected security certifications, including Offensive Security Certified Expert (OSCE), Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP), as well as eLearnSecurity’s Certified Professional Penetration Tester (eCPPT). He also regularly attends information security conferences and has spoken at DerbyCon, Podcasts, and local community events. Areas of ExpertiseCybersecurity, automated penetration testing, vulnerability research, exploit development, coding, cryptography, malware, phishing, social engineering, and technology innovation. Non-Hacking HobbiesAside from cybersecurity, Alton is also a car enthusiast. He enjoys modifying and racing his car on the tracks. He’s also into photography, especially automotive photography, and shooting pool as often as possible. Connect with AltonEmail: alton@vonahi.ioWebsite: www.altonj.io Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/altonjx/Twitter: https://twitter.com/altonjx
Thomas Kinsella is the Co-founder and COO of Tines, a no-code automation platform for security teams. Before Tines, Thomas led security teams in companies like Deloitte, eBay, and DocuSign. As COO, Thomas is responsible for customer success, professional services, and more. Thomas has a degree in Management Science and Information Systems Studies from Trinity College in Dublin.
Dave is an accomplished executive with a strong affinity for technology and a keen business sense for the application of emerging solutions. He has a proven talent for identifying core business needs and translating them into outcomes.Prior to joining Haventec, Dave spent ~20 years at Accenture where he occupied a number of geographic leadership, account leadership and delivery leadership roles including Managing Director for Accenture Digital (AU and NZ), Inclusion and Diversity Lead (AU), Capital Markets Lead (AU) as well as Client Leadership roles for a number of Accenture’s Financial Services clients.Prior to joining Accenture, Dave spent five years at the Australian Stock exchange in a number of roles including the Internet and Information Security Lead.
Elliot Dellys (PCI QSA, CISSP, CISM, CIS LA) is the founder and Chief Realist (CEO) of Phronesis Security, Australia's first B Corp certified cyber security consultancy, with a mission to do ‘cyber security for good’. Previously, Elliot worked for the Australian Signals Directorate and a global managed service provider, where he led the Strategic Consulting division across the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. Elliot is also an industry-recognised information security content publisher, with articles appearing in Computerworld, CSO, Australian Cyber Security Magazine, and InfoSecurity Magazine, covering topics such as cyber security in diplomacy, threat forecasts, and the challenges of coordinating cyber security efforts across government and private industry.Daniel Hood is the Chief Optimist (CTO) at Phronesis Security, Australia’s first B Corp certified cyber security consultancy. But more importantly, when Daniel isn’t helping organisations build secure architectures or sitting on the boards of charities, he is playing hockey in his tuxedo for nachos. A former Director for a global MSSP, Daniel has seen it all - from misconfigured security technology to out-of-control cyber incidents to misspent budgets. As the Chief Optimist, Daniel runs the Penetration Testing and Security Architecture teams and believes deeply in helping his clients reduce wastage and headaches. He has been in the industry for over a decade in a variety of roles, ranging from network security engineer for Australia’s largest network to a security architect performing an uplift to the cyber security of a few small nation’s governments.
Shishir Singh is the Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for the BlackBerry Cybersecurity business. A seasoned senior executive, Shishir brings 15+ years of cybersecurity leadership. With his wealth of experience and expertise, Shishir works across the entire organization to set a clear vision roadmap for our next-generation cybersecurity products and services. He engages with our customer base on strategic direction, and identify key partnerships to implement a market-winning technical strategy and vision. Shishir is a passionate advocate for customer-centric design and the use of data and analytics to create compelling offerings that thrill customers.Before BlackBerry, Shishir served as Senior Vice President and Chief Product Officer, Enterprise Business Group at McAfee. In this role, he was responsible for product strategy, execution, and delivering cutting-edge cybersecurity offerings that protect Enterprise customers from threats to their applications, networks, data, devices, and other critical assets. During his tenure, he transformed the company into a true cloud company and pioneered the teams that delivered McAfee’s XDR, CNAPP, and SASE (Unified Cloud Edge) solutions in the industry. These products are offered in both on-premises and cloud form factors. They have a footprint across the entire gamut of industry segments, ranging from fledgling start-ups to established banks, Fortune 500 Enterprises, and federal institutions across the globe.Shishir has also held various engineering, development, and product leadership positions at Cyphort (acquired by Juniper), Cisco, IronPort Systems (acquired by Cisco), Bluecoat Systems (acquired by SYMC/Broadcom), and Silicon Graphics. At the onset of his career, Shishir worked for the Defense Research and Development Organization, (DRDO), a public service undertaking that develops advanced avionics systems for India’s vast defense sector. He was nominated for the Young Scientist of the Year award for his contribution to the indigenous AWACS project for India.Shishir holds master’s degrees in Computer Science from Allahabad University and Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. Additionally, he has published and presented multiple academic papers for IEEE and holds several patents in the fields of Neural Networks, Artificial Intelligence, and behavior-based modeling for malware analysis. Apart from his boundless passion for his work, in his free time, Shishir enjoys keeping himself active. He loves hot yoga, playing squash, and hiking.
Chrystal Taylor is a dedicated technologist with nearly a decade of experience and has built her career by leveraging curiosity to solve problems, no matter the size, industry, or client. Whether tinkering with the family computer, or inflicting general destruction in MS-DOS Tank Wars, Chrystal has always been a geek.Chrystal is a SolarWinds deployment veteran who’s built a successful IT career by translating client needs into optimised and performant systems. She loves customising current deployments to ensure systems grow in tandem with user needs. She’s achieved several SolarWinds certifications. A THWACK® MVP since 2011, she understands the power of community and the SolarWinds commitment to its users.
Remy is a blue team cyber security expert with a decade of experience in Federal Government, Private Sector, Law Enforcement, and the Military. He holds a Diploma in Networking, and a Diploma in Systems Administration. He is a GIAC certified security leader, ISO 27001 lead auditor, and IRAP assessor #194.Remy has been awarded a commendation for his cyber training programs, commanded the first Army Cyber Protection Team, and MC’s the ADF Cyber Skills Challenge conference every year. He studied Acting at Victorian College of the Arts and has performed in theatres nationally. Every training program, workshop, or presentation that involves him is always more engaging and entertaining than anything involving cyber security has the right to be.Find Remy on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/remy-coll-809946203/Simon is a red team cyber security expert with experience in National Intelligence, the Military, and Law Enforcement. He holds a Master of Cyber Security (Advanced Tradecraft) with Excellence from UNSW ADFA. He is an OSCP, eCPPT, a GIAC certified security leader, GIAC certified systems auditor, and IRAP assessor #1308.
A former NSW Police officer, Simon has worked in counter-terrorism & special tactics, investigations, and digital forensics. More recently, Simon has been working directly for the Australian Government within the National Intelligence Community. He has spoken at a number of cyber security conferences, on both technical subjects and case studies on technical investigations, and is a mentor on the ADF Cyber Gap Program.
Find Simon on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-smalley-b673a2233/
Torsten George is currently a cyber security evangelist at Absolute Software, which helps organizations establish resilient security controls on endpoints. He also serves as strategic advisory board member at vulnerability risk management software vendor, NopSec. He is an internationally recognized IT security expert, author, and speaker. Torsten has been part of the global IT security community for more than 27 years and regularly provides commentary and publishes articles on data breaches, insider threats, compliance frameworks, and IT security best practices. He is also the co-author of the Zero Trust Privilege For Dummies book. Torsten has held executive level positions with Centrify, RiskSense, RiskVision (acquired by Resolver, Inc.), ActivIdentity (acquired by HID® Global, an ASSA ABLOY™ Group brand), Digital Link, and Everdream Corporation (acquired by Dell).
Edgard Capdevielle is President, CEO and co-founder of operational tech and IoT firm Nozomi Networks. Edgard brings an extensive background in successfully managing and expanding markets for both start-ups and established technology companies to his role as CEO. Previously he was Vice President of Product Management and Marketing for Imperva, where he led teams that made the company’s web and data security products leaders in their space. Prior to that he was a key executive at storage companies Data Domain and EMC.
Born in Sydney, Australia, and having lived in the United States for the past 12 years, Matt Johnston has had an international career as an entrepreneur and founder, creating and leading companies in verticals including service, manufacturing, distribution and direct to consumer. Johnston's early career was in Security Risk Management and Investigation, working as a Security Consultant and other related roles.With a passion for furthering society through innovation and technology, Johnston currently works with founder-led companies and private and institutional investors to create value for all stakeholders through Venture Capital, Private Equity and other investment. His track record of excellence and his balance of business acumen, technology knowledge and finance experience, sees Johnston advising startups, securing startup finance, advising established companies on exit strategies, as well as executing for them on mergers and acquisitions.In addition to his core business activities, he works with a number of US based startup accelerators in vetting and selecting startup companies for investment and/or engagement in accelerator programs.
Lena joined MongoDB in March 2019, with more than 20 years of cybersecurity experience. Before joining MongoDB, she was the Global Chief Information Security Officer for the international fintech company, Tradeweb, where she was responsible for all aspects of cybersecurity. She also served as CIO and Chief Security Officer for the New York Power Authority, the largest state power organization in the country. Lena is a founding member of Cybersecurity at MIT Sloan, formerly the Interdisciplinary Consortium for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, which allows security leaders in academia and the private sector to collaborate on tackling the most challenging security issues. Lena is a member of IT-ISAC, frequently speaks at industry events and has been featured in Fortune, Dark Reading and CSO Online.
Sean is the Regional chief security officer for Asia Pacific and Japan at Palo Alto Networks. In this role, Sean spearheads the development of thought leadership, threat intelligence and security best practices for the cybersecurity community and business executives. With more than 20 years of experience in the IT and security industry, he acts as a trusted advisor to organisations across the region and helping them improve their security postures and align security strategically with business initiatives.
Prior to joining Palo Alto Networks, he spent 15 years in a variety of roles at Intel Security (McAfee), with his last position as the Chief Technology Officer for Asia Pacific. Before this, Sean was involved in software development, technical support and consulting services for a range of Internet security solutions. Sean actively discusses security issues in mainstream media, including television, radio, print and security related broadcasts. He regularly participates in forums, conferences and panels, and provides intelligence on cybersecurity matters to the public and private sector.
Dan Woods is the Global Head of Intelligence at F5. Prior to F5, Dan spent more than 20 years with local, state, and federal law enforcement and intelligence organizations including the FBI as a special agent and the CIA as a cyber operations officer.
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Nathan Wenzler is the Chief Security Strategist at Tenable, the Cyber Exposure company. Nathan has over two decades of experience designing, implementing and managing both technical and non-technical security solutions for IT and information security organizations. He has helped government agencies and Fortune 1000 companies alike build new information security programs from scratch, as well as improve and broaden existing programs with a focus on process, workflow, risk management and the personnel side of a successful security program.
As the Chief Security Strategist for Tenable, Nathan brings his expertise in vulnerability management and Cyber Exposure to executives and security professionals around the globe in order to help them mature their security strategy, understand their cyber risk and measurably improve their overall security posture.
See also: 2022 Ponemon Cost of Insider Threats Global Report
Dane’s first business adventure was at aged 18 where he developed and sold digital information products from his home, via online stores. This experience gave Dane a taste for business and pursued a career in sales. After several years in the recruitment and pharmaceutical sectors, Dane relocated to Australia and entered the cybersecurity industry with an early cloud provider called MessageLabs.
Dane played a key role in MessageLabs becoming the market leader in Australia, earning regular accolades along the way, including “global top performer”. In this role, he worked with senior IT executives from many of Australia’s largest businesses to secure their network from cybercrime.
In 2014, Dane identified a gap in the market in the way organisations were addressing security management and co-founded InfoTrust. InfoTrust are a specialised cybersecurity practice, that supports their clients to become secure and more productive.
InfoTrust has evolved to over 40 staff to develop deep expertise that combines internally developed products, professional services, managed services and third party technologies, across a range of cybersecurity domains.
In 2021, InfoTrust split off a SaaS platform project to incorporate MyCISO. MyCISO simplifies the journey for organisations and their IT providers to assess, improve and manage their cybersecurity improvement journey.
As at July 2022, the MyCISO team consists of 12 staff made up of Product and Software Engineers (9) Operational (2), Sales and Pre-Sales (2).
Dane is married, a father to 3 children and lives between Sydney and a farm in the hunter valley.
Dr. Arun Vishwanath studies the “people problem” of cybersecurity.
His research focuses on improving individual, organizational, and national resilience to cyber attacks by focusing on the weakest links in cyber security—Internet users.
His particular interest is in understanding why people fall prey to social engineering attacks that come in through email and social media, and on ways we can harness this understanding to secure cyberspace.
Dr. Vishwanath is an alumnus of the Berkman Klein Center at Harvard University. He was a tenured associate professor at the University at Buffalo and was faculty at Indiana University, Bloomington. He serves as the CTO of Avant Research Group (ARG)—a Buffalo, New York based cyber security research and advisory firm, where he consults for major corporations and government agencies on issues ranging from cybersecurity to consumer protection. He also serves as a distinguished expert for the NSA’s Science of Security & Privacy directorate.
Dr. Vishwanath’s research on improving cyber resilience against online social engineering has been funded by the National Science Foundation. He has published close to 50 articles on technology users and cybersecurity issues and his research has been presented to principals at national security and law enforcement agencies around the world. He has also presented his work at leading global security conferences, multiple times by invitation at the US Senate/SSA and House, as well as four consecutive times at BlackHat.
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Alastair has spent the last 20 years working in Cyber Security and Risk Management. He is a passionate believer that security solutions should enable a business to take advantage of all the benefits of the digital world, while not putting the organisation’s data or productivity at risk.
From working within start-ups to established vendors Alastair has the knowledge to launch and grow markets for technology that cuts through the noise to recommend a methodology that really moves his clients forward, maturing the approach they take.
Having 4 children means he knows what it takes to keep teams focused on the right challenges to delight their customers every day. Building trust at all levels is crucial to this success.
Helping to de-mystify the Cyber market is Alastair's a key objective, as he believes it can only help the cause if we work together and share intelligence to keep the bad guys out and businesses operating smoothly.
Sarah Sloan is the Head of Government Affairs & Public Policy for Australia and New Zealand at Palo Alto Networks. She advises the company’s leadership on a range of cyber and technology policy/regulatory issues, builds strategic relationships across all tiers of government and acts as a trusted private sector adviser to governments in the region.
Prior to her role with Palo Alto Networks, Sarah worked at Accenture Security on a number of government projects and quickly developed a formidable reputation for delivery and stakeholder management in challenging and nationally significant programs..
Sarah has spent 10+ years working in the Federal Government, predominantly in cyber crime and cyber security. She has a proven track record of delivering results at the operational and strategic levels of government and is passionate about improving Australia and New Zealand’s cyber security posture.
Sarah is a graduate of the Australian National University with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons.) and Bachelor of Asia and the Pacific Studies. She also holds a Graduate Diploma of Asia and the Pacific Studies (Japanese), Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice, and a Master of International Laws, where she wrote her thesis on international norms and cyber security.
Sarah is Chair of the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) Cyber Security Policy Advisory Network and is an elected member of the AIIA ACT/Federal Council. She is also a member of the AmCham Digital Economy and Innovation Committee.
Chad Skipper serves as global security technologist at VMware. With more than 25 years in information security, Chad has served in many executive security technologist and strategist roles of endpoint, network, cloud, and hosted security services at Lastline, acquired by VMware, Cylance, acquired by Blackberry, Dell, Cisco, Symantec and is a USAF veteran.
Jo is a member of ISACA’s Information Security Advisory Board and Global Ambassador for ANZ. Her areas of expertise include information security governance and strategy, development of policy, security awareness and education, ISO 27000 series implementation and advice, risk assessment, systems audit.
See also: State of Digital Trust 2022
Nick Boyle is a partner in the IP & Technology team at DLA Piper, and is based in Sydney. He advises clients on data protection and cyber-security related matters, as well as digital transformation, IT procurement and implementation and other complex procurement projects. Nick's clients range from start-up companies, to large listed and private Australian corporations, to multi-national organisations.
Nick has experience and expertise in advising clients on issues arising in connection with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and State and Territory privacy legislation, including in relation to the collection, use, processing and cross-border transfers of data, cyber security risks and mitigations. This includes assisting clients in navigating these issues in both pre- and post-incident scenarios and information and security related regulatory issues, including as part of digital transformation and BPO projects and in response to cyber incidents.
Jason Van der Schyff is Chief Operating Officer of slightly controversial, quietly confident’ venture-backed company SoftIron – a global leader in purpose-built and performance-optimised data centre solutions.
SoftIron is about to change the game when it comes to Australian business and government cyber control of sensitive data (and better storage of massive amounts of data).
Soon this year, SoftIron will be launching the first-ever base-level computer manufacturing facility on Australian soil. The facility is set to supply ‘clean’ computer servers for firms and government agencies needing assurance there is no malicious or unknown code in their data centres. SoftIron builds and manufactures hardware designed with totally-auditable provenance. SoftIron is the only company in the world that provides fully auditable processes.
Jason brings both technical and operational experience to SoftIron having previously held roles in R&D engineering, sales and marketing roles with Heliox Technologies, James Fisher Defence and a number of early-stage Silicon Valley companies.
With extensive manufacturing experience both domestically and abroad in both consumer and B2B high volume products, Jason leads SoftIron’s efforts in vertically integrated manufacturing and domestic assembly.
Jason recently published his first book, Asymmetric Advantage, available for purchase physically and digitally.
Ashkan Tashvir built and launched the first of several businesses at the age of fifteen and subsequently led a series of businesses to become thriving and successful enterprises across various industries. With a master’s degree in information systems management, he was amongst the youngest Certified Microsoft Trainers at the time and has worked on various technology projects for government bodies and a range of sectors, including legal, finance and hospitality. During this time, his interest in business and entrepreneurship continued to evolve and he led or advised several startups and SMEs to become sustainable, scalable ventures before becoming an investor and venture builder himself.
In addition to his extensive business and technological engineering qualifications and experience, Ashkan is a deep thinker, voracious reader and philosopher with a profound interest in and knowledge of Western and Eastern philosophy.
For more than a decade, he was driven by a quest to discover why there is so much dysfunction and suffering in the world and to find the answer to a burning question, ‘Why are we human beings the way we are and what drives our decisions, behaviours and actions?’ His quest led him to a crossroads between the realms of technology, business, leadership and philosophy.
Observing a distinct lack of logical, ontological and systematic thinking in the areas of human consciousness, transformation and leadership, particularly in terms of how they empower people to generate opportunity and wealth for themselves and others, Ashkan set his mind to using his newly discovered knowledge to devise a series of practical frameworks, tools and methodologies, one of which is the Being Framework™. The framework is laid out in his best-selling books BEING and Human Being.
This framework, which incorporates the Being Profile® assessment tool and the Transformation Methodology™, is now supporting people from all over the world to create significant economic and social benefits in their organisations and personally derive fulfilment from their contribution in life. He has since also designed and built the Genesis Framework™, a revolutionary business venture building paradigm.
Obtain a copy of Human Being, by Ashkan Tashvir: https://humanbeingbook.net/ Article about the Being Framework within organisations: https://engenesis.com/a/how-the-integrity-of-our-being-is-critical-to-an-organisations-performance-the-application-of-the-being-framework-in-the-workplace More resources from Ashkan: ashkan.engenesis.com
Anthony Woodward - Chief Executive Officer, Founder & Director | Mentor & Advisor | Digital Transformation | Cloud | Growth | M&A
For more than 25 years, Anthony has built, scaled and run technology companies in the internet and cloud services space. By helping businesses to understand how to use technology to advance strategic objectives and enable performance, he has converted game-changing market opportunities into leading businesses as a CEO, Executive Director and Entrepreneur.
Leveraging access technologies to create Zip World in 1995, the market-leading retail and wholesale provider was sold to NASDAQ listed Pacific Internet (now Telstra) in 1999. He then founded Bulletproof, which he grew to be the leading end-to-end Cloud Services provider in ANZ, took public through a listing on the ASX in 2014, and led a rapid growth trajectory to c.$50m revenues in FY17 before its acquisition by AC3 in 2018. Anthony joined Logicalis Australia in July 2021, as Chief Executive Officer.
Tony Jarvis Director of Enterprise Security, Asia Pacific Japan Based in Singapore
Tony Jarvis is a CISO advisor and cybersecurity strategist who has advised Fortune 500 clients across the world and served as a thought leader within the industry. Tony has held a variety of leadership and advisory roles with leading brands such as FireEye, Standard Chartered Bank and Telstra, and has an acute understanding of how to successfully deliver cybersecurity engagements which strategically align with business objectives. He is passionate about educating audiences on the risks posed by modern cyber threats and advises business leaders as they undertake major cybersecurity transformation projects and initiatives. Tony holds a BA of Information systems from the University of Melbourne.
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Scott Fletcher is a Cloud Security Engineer at Oracle. His background includes Penetration Testing, Software Development & Security Consulting. He has also held Principal Consultant roles in both Australia & New Zealand, and worked for a number of enterprise and financial services organisations.
In an IT career spanning two decades across a range of technical implementation, architecture and leadership roles for some of Australia's most recognised brands, Tom Walker has established a reputation for delivering the improbable whilst embedding significant and impactful organisational change on the teams he has led. An advocate for a security first culture, Tom takes a pragmatic approach to transformation, and always challenges the status quo believing "better" is only a transient state to "best".
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Alan is a highly confident, effective and adaptable leader, manager & team player, with some 30 years experience in all facets of security, particularly cyber and enterprise security risk management, with a focus on 'value-at-risk'. Currently, Alan is the Director of Advisory Services for Decipher Cyber, where he works with founder Tinesh Chhaya to grow their business and deliver quality outcomes at a reasonable cost based on the value of change required in a transparent manner.
During his career as a senior RAF Police officer, he has accrued extensive operational exposure in the UK & overseas, in both multi-national & multi-agency environments, against the backdrop of a broad threat spectrum & across all 3 of the so-called physical, personnel & information security pillars.
Since leaving the RAF in 2006, he has added management consulting plus business development, delivery & pre-sales experience in both Public & Private sectors in the role of a Trusted Advisor & SME. After spells at CSC & T-Systems as UK Chief Security Officer and being responsible for end-end security governance, operations and risk, he joined Babcock International Group as their first CISO in 2013. He led the delivery of significant improvements in the Group's cyber security capabilities to the benefit of the wider business & its customers. After a year as an Independent, he later joined IBM Security in 2015 as an Associate Partner leading activities in the UK’s FinSvces Sector, where he also led the delivery of a £multi-million security workstream as part of a £1.2 billion contract with a Tier 1 Bank. He returned to freelancing in 2018, working through Cybercorre & then joining a start-up, Guardian Cyber Services, in 2019, before landing an all-too-brief role at 2-Sec Consulting. He has been on contract to Hitachi Europe’s Security Business Group since October 2019 and has also been CISO-in-Residence at CyLon Labs since March of even year, supporting 2 Cohorts of startup/scale ups and supporting a CyLon Spark workshop in Oman in 2020.
Kylie is the Lead Client Partner for Defence and National Security in Australia and New Zealand at IBM with the remit to helping solve some of the nation’s more complex national security problems with consulting specialities in data, AI, automation, cyber security, hybrid cloud, openshift, innovative technologies and agile processes. Kylie previously ran Cybersecurity for IBM Consulting as well as Hybrid Cloud and Cloud Security for all industries across A/NZ. Prior to that she was a Risk Partner managing Cybersecurity and data analytics for government clients at Deloitte and a Lead Client Partner for Defence on Risk.
Kylie has a strong interest in human behaviour in regards to technologies including users and cyber criminal behaviour, and regularly advises clients on strengthening security based on her insights. She is both a Sociologist and a Technologist with experience and degrees in sociology, management, cyber and data. She has advised and managed clients across Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan and Korea with innovation, data management, advanced analytics and security.
Her insights into cyber warfare and criminal activity hinge on the human side of malicious attacks with an intent to determine the intent of the actors, degree of maliciousness and to help teams prepare their cyber defence (or level of offence). Kylie holds a top secret Australian government security clearance. On top of that she loves exploring why people are drawn to cyber crime.
Kylie has won awards for innovation, new products/services, business and community service and has a track record of leading large multifaceted teams of hundreds of people with deep technical expertise on technology projects and programs for consulting budgets as large as $300M+. In her spare time she is the Chair of a Charity Think Tank the National Institute for Strategic Resilience (NISR) that seeks to gather perspectives and encourage diversity of thought on national resilience and security policy.... and can be seen on the basketball court most weekends managing junior premier league teams, coaching, mentoring emerging coaches, and watching her children play.
Apurva Chiranewala is the General Manager of fintech company Block Earner, where he oversees global operations, growth and expansion, and builds strategic partnerships.
Formerly head of shipping at eBay and chief development officer at fast-growing logistics scale-up Sendle, Chiranewala has worked in a number of high-profile leadership roles at large corporations and startups alike.
As an early pioneer in eCommerce, Chiranewala has closely witnessed the disruption of traditional retail and shipping industries globally during his career first at Snapdeal, one of India’s earliest eCommerce unicorns, at Catch.com and Sendle here in Australia. Chiranewala foresees a parallel path of disruption happening now due to blockchain technology in the traditional finance space.
Jake Moore is the Global Cybersecurity Advisor for ESET. He helps businesses and employees understand cybersecurity and the risks involved to remain better protected. Jake previously worked for Dorset Police for 14 years investigating computer crime in the Digital Forensics Unit before being a cybersecurity advisor for the force delivering tailored advice to the public and local businesses.
Chirag’s ambitious goal is simple—to enable human progress through technology. To accomplish this, he wants to help build a world where there is trust in digital systems, protection against cyber threats, and a safe environment online for communication, commerce, and engagement. He is especially passionate about the safety of children and vulnerable sections of society online. This goal has served as a motivation that has led Chirag to become a sought-after speaker and advocate at various industry-leading conferences and events. Chirag is respected as a thought leader in cyber security with keynotes and presentations at forums in United States, Australia, and Asia. His podcast features insights from distinguished professionals in a wide range of disciplines including media, entrepreneurship, executive leadership, and futurology.
He is the author of the highly successful book “7 Rules to Influence Behaviour and Win at Cyber Security Awareness” which has been purchased in over 11 countries across the world and became an Amazon Australia Best-Seller in its category.
During the course of his career spanning across multiple sectors and countries, he has built, implemented, and successfully managed cyber security, risk management, compliance, and awareness programs. The success of these programs was a result of unyielding focus on business priorities, a pragmatic approach to cyber threats, and most importantly, effective stakeholder engagement. Chirag has held senior leadership positions in large, complex organisations and excels at the art of translating business and technical speak in a manner that optimises value.
Chirag has also conducted several successful cyber security education sessions for executives and non-technical audiences in diverse industries such as finance, energy, healthcare, and higher education. He has led teams, managed multi-million-dollar budget and transformation programs. He has experience in both IT and OT environments, and leading cyber security through de-mergers and divestments.
Chirag has extensive experience with a wide range of standards, frameworks and regulations including NIST CSF, APRA CPS 234, AESCSF, PCI DSS, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and ISO 27001/2.
Chirag’s academic qualifications include a master’s degree in telecommunications management from Oklahoma State University and a bachelor’s degree in electronics and telecommunications engineering from the University of Mumbai. He holds multiple certifications, including Certified Information Security Manager, Certified Information Systems Auditor, Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control, and Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer.
His areas of expertise include strategic cyber advisory to executives, cyber risk management, cyber strategy and architecture, security and technology governance, cyber transformation programs and security awareness training.
Get a copy of 7 Rules to Become Exceptional At Cyber Security: A Practical, Real-world Perspective For Cyber Security Leaders and Professionals on Amazon and Chirag's website.
With over 20 years experience in information technology, John is an accomplished consulting practice leader, management and sales consultant, published author and writer, global thought leader in information risk management and security, governance, risk, and compliance. John addresses business, technology, and compliance issues on a global scale.
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Starting his career in Army Signals, Andrew has spent the last 20+ years working across a variety of ICT roles. As a Technologist, with a passion for security Andrew has designed and delivered secure solutions across Government and Private organisations.
In his current role as the Director of AUSHIELD, Andrew leads Cybermerc’s technical teams to deliver sovereign cyber threat intelligence solutions along with protecting Australian organisations.
Andrew is regularly engaged for bespoke technical research and enjoys giving back to the industry through volunteer work and technical presentations at conferences.
William is an IT Professional and ISACA-certified Cyber Security Auditor with over 15 years experience in Networks and Information Technology across a broad range of industries including local government, insurance, public health, construction, automotive and commercial design.
William is the Cyber Risk Lead at InConsult, helping organisations to develop or improve their Cyber Resilience. In recent years, he has worked with a large number of Local Government Areas, State Government, Insurers and Health Insurers to assess maturity, aid in continual improvement and even develop complete frameworks from scratch in line with ISO 27001, APRA CPS 234 and the NIST Cyber Security Framework.
With a highly technical background, William provides a uniquely personal point of view having dealt with threats first hand. Through framework development, awareness training, phishing campaigns and much more, he is on a mission to help critical areas of Australian business better prepare rather than waiting around to respond.
Kevin Chen is one of the pioneer preachers of the Chinese blockchain industry and a well experienced international investor in the Fintech industry. He has achieved successful business investment and management experience in China, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Dubai and Australia. Kevin is the founder of Australia KJ Strategic Investment Pty Ltd and CloudTech Group and served as the Chief Strategic Officer of China Fortune Holdings Limited during 2017-2019 and the Financial Director of Country Heights Holding Berhad, Malaysia, from 2020-2022. As one of the most well-known institutional investors in the blockchain industry, Kevin is actively involved in project incubation and early investment. He has been an angel investor in many well-known projects, such as Binance, VeChain and aelf cloud network. After founding CloudTech Group in Dubai and Australia, he led the team to successfully establish the Blockchain World Summit and host the DCS 2021 summit in Dubai.
Jim Bates, PMP (certified Project Management Professional) is the founder, President and CEO of Business Improvement Group, Inc. (BIG) and an Adjunct Professor in several schools at the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA), including the Master of Science in Project Management (MSPM) program. Jim has served in various volunteer roles with the Project Management Institute Alaska Chapter (PMIAK) Since 2011 and served as Chapter President from October 2019 through December 2021.
Jim’s vast career spans 40+ years with proficiencies in Business Management, Project Management, and Information Technology. Jim is a certified leadership coach with GiANT, a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, and holds Master Certificates in Business Analysis, Lean Six Sigma, and Project Management from Villanova University. Jim has been published in CIO Review and Government Technology magazines among various other publications, and is a public speaker and renown expert on leadership, business process improvement, project management, and information technology.
Jim is an experienced executive and consultant who is passionate about leading business transformation and offering innovative, high-value solutions to everyday business challenges. He has a proven ability to successfully analyze an organization’s critical business requirements, identify deficiencies and potential opportunities, and align and integrate technology. He strives to help companies develop innovative and cost-effective solutions for enhancing competitiveness, increasing revenues, and improving customer service offerings.
Jim and his wife, Mechelle, (both life-long Alaskans) live in Eagle River, Alaska where they raised seven children. They now enjoy 15 grandchildren. Jim likes outdoor activities, woodworking, and reading. He enjoys giving back, and in addition to his contributions to local charities, has been involved in numerous missions to Africa and the Philippine Islands contributing to, promoting, and implementing quality-of-life improvement.
Asaf helps cyber security and SaaS companies land their first $1M ARR. Asaf has tackled this challenge for his own companies and multiple clients. He has co-founded education, software and telehealth businesses and is now working with Cyber security, InsurTech and automation startups in Israel, US and Australia.
Struggling to get sales results in his startup in 2013, Asaf had to figure out that “marketing and sales thing”. As a Major in the Israeli Air Force in a Cyber Security Unit, Asaf has learnt that nothing is done without proper intelligence. He quickly realised the current marketing and sales approaches lacked fundamental elements to be effective.
So he developed a framework that has allowed him to land for his own companies and his clients over $46M in revenue, win multiple awards and unlock growth for clients globally.
Asaf is the Co-Founder of Cannvalate, Managing Director of Ducere Global Business School, Faculty of Cyber (acquired), and is working with public and private companies globally.
Louay Saleh is a Cyber Security Senior Manager with more than 13 years of experience in the domain and overall experience of more than 21 years. When he was at his junior year at the university, Louay started to develop his passion for Cyber Security and realized that this is the field in which he wants to specialize.
Starting his career in the Software Development area and then moving to the IT Support and Operations, Louay was always aiming to advance his knowledge and experience in different IT areas in order to move to the Cyber Security. It was when he joined one of the Big 4 firms; Deloitte, that Louay was finally able to start working in that area. He worked in both Security Consulting and IT Audit; where he advised large customers mainly in the Banking, Financial, and Telecommunication fields. He then moved to Ernst & Young for a few months and similarly working with the same type of customers, before joining the National Bank of Egypt. Louay was responsible for building and leading the team in charge of the technical assessment activities such as the Vulnerability Management and Penetration Testing, in addition to the Incident Handling and Cyber Threat Intelligence. Louay considers those areas as his main specializations so he always tries to advance his knowledge and skills. A great deal of that is through doing the hands-on himself; whether during the work assignments or during the leisure time, as he always believes in building a good technical foundation and enhancing it whatever the job position one reaches. However, he also believes in balancing the technical expertise with the excellent leadership and business skills.
Louay acquired a few certificates such as GWAPT, CISSP, CISM, CRISC, and C|EH, and attended many hands-on trainings. Louay is also a seasonal Capture The Flag (CTF) player.
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Jasun Tate is the founder of Black Alchemy Solutions Group a boutique privacy solutions development and cyber crisis management firm. He maintains a total of 17 years of actionable Cyber Warfare, Exploitation, and Defense experience both with the United States government and with a number foreign governmental agencies across the globe. Some of the agencies Mr. Tate has given his time, life and space working with include (but are not limited to)
• National Geo-spacial Intelligence Agency • Department of Defense • US Army Research Laboratories • National Security Agency • US Army Special Operations Command
With his Public Sector career spanning between various Department of Defense entities and US Intelligence Agencies. Having worked directly in countries all around the world in both advisory and operational capacities he has seen the world from a cyber lens of exploitation unlike many others.
Mr. Tate's unique blend of cyber and tactical operation experience and delivers a unique blend of cyber security, intelligence operations, and tactical situational awareness with a level of relevance only obtained in the field. Beyond his public sector career, he has held senior officer positions with Fortune 100 companies.
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Lachlan Feeney is the Founder and CEO of Labrys – Australia’s leading provider of blockchain development and consulting services. Lachlan founded Labrys out of his bedroom at the age of 19. He was an early adopter of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology and immediately realised the potential to build a better, more democratised future, with the technology. Labrys has worked with ASX listed Downer EDI, The Government of the Solomon Islands and global blockchain platform NEM Group, among others. Lachlan is on a mission to turn Labrys into a global blockchain-consulting authority as the technology moves further into the mainstream. Prior to starting Labrys, Lachlan has worked as a developer at fellow blockchain agency; Civic Ledger and as a cryptocurrency researcher at the Student Trading and Investment Association. Lachlan is also a co-author of The Handbook of Board Governance (2nd Edition).
Satnam Narang is Staff Research Engineer at Tenable with over 14 years of experience in the industry (M86 Security and Symantec). He contributed to the Anti-Phishing Working Group, helped develop a Social Networking Guide for the National Cyber Security Alliance, uncovered a huge spam botnet on Twitter and was the first to report on spambots on Tinder.
He's appeared on NBC Nightly News, Entertainment Tonight, Bloomberg West, and the Why Oh Why podcast.
Marilise de Villiers, Founder & CEO, ROAR! Coaching & Consulting.
Marilise is a Performance Coach, Best-selling Author, TEDx Speaker & award-winning Behaviour Change Consultant that specialises in Finance, Technology & Cyber Security Awareness, Culture & Talent. She’s a podcast host, international keynote speaker & regular podcast guest.
ROAR! is passionate about people living successful, healthy, and happy lives. It’s about making your whole life work and becoming your whole self.
Marilise combines over two decades of experience as a chartered accountant and change consultant in finance, audit and cyber security awareness, culture and talent. She’s led the design and roll-out of global behaviour change programmes in consulting, research and operational delivery roles, across a broad range of industries and disciplines. Over the last decade, she’s been specialising in addressing cyber security behaviours and culture, encouraging organisations to move away from compliance-led‚ tick box approaches, towards risk-based, people-centric approaches that embed secure mindsets and habits into organisational culture. She emphasises the need for a speak-up culture that allows suspicious behaviour and mistakes to be surfaced and addressed.
Marilise’s coaching curriculum is science backed and centred on the strategies and thought processes of the world’s highest performers. It focuses on clarity, energy, courage, productivity, influence, and purpose.
Her signature ROAR! Blueprint is designed to: 1. Ignite your authentic purpose 2. Win your inner game (thoughts, feelings) 3. Win your outer game (words, actions) 4. Unleash your authentic voice – your ROAR!
ROAR is a four-step process to having courageous conversations – with others and with yourself. It stands for Recognise, Observe, Assert, Redirect.
Marilise is South African-British, married to Heinie and they have two boys, Heinrich (14) and Andreas (12).
Her motto is: work hard, play hard & be kind.
Shinesa Cambric (CCSP, CISSP, CISA, CISM, CDPSE) is a Cloud Security, Compliance, and Identity Architect with strategic expertise in technical design and implementation of security architecture and controls. Her experience includes designing identity management and governance solutions for cloud-based platforms, building insider threat programs, and providing unique subject matter expertise on the intersection of governance, risk, and compliance with IT and application security.
As a Principal Program Manager within Microsoft’s Intelligent Protections team, Shinesa currently focuses on architecting solutions for global organizations to identify, detect, protect, and respond to threats against identity and access. She is a task and certification content advisor for CertNexus and CompTIA, on the content review committee for Cloud Security Alliance, and her work has been included in global IT industry forums such as SANS, ITSPMagazine Podcast, RSAC, BrightTALK, Secure Software Summit, Devops.com, and Plan4Privacy. As an active mentor, she volunteers with several organizations, including as the training lead for the Dallas chapter of Women’s Society of Cyberjutsu. Shinesa is an active member of several other organizations, including Cloud Girls, Women in Cyber Security (WiCyS), ISACA, ISC2, Information Systems Security Association (ISSA), International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), and AnitaB, and serves as an occasional host for the OWASP DevSlop YouTube and Twitch show.
Ian is a veteran in the security industry stretching back to the early 1990’s. He began with the UK Ministry of Defence before moving into the dot com bubble. Having spent 5 years with a leading security vendor he began his life as an entrepreneur offering contracting services to major industries and government departments. His new venture now breathes life into the dull world of security awareness. Mixing his blend of humour and vast experience his aim is to raise everyone’s cyber savvy so they can enjoy a safer online experience.
Bob Huber, Chief Security Officer and Head of Research, Tenable Chief Security Officer
Robert Huber, Tenable’s chief security officer and head of research, oversees the company's global security and research teams, working cross-functionally to reduce risk to the organisation, its customers and the broader industry. He has more than 20 years of information security experience across the financial, defence, and critical infrastructure sectors. Prior to joining Tenable, Robert was a chief security and strategy officer at Eastwind Networks, where he focused on growing the company’s business and delivering omni-environment security solutions. He was previously co-founder and president of Critical Intelligence, an OT threat intelligence and solutions provider, which cyber threat intelligence leader iSIGHT Partners acquired in 2015. He also served as a member of the Lockheed Martin CIRT, an OT security researcher at Idaho National Laboratory and was a chief security architect for JP Morgan Chase. Robert is a board member and advisor to several security startups and served in the Air National Guard for over 22 years. Before retiring in 2021, he served in a cyber operations squadron supporting federal and state mission
Rebecca Herold, CDPSE, FIP, CISSP, CIPM, CIPP/US, CIPT, CISM, CISA, FLMI, Ponemon Institute Fellow, has over 25 years of IT, info sec, & privacy experience; CEO & Founder (2004) of Rebecca Herold, LLC, aka The Privacy Professor(R); CEO & Founder (2020) of Privacy & Security Brainiacs; and host of the radio/podcast show “Data Security & Privacy with the Privacy Professor“. Founder (2014) & Engineer/Architect, and Owner of all IP for content, specifications and architecture of SIMBUS, LLC and all derivatives thereof.
Rebecca is an entrepreneur, author & was an Adjunct Professor for the Norwich University Master of Science in Information Security & Assurance Program for 9 years where she also created program curriculum. Rebecca led the NIST Smart Grid privacy group for 7 years and is a founding member of the IEEE P1912 Privacy and Security Architecture for Consumer Wireless Devices Working Group (June 2015). Rebecca has received numerous awards and recognitions for her work throughout the course of her career. Rebecca has is currently finishing her 20th published book to date, plus chapters in many books and hundreds of articles. Some of Rebecca’s books include: * Security & Privacy when Working from Home & Travelling * The Practical Guide to HIPAA Privacy and Security Compliance (2 editions) * Data Privacy for the Smart Grid * The Privacy Papers * Managing an Information Security and Privacy Awareness and Training Program (2 editions) * Link to ISACA report: Privacy in Practice 2022
Rebecca has a B.S. in Math & Computer Science & an M.A. in Computer Science & Education. Rebecca is a longtime member of ISACA, Infragard, IAPP, ISSA, (ISC)2, IEEE & ACM.
Satnam Narang is Staff Research Engineer at Tenable with over 14 years of experience in the industry (M86 Security and Symantec). He contributed to the Anti-Phishing Working Group, helped develop a Social Networking Guide for the National Cyber Security Alliance, uncovered a huge spam botnet on Twitter and was the first to report on spambots on Tinder.
He's appeared on NBC Nightly News, Entertainment Tonight, Bloomberg West, and the Why Oh Why podcast.
Peter advises CISOs on how to increase their business's Cyber Resilience by transforming their Cybersecurity landscape. Peter is similarly passionate about building high performing teams with an emphasis on people and culture. To achieve this, he relies on his three key strengths: leadership, logic and numbers.
Peter has been fortunate enough to hold senior leadership positions in both the Cybersecurity and Applications industries. This has given him experience on how organizations function and what applications enable this, together with the inherent Cybersecurity risks that exist from infrastructure through to core business and client facing applications.
Peter is at his best when given the opportunity to overcome a challenge, together with the resources, space and support to get it done.
Russell is a seasoned and respected Information Technology leader with over 20 years of experience who has held leadership positions globally, including the USA, China, Europe, and the UK.
He holds several industry certifications, including the OSCP and an MBA in Technology and Innovation.
His expertise extends to cybersecurity, strategy, technology innovation management, governance, risk, and compliance across various industries, including Casino and Gaming, Entertainment and leisure, Australian Defence Force, Local Government, and start-ups.
Russell also serves as a board member of a Not-For-Profit and is a Guest lecturer and Mentor across several universities in the fields of Information Technology and Cybersecurity.
- Anne Leslie is Cloud Risk and Controls Leader for IBM Cloud for Financial Services in Europe. Prior to joining IBM, her career spanned the intersection of financial services, European regulatory policy, blockchain and operational security in leadership roles in both sales and advisory.
- Bilingual in French and English, she holds an Executive MBA from HEC Business School in Paris and the CCSP in Cloud Security from (ISC)² in addition to multiple technical platform certifications. Today, her focus is on enabling Europe's banks to secure and de-risk their journey to public cloud, and she regularly contributes her thought leadership to industry conferences and working groups.
- Determined to debunk the notion that the human element is the weakest link in cybersecurity, Anne also leads the application of Design Thinking to some of the most wicked problems facing practitioners and is a fervent champion of human-centered approaches to improving enterprise and ecosystem security outcomes.
- Irish by nature and French by design, Anne was born and raised in the Republic of Ireland and lives happily with her three children in Paris, France which has been her home now for over twenty years.
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Marty Edwards is a globally recognised Operational Technology (OT) and Industrial Control System (ICS) cybersecurity expert who collaborates with industry, government and academia to raise awareness of the growing security risks impacting critical infrastructure and the need to take steps to mitigate them. As Vice President of Operational Technology Security at Tenable, Edwards works with government and industry leaders throughout the world to broaden understanding and implementation of people, process and technology solutions to reduce their overall cyber risk. Prior to joining Tenable in 2019, Edwards—a 30‐year industry veteran—served as the Global Director of Education at the International Society of Automation (ISA). While at ISA, he was recognized by his industry peers with the SANS ICS 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award. Prior to ISA, Edwards was the longest‐serving Director of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS‐CERT). Edwards also served as a program manager focused on control systems security at the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and has held a variety of roles in the instrumentation and automation fields. Edwards holds a diploma of technology in Process Control and Industrial Automation (Magna cum Laude) from the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), and in 2015 received the institute’s Distinguished Alumni Award. In 2016, Edwards was recognized by FCW in its “Federal 100 Awards” as being one of the top IT professionals in the U.S. federal government.
Sean Duca Vice President and Regional Chief Security Officer, Asia Pacific & Japan Palo Alto Networks
Sean is vice president and regional chief security officer for Asia Pacific and Japan at Palo Alto Networks. In this role, Sean spearheads the development of thought leadership, threat intelligence and security best practices for the cybersecurity community and business executives. With more than 20 years of experience in the IT and security industry, he acts as a trusted advisor to organisations across the region and helping them improve their security postures and align security strategically with business initiatives. Prior to joining Palo Alto Networks, he spent 15 years in a variety of roles at Intel Security (McAfee), with his last position as the Chief Technology Officer for Asia Pacific. Before this, Sean was involved in software development, technical support and consulting services for a range of Internet security solutions. Sean actively discusses security issues in mainstream media, including television, radio, print and security related broadcasts. He regularly participates in forums, conferences and panels, and provides intelligence on cybersecurity matters to the public and private sector.
Kim Coetzer has more than two decades of experience in the delivery of projects within complex organisations, delivering outcomes by applying expert knowledge in Information Management, Leadership as well as wide ranging business expertise. His experience has been with a diverse array of business initiatives with a focus on the Financial Services, Mining, Oil & Gas, Energy, and Insurance industries. He is well versed in modern information technology and business environments and has a broad range of skills including Problem Solving, Leadership, People Management, Strategic Insights, Stakeholder Management and Innovation.
A passionate Information Management Specialist and Program Manager with extensive experience in the delivery of projects within complex organisations, Frederick Venter has a proven track record of leading diverse teams. He thrives in environments that challenge conventional thinking, and his leadership achieves the ultimate goal of generating assets where previously only data existed while establishing governance structures to ensure ongoing value. A key focus for Fred is on the delivery of increased performance in organisations through successful implementation of business-driven outcomes supported by a commitment to stakeholder management.
Reinhart Hansen, Director of Technology, Office of the CTO, Imperva
Reinhart is an experienced Information Technology and Cyber Security leader with over 25 years of experience. His career is founded by a degree in Computer Science from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) where he majored in Data Security and Communications.
Initially developing applications and security middleware for the Financial Services industry his career quickly became focused on helping organisations manage cyber risk by securing their applications, infrastructure and data using a wide variety of vendor technology combined with industry best security practices. He has a demonstrated history of working in technology advisory, architecture, solution design and pre-sales roles.
Reinhart is passionate about all aspects of cyber security and has been with Imperva since 2015. Initially working as a principal SE in the APJ region, he is currently a Director of Technology within Imperva’s CTO Office and reports to Kunal Anand, Imperva’s CTO.
A seasoned entrepreneur with deep experience in the technology sector, Trent is a seasoned data and security expert, often called upon by the government and enterprise to help advise on how to manage regulated data in complex environments.
Trent founded two technology companies in the U.S. and London with one culminating in an IPO. Today, Trent today is the CEO and Chairman of Cocoon Data and holds two board positions as a Non-Executive Director.
Prior to Cocoon Data, Trent founded and led the IPO of technology cyber security company Covata on the ASX. Prior to this, he ran a successful start-up specializing in telco/mobile marketing in partnership with STW/WPP (premium SMS voting on TV/radio/consumer products) and was Chairman of an Australian ASX listed Bio-tech company.
His foundation years in the technology industry was as a Business Analyst and Solutions Architect at one of the world’s first NASDAQ listed global technology consulting companies - Seranova. With graduate years spent with Bankers Trust and Deutsch Bank in London in global middle office and projects (FX/Euro conversion/Y2K)
Today, Trent and the Cocoon Data team leverage their secure object, patented technology to help keep companies and sovereign data safe, from harm’s way.
Michael is a strategic leader with more than 20 years’ experience in Financial Services and Defence markets. He has demonstrable success in bringing early stage companies to market, utilising skills across Application Development, Product Management, Marketing and Sales. He operates collaboratively to distil technology solutions into customer value propositions, sales strategies and delivery models that are field enabled, integrated and commercially relevant.
John Karabin is the Senior Director of Cybersecurity for NTT Ltd in Australia, and is responsible for Australia’s security strategic direction, capability and go-to-market. He builds trusted partnerships with clients and technologists, bringing a keen focus to customer-centric delivery and operations.
John specialises in risk-based information security, combining a consulting led approach to meet the practical security needs for organisations increasingly dealing with a growing threat landscape and organisational change.
John has more than 25 years’ experience in information and communications technology (ICT), working in various locations around the world. He has dealt with a wide range of organisations, having worked with government and commercial entities across many geographies.
Before joining NTT, John was a Partner at EY leading their government risk and information security practice. Prior to this, he was the APAC Managing Director for Security at Verizon and also ran their Australian Telecommunications business.
John holds a Graduate Diploma in Technology Management from Deakin University and a bachelor’s degree from Curtin University in Communication Engineering, Electronics and Computer Science.
In his spare time, John is a volunteer firefighter with the NSW Rural Fire Service and a board member with Cyrise, Australia’s premier Cybersecurity start-up incubator.
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My career is an example of professional shifts and huge amount of change. It started with the global legal consultancy names like Baker & McKenzie, Chadbourne & Parke. Following the completion of an internship at Deloitte (Zurich, Switzerland), I’ve spent around 8 years in Corporate Law, Tax Structuring and Digital Law across the EU and CEE.
I had my legal/management consulting business as a co-founder, based in Switzerland for three years and completed my Masters’ Degree in International Law and an Advanced Degree in the EU Commercial and Economical Law from the University of Lausanne (Switzerland) in 2010.
I brought my multifaceted global experience to the Australian soil in 2017, with an accompanying skillset and understanding of management, marketing and product strategy within the walls of the Melbourne Business School as an Enterprise Management Specialist. At the time I was working on the GTM for the cyber security and renewable energy startups internationally.
Currently I am developing the Regulation Technology business partnerships at Fastlane Solutions (Sydney/Melbourne) as a Business Development Partner, maintaining account management functions and growing major strategic partnership/vendor relationships. I run a think tank/advisory hub called IntFinite which provides business development avenues based on and subject to a Why? question and a robust Purpose of the organisation.
Executive with over 20 years of experience leading IT functions and teams across different global markets, delivering complex digital and business transformation to improve customer service and employee experience. These include large scale technology programs and consolidation of IT Teams across different markets to drive efficiency and standardization of IT operating model and processes. Over the past 4 years, as the General Manager/Deputy CISO, has led the cybersecurity strategy and implementation of a multi-year roadmap across global FMCG organisation operating in 6 countries across Asia Pacific to mitigate the evolving risk against Cyber Threats. Proven track record and passionate about building and inspiring teams to deliver customer centric IT services
Rebecca Herold, CDPSE, FIP, CISSP, CIPM, CIPP/US, CIPT, CISM, CISA, FLMI, Ponemon Institute Fellow, has over 25 years of IT, info sec, & privacy experience; CEO & Founder (2004) of Rebecca Herold, LLC, aka The Privacy Professor(R); CEO & Founder (2020) of Privacy & Security Brainiacs; and host of the radio/podcast show "Data Security & Privacy with the Privacy Professor". Founder (2014) & Engineer/Architect, and Owner of all IP for content, specifications and architecture of SIMBUS, LLC and all derivatives thereof.
Rebecca is an entrepreneur, author & was an Adjunct Professor for the Norwich University Master of Science in Information Security & Assurance Program for 9 years where she also created program curriculum. Rebecca led the NIST Smart Grid privacy group for 7 years and is a founding member of the IEEE P1912 Privacy and Security Architecture for Consumer Wireless Devices Working Group (June 2015). Rebecca has received numerous awards and recognitions for her work throughout the course of her career. Rebecca has is currently finishing her 20th published book to date, plus chapters in many books and hundreds of articles. Some of Rebecca’s books include: * Security & Privacy when Working from Home & Travelling * The Practical Guide to HIPAA Privacy and Security Compliance (2 editions) * Data Privacy for the Smart Grid * The Privacy Papers * Managing an Information Security and Privacy Awareness and Training Program (2 editions)
Rebecca has a B.S. in Math & Computer Science & an M.A. in Computer Science & Education. Rebecca is a longtime member of ISACA, Infragard, IAPP, ISSA, (ISC)2, IEEE & ACM.
“I do not want you to be impressed by me, I want you to be blessed by me” is Belinda McEachern’s personal motto. And it’s a motto that she’s put to good use both professionally and personally, within all walks of life. Originally from Greenwood SC, Belinda now lives in Blythewood SC (suburb of Columbia) with her husband Danny (of 20 years) and her two children (Aaron – age 16 & Camille –age 12).
Belinda is truly an individual that epitomizes the essence of selfless leadership and the true meaning of a leader. She possesses outstanding leadership traits (e.g., confidence, commitment, communication, and dedication that all persons seek and need in the 21st century). Belinda has had the privilege of holding a variety of leadership roles, both personally and professionally. Moreover, Belinda has had a stellar career in the fields of Education Leadership, Technology, Cyber Security, and Volunteerism.
Currently, Belinda is the Chapter President for one of the “BIT” Blacks In Technology Foundations” newest Chapters: “Blacks In Technology Columbia!” Blacks In Technology Columbia is the official Chapter for the Metro Columbia, SC region of the dynamic, growing, vibrant Blacks In Technology 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization. The purpose of this group is to network, learn best industry practices, and to advance Information Technology careers. The goal and mission is to “stomp the divide” between Black Tech workers and to fundamentally influence and effect change on an industry that has historically not sought parity with respect to Black workers. The intent of BIT Columbia is to level the playing field through training, education, networking, and mentorship with the support of allies, partners, sponsors, and most importantly their global members! Belinda has impressive academic and professional credentials. She holds a Master of Education from Columbia College and a Bachelor of Arts in Art Education from the historical SC HBCU, Benedict College. Belinda has recently completed academic studies at the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University, with a concentration in Cybersecurity and continuing her Doctorate (EDD. ET) program with a concentration in Educational Leadership & Educational Technology. Her ethical values and professionalism are above reproach.
Belinda exemplifies public service through her many volunteer endeavors, alongside Blacks In Technology Columbia. Her commitment to public service is manifested in her numerous volunteer and membership efforts. Belinda holds memberships with The National Coalition of 100 Black Women Inc., Columbia (SC) Chapter, whose mission is to advocate on behalf of black women and girls to promote leadership development and gender equity in the areas of health, education and economic empowerment; SC SkillsUSA Executive Board (currently Vice Chair): serving thousands of high school, college and middle school career and technical students and professional members enrolled in training programs in trade, technical and skilled service occupations, including health occupations.; Grow with Google Business Partner; NIST - NICE (National Initiative For Cybersecurity Education) Apprenticeship Subgroup/ Working Group; Career & Technology Education (CTE) Advisory Council for SC School District Five of Lexington and Richland Counties; “BIC''- Blacks in Cybersecurity; SANS Women in Cybersecurity; SC Associationof School Administrators (SCASA); Women of Distinction Toastmasters (Toastmasters International); SC Codes (S.C. Department of Commerce’s Office of Innovation); mediaspace.global (The independent global social network for professionals in media, marketing, technology and regulation); siberX (Curating a global community of cybersecurity professionals and enthusiasts); “AYA” - Ally of the Year Awards 2021 (Judge/ Selection Committie), and Women’s Cyberjutsu; The Anti-Human Trafficking Alliance (Lexington,
SC); Carolina Alliance for Technology Parents
Abhijeth Dugginapeddi is a security practitioner, heads an AppSec team and an Adjunct lecturer at UNSW in Australia. Previously worked with CBA, Adobe Systems, TCS and Sourcenxt. Security Enthusiast in the fields of Penetration Testing, Application/Mobile/Infrastructure Security. Believes in need for more security awareness and free responsible disclosures. Got lucky in finding few vulnerabilities with Google, Yahoo, Facebook, Microsoft, Ebay, Dropbox, etc and one among Top researchers in Synack a bug bounty platform. Got a chance to speak at Defcon, Blackhat, OWASP AppSec USA, c0c0n, Secure-2018 Poland, CISO Summit, etc.
Jason is a Associate Partner at IBM with a strong background in project management, cybersecurity, cloud, and strategic planning. He's leads IBM's cybersecurity initiatives across Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, and Foreign Affairs. Jason designed and led many client security programs to drive success and innovation in areas such as vulnerability management programs, security operations, risk management, identity and access management, and solution architecture design efforts. Jason is adept at leading project teams, cyber capacity building, and implementing solutions in complex environments. He holds the following certifications: PMP, ITIL, CISSP-ISSAP, CISM, CISA, SAFe 5 Architect.
Jason received multiple leadership awards for his contributions to the technology sector both in the Washington, D.C. region and globally. He served as the President of the ISACA Greater Washington, D.C. Chapter (GWDC) from 2018-2020. He is a featured writer for Govloop and an ISACA Expert Speaker. Jason is a sought-after industry expert in the cybersecurity field. He is a frequent conference speaker and has been interviewed by news outlets such as Politico, FedTechMagazine, and TechTarget. He previously served as Vice President and Director of Professional Outreach and Development for GWDC. He was part of many working groups for ISACA Global such as the Leadership Development Advisory Council. He is a key contributor to the CISA and CISM online review courses and exam content creation.
Jonathan Brandt, CISM, CDPSE, CCISO, CISSP, CySA+, CPI, PMP
A senior information security practice manager in ISACA’s Knowledge and Research department. In this role, he contributes thought leadership by generating ideas and deliverables relevant to ISACA’s constituents. He serves ISACA® departments as a subject matter expert on information security projects and leads author management teams whenever external resources are necessary. Brandt is a highly accomplished US Navy veteran with more than 25 years of experience spanning multidisciplinary security, cyberoperations and technical workforce development. Prior to joining ISACA, Brandt was a project manager for classified critical infrastructure projects across the globe.
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Jean-Michel Ferat is a Senior Managing Director at Ankura with over 20 years of experience in the specialized fields of forensic accounting, fraud detection, and data analytics. He has applied his skills in a variety of cases involving corruption, kickbacks, collusive bidding rings, money laundering, embezzlement, asset misappropriation, terrorist financing, and financial statement fraud. He has led or participated in reactive investigations and proactive compliance engagements, including Foreign Corrupt Practices Act monitorships, across the United States and in over 25 countries around the world. Jean-Michel served two terms as the forensic accounting expert on the audit and finance committee of the board of directors of the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria and currently serves on the international advisory board of the CEELI Institute where he advises the organization on anti-corruption initiatives.
Jean-Michel has led or participated in numerous high-profile and complex projects across the United States and in international locations including Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Chile, China, Djibouti, Guinea, Holland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Latvia, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Pakistan, Senegal, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam.
Ian has dedicated his IT career to identity and access management, working in and around banking and finance for the last 19 years. In this time, Ian has worked as a software engineer, security architect, and identity product owner. He has led IAM programmes for major banks such as the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, and ran the digital transformation programme as Head of Technology, Security for HSBC Global in the UK. After a number of years independently consulting in Europe around PSD2 and Open Banking, Ian joined Transmit Security in 2019 as Sales Engineer across APAC, before moving into a global role in 2021 covering technical evangelism and marketing.
Sawan is an IT Risk Management Professional with over 15 years' experience in multi industry organisations that have grown by acquisitions and mergers where he created and delivered strategically aligned IT Transformation programmes while managing risk that improved scalability, agility and provided new business enablement.
Sawan’s career has been well travelled, built upon collaborative and flexible approaches that have ensured people are at the centre of all initiatives as the main asset thus building Information Security and Privacy principles in every table discussion.
As a qualified architect, one of his biggest strengths is to be an effective communicator and translate complex to a simple explanation and vice versa while focusing on the value of the work and how it contributes to business growth.
Tinesh has 15 years of successful cyber corporate and 5 years of start-up entrepreneurial cyber experience.
He has built and exited 2 start-ups and currently sits on the board as an advisor to start ups within Cyber, EdTech, Software Development and Social Tech.
Tinesh is a mentor, motivator and advises individuals who are considering an entrepreneurial career as well as being a mental health advocate, keen supporter of mindfulness and self care.
He is a Forbes Technology Council member, part time lecturer at Brunel University and aspiring author.
Tinesh is also a advocate of helping young learners find their place in the working world and helps over 30 young learners a year with his personal time to encourage and motivate them to follow their dreams and achieve their goals.
Scott Fletcher is a Cloud Security Engineer at Whispir
Scott's background includes Penetration Testing, Software Development & Security Consulting. He has held Principal Consultant rules in both Australia & New Zealand, and worked for a number of enterprise and financial services organisations.
Phillip Campbell is the founder and CEO of enigmaFIT, a global executive brain coaching company. As a cognitive scientist, he continues to extensively research the brain and cognition.
He has developed a framework of how to optimize the integration of the left-hemisphere and right-hemisphere working together to create Brain Balance. Phillip has pioneered leadership development and learning agility areas approaches by leveraging the concepts of Fluid Thinking and Crystallized Knowledge, and providing the Fluid Thinking Development Program to the brightest leaders in our global business environment.
Phillip’s program is a refreshing and quantifiable approach to unlocking and harnessing the power of cognitive capability of individuals and organizations. His team at enigmaFIT provide cognitive development programs to C-suite and senior executives of global multinational companies across the USA, UK, Europe, Australia, and Asia, and also to successful entrepreneurs.
His methodology ensures that the best leaders become elite leaders, and exceed their potential by exponentially increasing their performance.
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Saaim Khan is a cybersecurity professional with 20 years of experience in client-facing roles. He has worked with organisations in APAC, ranging from small businesses to large enterprises.
Saaim holds multiple security certifications (CISM, ISO 27001 LI/LA, CTT+) and degrees in Computer Science and Project Management and qualifications in Cybersecurity Management, Cyber Law and Cyber Warfare.
Saaim has previously built and let security consulting practices, while working as an interim-CISO, security advisor and strategy consultant with organisations both big and small. He has helped organisations achieve compliance and certification with ISO 27001, SOC2 and PCI-DSS, and conform to GDPR, CCPA, MAS-TRM and PDPA requirements.
Saaim is passionate about reducing cybersecurity inequity for businesses. A regular media commentator and podcaster, Saaim promotes the need for greater transparency in cybersecurity engagements.
Lisa Lorenzin is Senior Director of Transformation Strategy at Zscaler, specializing in secure application access and digital transformation. For more than 25 years, she has worked in a variety of network and information security roles and has contributed to open standards for endpoint integrity and network security from the Trusted Computing Group (TCG) and Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).
Lisa’s current focus is on helping customers achieve their security goals and create a seamless user experience across cloud and mobile environments through the use of cloud-delivered zero trust access solutions.
Lani is a technologist, amassing 20+ years experience in fields such as cybersecurity, startups, IoT, AI and robotics. He has worked for some of the largest organisations globally - Intel Corporation, Cisco Systems, PwC and Deloitte and is currently the ANZ Director for Claroty. He also has an interest in the startup sector, and is part of the founding team at Cybermetrix and Azcende.
In 2017 he co-founded and currently serves as CEO of IoTSec Australia, an industry initiative to advocate for safe and secure practices in the emerging Internet of Things area with a focus on critical infrastructure and smart cities. Lani is also a practicing Psychotherapist after completing his Masters in 2015 and it gives him an uncommon approach when looking at the intersection of humanity and emerging technology.
As Founder & Chief Strategist at CyberSC, Dominic Vogel holds a proven track record within cyber security across multitude of industries (financial services, logistics, transportation, healthcare, government, telecommunications, and critical infrastructure). Dominic actively participates in the Vancouver security community and is a well-respected cyber security expert for appearing on media news outlets across North America and Internationally on BBC World News. Dominic is highly regarded as a cyber security thought leader and was recently appointed to the BC Provincial Cyber Security Advisory Committee.
Dominic focuses much of his energy on providing strategic security leadership to technology start-ups and small/midsize businesses to proactively solve their cyber risk challenges. He strives to provide practical cyber security advice to his clients and actively turning the security consulting world upside down.
Having thrived as an investment advisor at an independent investment firm in the harsh post-GFC climate, Ed quickly learned that the ‘old-school’ approach to selling, which has been glorified in popular culture, was counterproductive and downright destructive over the long-term. This motivated Ed to breakdown the nuances and processes required for transparent, effective and scalable commercial strategies.
Since 2013, Ed has helped grow and scale multiple businesses across various sectors, ranging from financial markets advisories to digital agencies. He’s also led the successful launch of multiple start-ups while consulting for organisations in both the private and public sectors. In 2017, Ed and his longtime associate/client, Nicholas Forsyth, joined forces to take Sales Inc from a consultancy to a company that offers Sales as a Service. The aim…helping business reach their commercial objectives, whilst raising industry standards and awareness around best practice.
Ted Ipsen is the President and COO of Positroniq, a strategic security and risk consultancy. He is an experienced executive manager with over 20 years of experience specializing in high-tech crime investigation, digital forensics, and the delivery and oversight of consulting and advisory services in the areas of information security, secure development, security assessment, information risk management, IT governance, compliance, business continuity management, and aligning strategic IT and security goals with business objectives.
He was recruited out of law enforcement by a global “Big 4” audit and professional services firm, and has since moved progressively to more technical, and focused security consultancies.
Mr. Ipsen has worked with organizations across many industries, reviewing security and IT programs against industry leading practices, standards, and regulatory frameworks, integrating security operational processes, and providing security training to infosec practitioners, software developers, and executives.
He has served as the interim-CISO for a major airline, and built security programs for organizations of all sizes.
He has spoken at many national and international security conferences, and is the co-author of “Law Enforcement Challenges in Digital Forensics,” presented at the National Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education. He has contributed to a number of security publications, including “Securing Linux, Step by Step” and “Disaster Recovery, Step by Step”, issued by the SANS Institute, and “Practical Cybersecurity Architecture”, from Packt Publishing.
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Gail is responsible for leading a team to create the digital division of VU Polytechnic the TAFE arm of VU. This includes leading three strategic initiatives, the Wyndham Tech School, Sunshine Skills Hub and Cybersecurity Training Centre to provide STEM training from Year 7 right up to mature age adults. Gail engages in regular speaking events and podcasts to increase the visibility of careers that involve STEM and to educate education leaders on the skills required for the future of work. Gail is passionate about promoting the growing job opportunities available to the young people of Melbourne’s West and believes anything is possible if you put your mind to it!
From an early age, Jay has been interested in computers, and is still fascinated by them and the impact they continue to have on our society. His first job out of university was at Wipro as a pen-tester, but he quickly and consistently climbed the ranks – or sometimes took a sideways move – to broaden his experience. As a result, Jay has had many different roles, ranging from technical, strategic, delivery, and customer-facing.
Jay moved continents and had to adapt to an entirely new city, a new way of life and a new culture. This taught him many things, such as personal resilience, the importance of building strong relationships, and how to pick new things up quickly. It’s also given him an incredibly diverse and broad perspective, which helps him get results.
Jay has been very strategic and proactive in his career moves, seeking opportunities to build out his skillset to help organisations protect and defend against cyber threats. I’m a team player and have always believed that teams can achieve more together than they can as individuals, which is very important to him as a leader. Jay has also discovered how fulfilling it can be to help others achieve their goals, which has fueled his passion for working with educators to help students develop skills to transition to the workforce successfully.
Jay wants to help organisations strengthen and shape their approach to cybersecurity through the alignment of cybersecurity outcomes with business success. Jay’s excited by what the future holds, which he believes puts him in a fantastic position to lead his teams and customers into the future.
Andy Walker is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of ditno, a Network Security Policy Management Software company that enables organisations to build a Governed Zero Trust Network for improved and simplified security.
After completing an apprenticeship and signing a professional football contract in England, Andy studied Information Technology and quickly developed a passion for cyber security, specifically network security. He gained a number of industry qualifications including CCNA, CCNP, CCVP, MCSA and ITIL.
Over the last 20 years, Andy has designed and engineered interconnected networks for large enterprises including financial services and global logistics organisations, ensuring their IT services are connected securely, reducing the impact of cyber threats.
Before working on ditno, he was managing the delivery of large Network Security projects at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. As ditno's CEO, Andy has built a culture of innovation and collaboration to deliver leading-edge and beneficial solutions to their customers.
Michael is a Co-founder of Tide Foundation, a deep tech start-up developing technology to enable cyber-herd immunity. He’s a seasoned entrepreneur with a rich history leading the development and go-to-market of enterprise software. He spent over a decade growing a decorated digital agency before merging to become a full services agency and successfully exiting. Michael holds a degree in Information Systems and Accounting, UNSW; was an academic professional at the University of Illinois and currently serves on the advisory board of the Children’s Medical Research Institute.
Jacqui Loustau - is the Founder and Executive Manager for the Australian Women in Security Network (AWSN).
She is a cybersecurity expert, with over 2 decades of experience in IT and Information Security. She has worked on large projects internationally across a wide range of security domains and in cybercrime. She is passionate about security and collaborating with others to drive innovation and change within industry. This includes educating small businesses and individuals on improving their cybersecurity practices. She has written a number of white papers and contributed to books, podcasts, webinars and is regularly requested to speak at industry events.
As the Founder of the Australian Women in Security Network (AWSN) since 2015, she has been working on several initiatives to connect, support and inspire more talent from all industries and diverse backgrounds to pursue a career in security and to stay. For this work she has received several awards including global recognition as an IFSEC top influencer #9 for security thought leadership (2018), AUSCERT Information Security Excellence (2021), AISA 2016 Diversity in Cybersecurity, ISACA Oceania CACS 2018 Women in Technology Leadership, 2019 Best Volunteer winner and Highly commended for IT Security Breaker.
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Andrew Scully is an information security professional with over 15 years’ experience building and delivering security and technical outcomes aligned for both the commercial, military and government sectors.
Previously, Andrew has successfully led large scale structural, technical, and cultural security transformations for Blue Coat Systems, Symantec, Telstra Defence and the Royal Australian Air Force. These roles have included responsibility for;
- Security program oversight as CISO for the Defence Terrestrial Communication Network delivered under JP2047, and
- Operational risk management aspects of Symantec’s internal information security practice including the Joint Security Operations Centre, Incident Response, Forensics, Threat Intelligence, eDiscovery and Red Teaming.
Currently, Andrew is the head of Cyber Security at Ampion (formerly Shelde). Andrew’s oversight includes more than 40 technical staff delivering complex cyber solutions across Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne.
Michael is the Head of Attack Surface Analysis at Palo Alto Networks. He leads a large team of analysts who identify vulnerabilities in large Fortune 500 companies and government agencies’ vast online presence. He also has 14 years of FBI experience as a Special Agent, leading extensive investigations and overseeing countless arrests, search warrants, and dismantlements of cyber threat actor sets. Michael has spoken on cybersecurity topics over 500 times around the world and was considered “one of the FBI’s most talented presenters.” Michael is driven by his family, making people laugh, and a desire to help others.
Sean Duca
Vice President and Regional Chief Security
Officer, Asia Pacific & Japan
Palo Alto Networks
Sean is vice president and regional chief security officer for Asia Pacific and Japan at Palo Alto Networks. In this role, Sean
spearheads the development of thought leadership, threat intelligence and security best practices for the cybersecurity community and business executives.
With more than 20 years of experience in the IT and security industry, he acts as a trusted advisor to organisations across the region and helping them improve their security postures and align security strategically with business
initiatives.
Prior to joining Palo Alto Networks, he spent 15 years in a variety of roles at Intel Security (McAfee), with his last position as the Chief Technology Officer for Asia Pacific. Before this, Sean was involved in software development, technical support and consulting services for a range of Internet security solutions.
Sean actively discusses security issues in mainstream media, including television, radio, print and security related broadcasts. He regularly participates in forums, conferences and panels, and provides intelligence on cybersecurity matters to the public and private sector.
Laura is a criminologist specialising in cyber safety. She has worked in NAB’s Enterprise Security team for seven years, and previously worked in Personal, and Institutional Banking. Laura leads NAB’s Security Advisory & Awareness team, which works with NAB’s employees, customers, and the community to empower them to keep themselves safe online and in the physical world. Laura has a Bachelor of Arts with double majors in Criminology and Political Science from The University of Melbourne/Queen Mary College University of London, and a Masters in Criminology from the University of Melbourne.
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Dustin Brewer, CISM, CSX-P, CDPSE, CEH, is ISACA’s Senior Director, Emerging Technology and Innovation, a role in which he explores and produces content for the ISACA® community on the utilisation benefits and possible threats to current infrastructure posed by emerging technologies. He has 20 years of experience in the IT field, beginning with networks, programming and hardware specialisation. He excelled in cybersecurity while serving in the US military and, later, as an independent contractor and lead developer for defence contract agencies, he specialised in computer networking security, penetration testing, and training for various US Department of Defence (DoD) and commercial entities.
Emerging Technology Report: https://www.isaca.org/go/emerging-tech-2021
With an MBA and Law education, Ramsés is a +22 year security professional with deep expertise in the Risk Management and Governance areas. Ramsés is now International Chief Technology Officer with CyberRes, a Micro Focus line of business, where he defines the vision and mission, purpose and promise of the division. He has recently been Strategist & Evangelist for the office of the CTO with Symantec and holds the following professional accreditations: CISM, CGEIT, CISSP, SCPM, CCSK, ITIL and COBIT Foundations. An internationally recognized public speaker, has visited +24 different countries in the past 12 months and has been awarded 'Best Speaker' in the four continents. He is also a Six Sigma Black Belt professional and is proud of being Past International VP for ISACA’s Board of Directors and Immediate Past President and now Ambassador of the Barcelona Chapter. Ramsés is also Executive Vice President of the Quantum World Association and has had the US flag flown on his honor at The Capitol, in Washington DC, USA. With already 14 Marathons - and other crazy adventures on his legs - he lives in Barcelona, Spain, with his wonderful wife, and his two loved kids.
Sam Crowther is the founder of Kasada, a cybersecurity company with a mission to restore trust in the Internet. Sam’s passion in the security industry began as a high school student when he worked with the team at Australia’s Signals Intelligence Agency. From there, he moved to a red team role at Macquarie Group, an experience that inspired him to start his own company.
With funding from leading U.S. and Australian investors, Crowther launched Kasada in 2015 to provide innovative application security to companies around the world. Based in New York and Sydney, Crowther loves creating simple technical solutions to complex problems and is motivated by challenging preconceived ideas and beliefs in order to have a positive impact on the world.
Jenai Marinkovic, vCTO/CISO, Tiro Security; Technology & Information Security Consultant, Beyond; member, ISACA Emerging Trends Working Group
Jenai Marinkovic is a multidisciplinary technologist and strategist with 20 years of experience in architecting, building and securing systems at scale. She has designed and operated in real-time over the top streaming ecosystems that power live sports, gaming, and entertainment. She’s also worked in biomedical manufacturing and laboratory diagnostics, healthcare tech and robotics in agriculture.
Jenai’s worked with artificial intelligence, its impact on diversity and inclusion as well as improving human empathy towards machines. She has expertise in designing the next generation security experiences necessary to support digital transformation She has built and run design, architecture, innovation, engineering, security and operations teams. Her security expertise spans security architecture, engineering, defense, and forensics and invented a cyber defense framework for large scale breaches based on American football. Jenai has worked for large enterprise brands including DIRECTV, Electronic Arts, Beckman Coulter and international investigations firms such as Kroll.
www.isaca.org/state-of-cybersecurity-2021
Rainer has a long history in applications, data and enabling data driven decision amassed through years of experience in the data warehousing, business intelligence and information management. This has been at many levels, including strategy, project management, solution design, deployment, review and application support.
At Alex Solutions, Rainer brings this knowledge to the data management arena, leading the product direction to help organisations find, understand, share and take action on their data assets.
Kyla is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Bits N’ Bytes Cybersecurity Education, an NGO that sustains international partnerships with school districts, corporations including Facebook and IBM, and educational platforms like Discovery Education, all in efforts to increase awareness and fluency in privacy and cybersecurity.
Through these efforts, Kyla has worked with teams across Apple, Facebook, and Google, and gained experience working in Threat Intelligence Research, Cybersecurity/Privacy Program Management, and Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC). Kyla has also obtained the CDPSE, Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer Certification, from ISACA.
Kyla has also had the privilege of sharing her passion on stages including TEDxChicago, NIST’s NICE K12 Conference, RSAC-US 2019, and RSA-APJ 2019 in Singapore. She strives to be an advocate for both cybersecurity education as well as the critical mobilization of Gen-Z youth. With this, Kyla is also the co-founder and co-director of GirlCon Chicago, Chicago’s premiere high-school tech conference that unites 300+ industry professionals and students annually to discuss bridging the gender-gap in tech.
Serial Entrepreneur Wallon Walusayi is the Co-Founder & CEO of 3Data Analytics, a 3D platform for Operations & Security. 3Data Analytics provided the first commercially available cloud-based XR platform 3Data Cloud and is now working with Large Enterprise & Aerospace/Defense companies. Before becoming an entrepreneur, Wallon worked as a Data Analyst with Nike and in the Front office of the Milwaukee Brewers. His entrepreneurial journey began in 2015, founding one of the first 360 video live streaming companies and developing VR training simulators for RSA and Johnson Controls. In 2016 Wallon was NBC’s “SXSW featured entrepreneur” in 2017 he was named “Top 20 XR Person To Watch” and in 2018 named “SXSW Top 25 Startup” by Tech co.
Neil is a Cyber Security Consultant at Kaspersky with over 20 years’ experience. He delivers large complex technology programs within industrial, airports, aviation and buildings technology sectors across Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Europe and Middle East. His passion for innovation and digital transformation has helped customers across the globe drive result oriented business transformation. Neil is “Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional” certified and is focused on helping businesses within the industrial sector across Australia and New Zealand to improve their overall cyber security posture and embrace Industry 4.0 Technologies.
BLAIR CRAWFORD
Founder and Managing Director, Daltrey
Blair Crawford is a biometrics and identity management specialist with extensive experience helping global organisations solve their most pressing cyber security, risk and compliance challenges. Leveraging this wealth of experience, he recently established Daltrey – a unique security solution that delivers biometrics as a service for workforce authentication, across all physical and digital access scenarios.
Throughout his time working with diverse international companies and federal government agencies, Blair witnessed key industry developments that now make it possible for organisations to integrate biometrics as a viable, scalable authentication method and a solution to increased cyber threats and physical security breaches. The socialisation of biometric technology with Apple Touch ID was a huge advancement, but it was just the start. A more critical development was the increased accountability of C-Suite executives for the control and protection of user and client data, as per GDPR and CPAA. Identity access management is now recognised as a core part of any organisation’s cyber security strategy, with severe implications in place for failing to do so. The final enabler for Daltrey was the standardisation of interface specifications. This created a pathway for Blair and his team to build a system that establishes a centralised, trusted biometric identity, capable of being integrated across all access scenarios in a cost-effective way.
Blair is an industry thought leader, regular guest speaker and the host of industry podcast, IDentity Today. He believes biometric technology is a convenient, powerful tool that can be used to create safer and more secure workplaces. He’s an firm advocate for self-sovereign identity and is driven to developing solutions that give users control over how their identity is used.
Rachael Greaves is a records and information management thought leader, who designed the Castlepoint command and control product. Rachael has consulted on large-scale records, security and audit projects in government and regulated industries with complex integrated environments, and developed Castlepoint in response to the tension seen in organisations between compliance, usability, sustainability and cost. Rachael is a Certified Information Professional (CIP), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Data Privacy Systems Engineer (CDPSE), and is certified in project, change, and records management. With a cultural anthropology and linguistics background, Rachael brings ethical, global and sustainable practices to the sector. Her innovative technology concept has transformed the compliance and risk management outcomes of multiple organisations, by automating the application of complex and multi-layered regulatory obligations to their data holdings. Rachael’s mission is to improve outcomes for citizens and stakeholders by helping governments and organisations to provide better, more accountable services.
Professor Lisa Harvey-Smith is the Australian Government’s Women in STEM Ambassador and a Professor of Practice at the University of New South Wales. In her role as Women in STEM Ambassador, Lisa is responsible for increasing the participation of women and girls in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) studies and careers across Australia.
She is an award-winning astrophysicist with research interests in the birth and death of stars and supermassive black holes. Lisa serves on the Australian Space Agency’s Advisory Group and previously worked on the Square Kilometre Array – a continent-spanning next-generation radio telescope that will survey billions of years of cosmic history. Lisa has written three popular science books: When Galaxies Collide, the children’s book Under the Stars: Astrophysics for Bedtime and The Secret Life of Stars.
Jo Stewart-Rattray CISM CGEIT CISA CRISC CP Director, BRM Advisory ISACA member
Adelaide business leader and information security veteran, Jo Stewart-Rattray, has been recognised for her tireless work educating and mentoring future generations of IT professionals and breaking down gender barriers in the IT industry, taking out Highly Commended in the Australian Women in Security Network’s 2020 Award of the Year.
For over 25 years Jo has championed gender equality in the security industry culminating in the establishment of SheLeadsTech, a program Jo pioneered with global professional association, ISACA, aimed at educating, mentoring and empowering women in tech. In under four years, SheLeadsTech has grown from a base of zero, to being embraced on five continents, and now is one of the core programs of ISACA’s newly launched One In Tech foundation. Over 10,000 community professionals have engaged in SheLeadsTech events and online platforms to promote gender equality, address the gender pay gap, enhance the careers of women in IT and offer a safe space to discuss their experiences. “Even as technology transforms the global economy at a staggering pace, we are still dealing with the gender bias that hampered our mothers and grandmothers,” said Stewart-Rattray. “A challenge this large and this persistent can feel overwhelming, but there are steps each of us can take to make meaningful progress. If we are resolute, the day will come when our classrooms, offices and board rooms are filled with empowered women and girls ready to make their mark on the technology workforce.“I am honoured to have received the Highly Commended Award amongst the amazing finalists for this year’s award. There is still much to do, and working together we can all help to break down these archaic barriers.”
Kris has an extensive experience both running his own businesses as well as a successful corporate career across Asia, Europe, North America and then in Australia. Kris has started and run businesses successfully as well as cases of learnings from his adventures. He also has corporate career including internal transformations as well as leading customer engagements and sales for small to large multi-million dollar programs. He is ongoing early adopter for continuous personal productivity and learning – MBA from Macquarie Graduate School of Management. LinkedIn
Jeff is an ICT domain specialist, with significant international business development, sales and delivery experience in the private and public sectors. He has held executive management and technical roles in both commercial and large government organisations. Jeff has extensive experience in defining and understanding business needs from clients and delivering creative outcomes. He is a detailed problem solver, with the ability to engage across a broad cross section of an organisation. Jeff is married with four adult children and an appetite for continuous learning of business and technology trends and issues – Graduate Diploma on Executive Leadership. LinkedIn
As Managing Director for BlackBerry’s Spark Division, Jason Duerden is responsible for building and executing the business in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ). In this region, he drives strategy, operations and growth of BlackBerry’s next-generation platform, BlackBerry Spark. Jason brings over 10 years of leadership and business management and technology acumen experience to BlackBerry with domain knowledge in the cyber arena.
Following the acquisition of Cylance in Feb 2019, the BlackBerry Spark platform is the realisation of BlackBerry’s successful pivot to AI software and cybersecurity leader, offering a new unified endpoint security (UES) layer which can work with BlackBerry® unified endpoint management (UEM) to deliver zero trust security. Leveraging artificial intelligence, machine learning and automation, BlackBerry Spark offers improved cyberthreat prevention and remediation, and provides visibility across desktop, mobile, server, and IoT (including automotive) endpoints.
Jason leads a team that brings together sales and technical experts to deliver a unified platform and cyber services, offering a wide range of skills and expertise for the ANZ market to help navigate the demands of secure workplace mobility, business continuity and cyber threats to ensure operational resiliency. Prior to this, Jason was the Regional Director for BlackBerry Cylance responsible for building and leading the supply chain for BlackBerry Cylance in Australia and New Zealand. He was recognised as a CRN top Channel Chief in 2018.
Mandy is a firm believer that diversity in all its forms should be encouraged to promote innovation and find solutions to challenges facing the world.
She herself has had a diverse career ranging from musician, artist, fraud investigator, risk assessor, trainer and analyst. She is currently the Manager of The University of Queensland Cyber Security Operation Centre, and prior to that was a Senior Cyber Crime Intelligence Analyst with the Australian Government.
She has held various roles in information security and investigations including security incident response, malware analysis, communications, and fraud investigator. With 20 years of specialist experience in the Australia Public Service, she has expertise in information security, cybercrime in emerging technologies, risk assessment, digital forensics, cybercrime analysis and fraud investigation.
In her own time, she volunteers at the Australian Information Security Association (AISA) as the Brisbane branch Executive Chair, is the co-founder and Australian Director of Cyber Century Mentoring, is a Justice of the Peace, and an Adjunct Lecturer in Criminology at The University of Queensland.
Mandy mentors students and those new to the infosec industry, speaks at conferences and events, has guest lectured at both The University of Queensland and Griffith University and writes about cybercrime and security awareness. She tweets as @empressbat and plays MMORPG. Her drink of choice is coffee.
Gus began his security journey almost 20 years ago by hacking schools library system to remove fines and had against his name. After he realised he could compromise and manipulate computer systems he continued his journey, albeit illicitly. He was later recruited directly out of high school by the Special Investigating Unit, a government agency, and thus began his professional career. Since then he’s worked also directly for government, specifically heading up security for a Province. He’s headed up red teaming and R&D for PwC South Africa. Since then he was Head of Security for Africa’s first digital bank, and lately he’s part of a team building an entirely new blockchain protocol focused on privacy.
Chris Pogue is the Head of Nuix Partner Connect, the global ecosystem of more than 150 partners representing 74 different countries. He is also a member of the US Secret Service Electronic Crimes Task Force, The International Association of Chiefs of Police, and the International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators.
Over his 25-year career, Chris has led multiple professional security and services organizations to investigate data breaches, secure corporate computing assets and critical value data, implement wide-scale compliance regimes, and help executives and boards of directors both qualify and quantify security risks.
His extensive experience is drawn from careers as a cybercrimes investigator, ethical hacker, military officer, law enforcement and military instructor, university professor, business executive, and board advisor.
Chris served in the United States Army as a Signal Corps Warrant Officer, participating in multiple joint task force missions is support of Operation Enduring Freedom, and the Global War on Terror. He distinguished himself as an Honor Graduate from a variety of Army Academies and Schools and received multiple awards and commendations for excellence.
Ben has an extensive background in cloud security and enterprise software, with over twenty years in enterprise software; primarily in Security and Compliance.
Starting his technical career building data centers as a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer, Ben then secured data centers for Fortune 500 customers at McAfee. Learning common security challenges from customers, Ben moved into product management and was responsible for the data center and virtualization security product strategy and roadmap before moving on to work with strategic alliances at Intel Security identifying partners, defining and executing partner strategy, and driving alternate routes to market.
Ben moved to AWS in 2015 to AWS Marketplace which helps customers find, buy, and immediately start using software and services that run on the AWS Cloud. He spent 5 years driving partner integration as worldwide leader of Security, Networking, Open Source and Operating System categories, engaging directly with software vendors, influencing their product strategy and delivering software in a new cloud model. First as an individual contributor, then managing a team helped to bring vendor products to AWS Marketplace drive customer adoption and revenue.
Benjamin Andrew is now a Principal Technical PM for AWS in Migration, Marketplace & Control Services coordinating the phased delivery of a set of prescriptive Service Management Frameworks to simplify cloud adoption helping enterprises improve the management and governance of their cloud environments. Providing end-to-end deployable patterns that include interoperability between third-party offerings from AWS Marketplace and AWS management and governance services.
Director of Cybersecurity TPRM, UpGuard, Tulin is a strategic thinker and cyber risk management specialist with experience in public and private sectors. Tulin has held senior positions with Commonwealth Bank, Westpac, Optiver and Deloitte.
Amongst Tulin’s career she has successfully started up and led a cybersecurity practice at a boutique consultancy and is now leading the TPRM team at UpGuard growing the CyberRisk product and services.
Tulin specializes in cyber risk management including TPRM, cyber risk threat analysis, prevention, control and assurance. Tulin’s past working experience spans enterprise risk management, business continuity, risk culture analysis, project management, issues management, IT audit, data analytics, internal audit and external audit. Tulin has worked across multiple projects from: * Developing and implementing successful Third-Party Risk Management Frameworks * APRA Prudential Standard CPS234, GDPR, CCPA, NDB scheme readiness * Information Security Officer positions * Cyber Security Incident response exercises * Creating and exercising data breach response plans * Developing, managing and testing IT disaster recovery plans * Enhancing cyber risk frameworks for various clients * Facilitating cyber security awareness training * Post cyber incident reviews * Social engineering projects
Dave is an accomplished executive with a strong affinity for technology and keen business sense for the application of emerging solutions. He has a proven talent for identifying core business needs and translating into outcomes.
Prior to joining Haventec Dave spent ~20 years at Accenture where he occupied a number of geographic leadership, account leadership and delivery leadership roles including Managing Director for Accenture Digital (AU and NZ), Inclusion and Diversity Lead (AU), Capital Markets Lead (AU) as well as Client Leadership roles for a number of Accenture’s Financial Services clients.
Prior to joining Accenture Dave spent five years at the Australian Stock exchange in a number of roles including the Internet and Information Security Lead.
Ben Johnson is CTO and co-founder of Obsidian Security. Prior to founding Obsidian, he co-founded Carbon Black and most recently served as the company's Chief Security Strategist. As the company's original CTO, he led efforts to create the powerful capabilities that helped define the next-generation endpoint security space.
Prior to Carbon Black, Ben was an NSA computer scientist, and later worked as a cyber engineer in an advanced intrusion operations division for the intelligence community.
Ben is active in the cybersecurity community, where he is a technical advisor to the US FISA Court and sits on the boards of multiple security startups. Ben earned a bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of Chicago and a master's degree in computer science from Johns Hopkins University. He lives in Newport Beach, CA with his wife and three sons.
My passion for cyber-security stems from my interest in mystery novels and crime shows since the age of 8. Somehow, I enjoyed the process of unravelling the unidentified. Being an ardent leaner, I explored my interest in computer science and being a consistent school topper, I was fortunate enough to secure the Vice-Chancellor scholarship at Western Sydney University. As an addition to my degree, I am working as research assistant with a Cyber-security Professor in WSU; assisting in her research in Ethical Hacking and Payment Fraud.
Outside my degree, I work as a volunteer for several institutions and non-profit organisations. To spread awareness about internet security and safety among elders, I undertook the role of a key speaker in the Digital Literacy Program for Senior Citizens at the Indian Support Center; a contribution to the senior citizens. I am recently selected for Microsoft Student Accelerator Program (MSA) to coordinate as Marketing Lead for my University (WSU); was successful in getting more than 1500 registrations for the program and currently head MSA’s Social Media team.
Cyber-security is expected to continue to boom in future and become a necessity for every company. As a student, it’s my duty to raise cyber awareness among the common kin and understand each aspect of security As an entrant in Cyber-security, I am overwhelmed by the plethora of opportunities in Cyber-security hence, I grab every chance to interact with veterans in the field.
Todd is a 33-year-old entrepreneur who started computer programming when he was 7 years of age. He earned a scholarship in 2004, and graduated with honours in 2006. He started an onsite computer repair business, to pay for fuel during University, and has since had a slew of start-ups that have been successful.
Todd is currently focused on a new cybersecurity business called Dull. With new technology, Dull helps customers and vendors build new solutions together more rapidly. The technology will ultimately be built-out as a unifying platform for enterprises.
Garrett O’Hara is the Principal Technical Consultant at Mimecast having joined in 2015 with the opening of the Sydney office, leading the growth and development of the local team. With over 20 years of experience across development, UI/UX, technology communication, training development and mentoring, Garrett now works to help organisations understand and manage their cyber resilience strategies and is a regular industry commentator on the cyber security landscape, data assurance approaches and business continuity.
Sam is a young technology enthusiast who’s found passion in cybersecurity at an early age. He was recruited to work for the Australian government while still in high school. He founded Kasada before turning 20 and has been able to raise USD 7 million at the end of 2019 with CIA backed In-Q-Tel as its latest investor. Kasada provides a solution that helps organisations protect from user account takeovers, fraud, data scraping and other disruptive attacks.
Adam is an high-energy leader, military veteran, and business executive with practical leadership experience working in diverse and complex environments. As CEO of CyAmast, an Australian founded technology company – specialising in IoT network security solutions, he is steering the company through a dramatic and successful scale-up period.
Their technology sits at the intersection of Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, and Software Defined Networking and is game changer in the way organisations can get visibility over their connected devices, and the defence against the pervasive threat of cyberattacks.
Jacqueline Jayne (JJ) currently serves as Security Awareness Advocate for the APAC region for KnowBe4, the world’s most popular security awareness and simulated phishing platform. With over 20 years’ experience as a conduit between people and technology, she has mastered the art of communication and influence. Previously, she led a successful cybersecurity education and awareness program that changed behaviour and culture, aimed at helping users make better cybersecurity decisions. Cybersecurity is everyone’s responsibility, and there is a gap in how to go about engaging hearts and minds across an entire organisation, regardless of its size. Her insights on the human condition and how to engage at all levels in this space are invaluable as many people struggle to understand the cyberthreat landscape and equally, tech people struggle to understand engage the people to create change. Humans are innately curious which in this climate causes major issues.
Mark works for Lockton Companies Australia, the worlds largest privately owned insurance brokerage and risk advisor.
Mark is the Head of Lockton’s Australian Cyber & Technology Practice, and works with the Global Cyber and Technology team advising clients on the insurable nature of their associated cyber, privacy and technology risks. His experience encompasses advising small business to ASX top 200 companies, across a diverse range of industries.
Mark is a regular contributor to the Cyber Insurance area through both the regular publication of White Papers and appearance on panels on the topic. Mark compliments this area additionally advising clients on their Directors and Officers Liability, IT Liability, Professional Indemnity, Crime and Statutory Liability Insurance risks.
Mike Thompson is the CTO and Co-founder of HackHunter. HackHunter protects organisations by detecting and tracking malicious WiFi and WiFi-operated drones. Mike is an IoT expert with an extensive background in Information and Cyber Security.
Amongst Mike’s many roles, he has: * Worked as a CISO for an Insurance Company * Consulted to over 50 organisations, including Telstra, NAB and the Privacy Commission * Uncovered computer fraud * Legally hacked organisations * Designed and developed international award-winning software solutions * Provided investigation and advisory services at the highest levels in government across topics as diverse as biometrics and satellite surveillance systems.
Mike is a smart home and 3D printing fanatic with a passion for unlocking the potential of IoT to make our lives richer, safer and sustainable. After the successful exit of his previous business, Mike combined his skills and experience in IoT and cyber security to start the HackHunter journey.
Dr. Alana Maurushat is Professor of Cybersecurity and Behaviour at Western Sydney University where she holds a joint position in the School of Computer Science & Mathematics, and in the School of Social Sciences and Criminology, and is Key Researcher with the CRC Smart Satellites. She is currently researching on Payment Diversion Fraud and Ransomware, Tracking Money-Laundering through Bitcoin Blenders, distributed extreme edge computing for micro-clustered satellites, and Ethical Hacking. She previously was Senior Lecturer in Law, Key Researcher on the CRC Data to Decisions – Big Data in National Security, and Senior Fellow with the Australian CyberSecurity Centre for Research and Education all at UNSW. She is the Cyber-Ambassador for the NSW Cybersecurity Network. She is on the Board of Directors for the cybercrime investigation company IFW Global. She lectures & researches in Cybersecurity, Privacy and Security by Design, Cyber Risk Management, and Artificial Intelligence across the disciplines of law, criminology, business, political science and information communications technology. Alana has done consultancy work on cyber security, open data, big data, technology and civil liberties for both the Australian and Canadian governments, industry and NGOs. Alana has done media with 60 Minutes, the New York Time, Insight, ABC, and 730 Report, and is the author of many books and articles.
Daniel Graves is currently Chief Technology Officer at Delphix, responsible for strategy technology partnerships including AWS, GCP, IBM, Oracle, SAP and Microsoft. Graves is a software and cloud industry veteran of over 20 years with a diverse background in other functions including technology partnerships, business development, marketing, CTO, sales management, program management, presales, and as a developer.
At Delphix Graves assists with defining the overall partner and alliance strategy, and hiring and managing the team of business development, channel sales, and technical partner development staff. Previously at Delphix, Daniel built the Product organization from the ground up, including Product Management, Product Marketing, Program Management, and Delphix Labs. Prior to Delphix, Graves served as Cloud CTO at Symantec, leading technical and product strategy for the Cloud.
Over his career, he has led product groups at a variety of leading technology firms including NeXT / Apple, Sun Microsystems, NetDynamics, and Rockwell International’s AI labs. Graves has a Masters in Computer Engineering from Stanford University.
• Experienced Researcher – 20 years experience holding senior positions in research at Channel Nine, Seven Network, News Corp and Fairfax Media.
• Held representative roles on the IAB Research and Measurement Councils, working on major industry projects.
• Developed multiple market-first research pieces throughout my career; notably the Online Video Research and Mobile Internet Research, the first conducted
in Australia, and research around Amazon entering the Australian market in 2017 which was picked up by major Australian publishers.
• Presented my research and insight projects at over 60 conferences within APAC.
• Strong knowledge of how research works; from understanding my client’s objectives, designing questionnaires to achieve complete results and interpreting
those results into actionable insights.
• A very strong profile with an excellent reputation within the industry as being passionate, knowledgeable and an industry expert.
• Continuously invited to participate on panels, be interviewed on podcasts, write opinion and thought leadership pieces and to present at conferences.
Highlight was being invited to participate in a panel discussion at SXSW in Austin, Texas and to provide evidence and insights at the senate inquiry into Public
Interest Journalism in 2017.
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, RiskIQ, Elias Manousos is a security technology expert and experienced executive with over 20 years of delivering enterprise security solutions. Prior to co-founding RiskIQ, Elias was VP of R&D at Securant Technologies (acquired by RSA), an Internet leader in authorization and single sign-on (SSO).
At Securant, he was instrumental in pioneering the now commonplace technologies providing increased browser security. Elias bootstrapped RiskIQ from zero to 100 employees and more than 100 customers in just 5 years. Today eight of the 10 largest financial institutions in the U.S. and five of the nine leading Internet companies in the world rely on RiskIQ to protect their websites, mobile apps and customers from malware and fraud.
Nithin has scaled and led SQR Systems to design and deliver critical secure communications solutions for defence, national security and financial services on a global scale. His patented encryption technology is used in heavily regulated sectors.
He is an active contributor and thought leader in some of the world’s leading information security research and development communities and his contributions are featured in many high profile publications. He has been actively promoting simplicity in security and the need to consider user experience as a core part of security development.
Over the past 3 years, Nithin has established several research and commercial programmes in government, private sector and academia exploring emerging technologies to protect privacy from the threat of quantum computing.
Rinske was awarded Risk Consultant of the Year by RMIA (2017), Outstanding Security Consultant Finalist in the OSPAs (2019) and BPW Business Woman of the Year (2010-2013). She is an internationally leading consultant, speaker and certified Business Continuity Planning (BCP), Information Security & Risk Management trainer. Her firm, Business As Usual (BAU), since 2006, has worked with SMEs as well as prestigious clients such as 14 Central Banks and 100s of other public and private organisations worldwide. She draws on more than 20 years’ experience gained across Australasia, Africa, South America and Europe.
Rinske has been changing the way organisations ‘plan for the unexpected’. Her powerful facilitation skills enable organisations to prioritise, cut through information quickly and simplify their processes. She applies a fresh, energetic, fun, practical, easy-to-apply, innovative approach to BCP, Security, Risk and Disaster Recovery... topics often perceived as dull and cumbersome.
Her alter ego includes being lead singer and manager of SophieG, which is involved in major music projects - including those contributing to the global charity Playing For Change, which provides music education to children in disadvantaged regions.
Tanya Janca, also known as ‘SheHacksPurple’, is the founder, security trainer and coach of SheHacksPurple.dev, specialising in software and cloud security. Her obsession with securing software runs deep, from starting her company, to running her own OWASP chapter for 4 years in Ottawa, co-founding a new OWASP chapter in Victoria, and co-founding the OWASP DevSlop open-source and education project.
With her countless blog articles, workshops and talks, her focus is clear. Tanya is also an advocate for diversity and inclusion, co-founding the international women’s organisation WoSEC, starting the online #CyberMentoringMonday initiative, and personally mentoring, advocating for and enabling countless other women in her field. As a professional computer geek of 20+ years, she is a person who is truly fascinated by the ‘science’ of computer science.
Christopher Sant is a Cyber Security leader who has been helping secure Australian organisations for the last 15 years. He has held various roles across Penetration testing, Privacy Compliance, Consulting, Security Operations, Risk Management and most recently focusing on Cyber Culture and Awareness. He is very passionate about using clear and simple messaging to make Cyber easily accessible to everyone, and describes his secret ninja skill as being able to cut through technical jargon to explain complex terms in ways that everyone can understand.
Chris has recently created a startup, ClearView Cyber Services, where he helps clients to build strong cyber cultures and get engagement at ALL levels of the organisation. His company's focus is to strengthen businesses' greatest asset in their Cyber defence; their people.
Clint started his career in Microsoft level 1 support at the age of 16 in 2003. Since that time he has held helpdesk & server administrator roles with the past 7 years focusing on Cyber Security, Digital Forensics and Incident Response. He believes in continuing education, sharing knowledge with peers and providing mentoring to people interested in starting out in Cyber\, or pursuing goals within their existing Cyber career.
David Chou is the SVP, Chief Information Officer for a fully integrated healthcare system in the United States. Previously, Chou advised many different Fortune 500 technology solution companies while also serving as the CIO for an international life science company with 50+ sites throughout Australia, Singapore, and China. Chou has held executive roles with the Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Children's Mercy Hospital, University Of Mississippi Medical Center, AHMC Healthcare, and Prime Healthcare.
David is a dynamic keynote speaker and industry commentator working with clients to transform their business models using technology. He has spoken around the world at healthcare tech-related conference including keynotes for leading industry events and intimate executive settings. Chou is also one of the most mentioned CIOs in the media and well quoted in outlets such as the Wall Street Journal, Modern Healthcare, HIMSS Media, ZDNet, CIO.com, Huffington Post, and Becker's Healthcare. David is an active member of both ACHE and HIMSS while serving on the board for CHIM.
Based in Toronto, Canada, Lee has been in the information security space since 2010. Working and consulting in various industries from financial, manufacturing, national services and government, Lee currently works as:
· Director, Adversarial Collaboration with Lares
· Co-founder of RedBlack Security – Toronto-based offensive security testing shop
Lee also is involved with initiatives such as:
· Co-founder of the Canadian Collegiate Cyber Exercise (C3X) – thec3x.com
· Organizer of DerbyCon Communities Toronto Chapter (DerbyComTOR)
· Instructor for the Offensive Insights for Security Professionals (OISP) training program (launching Q1 2020)
Lees area of expertise is tailored primarily around Microsoft technologies and the abuses for them. Lee is also a Command and Control (C2) designer and infrastructure maintainer for offensive teams.
Jen has extensive experience and expertise in Corporate and Commercial Law, and Cyber Security and IT, with a background in Dispute Resolution and Litigation.
From a corporate and commercial perspective, Jen has worked on numerous transactions, ranging from restructures to large complex multi-million dollar cross-border M&A deals. She works with businesses at all sizes, ranging from small family-owned businesses and private companies to ASX-listed companies. Jen also assists with all legal aspects of running a business, from structuring, capital raising, to daily operations, directors’ duties, risk management, corporate governance, and compliance with regulatory requirements.
In terms of cyber security, Jen assists companies to prepare for data breaches by drafting data breach response plans and pre-drafted notification statements, and guiding them through the relevant steps to comply with their legal obligations and manage their crisis communication to regulators, counterparties, customers and other stakeholders. Jen also works with companies to draft relevant cyber security and privacy contracts, drafting policies, and advising on compliance requirements.
Jen regularly works with cyber security companies to assist them with establishing their own business, drafting terms and conditions and contracts with their clients, and managing their own risk and potential liability in providing their security products and services to clients.
Mitchell Parker, CISSP, is the Executive Director of Information Security and Compliance at IU Health. Mitch has done a significant amount of work in researching the effects of cloud and distributed computing, network-based threats, compliance, and privacy and security requirements on connected health devices. Mitch works collaboratively with a number of EMR and biomedical equipment vendors to improve their security postures and provide a better quality of service. He currently resides in Carmel, IN, with his wife, two children, and two cats.
Rafael Chiang is a skilled information security strategic leader, having worked in the information security industry for a variety of multinational and global organisations, for more than 20 years’. Dedicated to supporting and sustaining business growth through brand and value protection, Rafael’s specialty is communicating and collaborating at all organisational levels, creating tailored security cultures and experiences. Aside from spending time with his family, Rafael’s interests are learning and communication methods, meditation, neuroscience and psychosensory therapies.
Starting as a teenage hacker in the 1990’s, having been involved in the largest mass hack of the time and setting off an international incident after hacking into a nuclear weapons facility, Greg has over two decades of technical, management, and leadership experience in Information Security.
A frequent speaker about bringing leadership, visibility, care, and accountability to the Information Security field and breaking out of today’s reactive status quo, he is an expert in building efficient and effective InfoSec organisations by harnessing human potential and addressing the often cultural root causes within management, IT, and InfoSec itself.
He is currently the Head of Information Security at the University of Salford, a freelance security strategy advisor, guest lecturer, mentor, author, and creator of the UoS Information Security Leadership Programme.
As for the book, ‘Rethinking InfoSec‘ the review:
“If you are ready to make a fundamental change to the way you operate, that will save you money yet allow you to achieve so much more, this book is a must read!”
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Melissa Wingard is a senior commercial technology lawyer, with almost 15 years’ experience, assisting software, cybersecurity, and technology companies, across the Asia Pacific region, grow their business and meet strategic aims, whilst managing risk and regulatory compliance.
Melissa works as Special Counsel for Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick, a specialist IP firm. She has extensive experience in relation to commercialising intellectual property, information security, data protection and privacy across APAC. She holds an LLB (Hons), BA (Hist & Eng), Grad Dip Applied Finance & Investment and is presently studying a Masters of CyberSecurity Operations
Matthew is the founder of Ayenem (www.ayenem.com.au), a DevSecOps consultancy and founder of DevSecOps Sydney meet up.
Matt gets a kick out of rapidly becoming an expert in new and emerging technologies and pushing past the limits. It might be the joy of winning or just seeing people’s face go oohhh that’s impressive that drives him but, either way he gets results quickly and enjoys mentoring and up-skilling others along the way.
Matt most recently comes from a background at Deloitte where he built out Defensive and Offensive Cloud Security and Security Automation tooling for the DevOps practice, quickly becoming a leader in the DevSecOps / DevOps space where he then went on to build a software engineering powerhouse for a Network Security company. He has delivered robust software delivery pipelines with security automation for FSI, FinTech and large Enterprise companies and is passionate about Security automation and moving away from traditional penetration testing towards an Agile Security Testing and Continuous Security methodology.
He has presented live technical demonstrations and talks on a range of topics such as AWS Security, Docker Security, Serverless Security, DevSecOps and Kubernetes at different Industry events and conferences.
Matt’s core technical skills lie within Cloud Architecture across the big 3 (AWS, Azure, GCP), Platform Development & Engineering, Automation, Container Orchestration, DevOps, Information Security and is presently working with companies to introduce DevSecOps and embrace Continuous Security.
If you have questions for Matt or just want to chat DevSecOps look out for the next DevSecOps Sydney (https://www.meetup.com/en-AU/DevSecOps-Sydney/) meetup.
Laura was appointed the Head of Information Security role in April 2019 for a large Financial Services organisation that is head quartered in Sydney. She is responsible for Information Security strategy execution. security reviews, assessments, testing and control assurance, detailed design, security architecture and project review in the APAC region. Laura and her team work with the rest of the Information Security team to ensure effective security controls across the APAC region as well as globally.
Laura has over 20 years experience in the technology, security and risk management industries with a focus on financial services. Her roles have included senior security roles at one of Australia’s big 4 banking institutions and Australia/NZ’s largest general insurer. Outside of the Link Group Laura is well regarded in the security industry having performed many volunteer roles including the current treasurer of the Sydney Chapter for ISACA, a long term member of the AISA Sydney Branch Committee, and a foundational member of the Sydney Chapter committee for the FAIR institute.
Laura is also a member of the security workstream for the IOTAA. Laura holds an MBA from MGSM and a Bachelor of Science majoring in Computer Science from Macquarie University along with industry certifications such as CISSP, CISM and SABSA. Laura has been nominated for a number of industry awards including being the 2019 recipient of the Jo Stewart-Rattray award for Women in Leadership from ISACA International.
Tony Vizza has been involved in the information technology and information security fields for more than 25 years.
Tony completed a Bachelor of Science in Computing Science from the University of Technology, Sydney, Global Executive MBA from the University of Sydney which included study at Stanford University, The London School of Economics and the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. He is currently studying for a Juris Doctor degree at the University of New South Wales.
His information security credentials include CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional), CCSP (Certified Cloud Security Professional), CRISC (Certified in Risk and Information Systems Controls), CISM (Certified Information Security Manager) and he is a certified ISO/IEC 27001 Senior Lead Auditor.
Tony is a member of the board of directors for the Australian Information Security Association (AISA), Cyber Security Ambassador for the NSW Government, a member of the Cybersecurity Industry Advisory Committee for the NSW Government, a member of the Technology and Business Services Industry Skills Reference Group for NSW TAFE, a member of the Data Security Standards Committee for Blockchain Australia and has provided expert services to the Australian Government’s Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), the Law Society of NSW, the Australian Security Industry Association Limited (ASIAL) as well as numerous boards.
Cat Coode is the founder of Binary Tattoo. Binary, for the language of all things digital. Tattoo, for the permanence of what goes online. Her mission is to help you safeguard your data and protect your digital identity. Backed by two decades of experience in mobile development and software architecture, as well as a certification in data privacy law, Cat helps corporations and individuals better understand cybersecurity and data privacy. She specializes in guiding companies through end-to-end Global Privacy Regulation compliance and delivering privacy education seminars.
Cat is an engineer, speaker, consultant, author, and, above all else, a parent. Her motivation to help others was born out of her concern for her kids and our ever-changing digital landscape.
As an innovative and results-driven senior IT professional with 20 years in the field, Paul has gained extensive cross-industry experience in senior management roles within global teams across the Asia Pacific, multinational organisations, and Australian Government, including Telstra, IBM, Westpac, CBA, Qantas, and both Federal and State Government agencies.
Paul has a proven track record of managing and leading multi-million dollar restructure and development programs and projects, including the installation and management of enterprise and industry-scale technologies and services.
Ross is a seasoned Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) & Cyber Security professional. He provides the strategic framework and direction in Cyber Security & Technology Risk, providing robust security protection and management assurance. Ross has over 19 years of specialized experience dedicated to leading financial institutions in security policy design, cyber security implementation and security transformation for large financial institutions.
In his previous role at Gulf International Bank, Ross was brought in to modernise and transform the group Information & Cyber Security function for the organisation across multiple international locations, as well as their retail online digital bank, meem. Ross has worked in over 12 countries accelerating cybersecurity adoption and modernisation programmes and speaks two languages. An industry Influencer, he has worked with more than 30 companies and 15 banks. He is consistently sought as one of the most influential CISO’s, throughout his industry and in thought leadership circles. His accreditations include CISSP, CISA, CISM, CRISC and many more. He has been a guest speaker in Cyber Security at Glasgow University in the UK and also contributes to panels and conferences around the world, as well as runs private closed door peer forums for CISO’s in the middle east.
Martin has twenty years of experience as an innovator at the leading edge of technology. A deep technical understanding of the security and privacy implications of storing sensitive customer information allows him to help guard against the security vulnerabilities and risks any modern organisation might face.
Through his customer-centric approach, Martin helps businesses innovate to improve the performance and security of his clients. Devicie (formally Secure Measure at time of recording) has recently become both a Cyrise and AustCyber supported company.
Bastien is the co-founder of CTRL Group – Australia’s progressive information security firm, protecting businesses from cyber risk. CTRL Group offer best in class security solutions ranging from audits, hacking, monitoring, advisory and education.
With operations in Singapore, Thailand and Australia, CTRL Group are on a mission to safeguard organisations from brand and reputational damage, as well as increasing public awareness about the importance of cybersecurity to their financial and personal well-being. Bastien is dedicated to inspiring everyone to appreciate security as it starts to become an essential part of our lives as we move into a hyper digitised world.
Bastien has developed a progressive security methodology to enable CTRL Group clients to achieve a respectable level of cyber maturity, effectively helping them mitigate critical risks posed to their stakeholders and shareholders.
At 19 years old I left my small country town to join the Army. I began my military career in Canberra being trained as a military manager and soldier. 2 years later I found myself in East-Timor managing a team of 34 maintenance and transportation staff and supporting the military operations for the 500+ strong Australian Defence Force contingent in the country. As a 22-year-old at the time, I felt that this was a normal experience and thought that any 22 years old would be able to do what I was doing, of course I know now that is not really the case. However, In my context, the Army was willing to give me all the responsibility and trust to do the job, and I loved it.
I continued in the Army for another 6 years, had so many more incredible experiences and learnt so many skills. I even completed a Masters in Business during my final years. Then finally one day, like so many others in the Army, I decided I had achieved everything I wanted to achieve and decided to transition out of the military in my next career. The biggest problem I now faced was, I didn't know what I wanted to do next.
Once leaving Defence I landed in Recruiting and found that I was good at it, though I struggled to get the same level of satisfaction and purpose from my new role as I did in the military. That is when I decided to join the WithYouWithMe team, because here was a business with the ambitious goal of solving military veteran underemployment. At that time I joined it was only Tom Moore, our co-founder and CEO, a marketing intern and myself working out of a living room. Since then we have helped over 1000 veteran gain new jobs, have been awarded the Priminister's Veteran Award, been named the second-fastest growing Tech company in Australia for 2018 and have now opened up and Office in the US to help American Veterans.
Nowadays, I am the Head of Sales for Australia and am still just as passionate and dedicated to our mission, which is to solve underemployment for all people in Australia. My key role is to connecting growing and transforming the business to our veterans and non-veterans, who are being trained and deployed into high-demand and high-growth careers such as Cybersecurity.
I just recently turned 30, am married to my beautiful and very supportive wife, Anne, and have a son called Archie who, at the time of writing this, is 7 weeks old, and next to me sleeping soundly.
Casey is the Founder, Chairman, and CTO of Bugcrowd. He is an 18 year veteran of information security, servicing clients ranging from startups to multinational corporations as a pen tester, security and risk consultant and solutions architect, then most recently as a career entrepreneur.
Casey pioneered the Crowdsourced Security as a Service model launching the first bug bounty programs on the Bugcrowd platform in 2012, and co-founded the https://disclose.io vulnerability disclosure standardization project in 2016.
A proud ex-pat of Sydney Australia, Casey lives with his wife and two kids in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is happy as long as he’s in the passionate pursuit of potential.
Phil Zongo is the author of The Five Anchors of Cyber Resilience, an Amazon best-selling book that strips away the complexity of cyber security and provides practical guidance to business executives.
In 2017, Phil was invited to Chicago, USA, where he was honoured with ISACA’s International Best Book / Article Award for his paper, The Automation Conundrum. This is one of ISACA’s highest global honours that recognises individuals who have made major contributions to publications in the field of IS audit, control and/or security. He has received several other awards in recognition for his thought leadership.
Phil is a Director and Co-Founder of the Cyber Leadership Institute, an organisation that develops the next generation of cyber leaders. Phil is a voice in demand for several stratgic matters, such as cyber resilience, machine learning, blockchain, cloud computing, etc and has keynoted several high profile conferences.
Over the last 15 years, Zongo has advised numerous business leaders on how to manage critical risks within complex transformation programs as well as rapidly build cost effective and high-impact cyber resilience programs.
Nathan enlisted in the Army in 1996 and worked in many different roles supporting the various information systems supporting ADF operations. Late in his career he served in the ADFCIRT and decided then that cyber security was going to be the mainstay of his post-military career.
Since Leaving the defence force Nathan has raised two SOCs, one dedicated to defence, another for multiple commercial tenants where he is now, at Verizon. Nathan’s focus in his cyber security career is on incident response, leadership, and detection development. He publicly speaks on various topics related to SOCs.
Dan Holman is the CEO and Eric Flis the COO of WorldStack; the leading Australian Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) company.
They founded WorldStack to create the tools that enhance the decision-making of their clients with actionable intelligence. This is fuelled by freely available, but hard to filter data that sits on the open web, deep, and dark web, and WorldStack's solutions provide the tools to turn that data into genuine insight.
Nicole Stephensen is a Privacy Specialist with extensive local and international experience in operational and strategic privacy matters. She is Principal Consultant at Ground Up Consulting, a boutique firm she established in 2011.
Nicole is also the Executive Director for Privacy and Data Protection at the Internet of Things Security Institute, where she is co-author of the IoTSI Security Framework for Smart Cities and Critical Infrastructure and hosts a bi-weekly podcast, ‘Privacy Matters‘.
With nearly 20 years in the privacy profession, Nicole believes in building organisational capacity around privacy and embedding best practice into organisational culture. In her private practice, she assists government, private and not for profit sectors to unlock the strategic value of privacy and enhance community trust. She also helps to find, unpack and address privacy risk, via formal Privacy Impact Assessments and more collaborative on-site reviews of policies, processes and ‘on the ground’ handling of personal information. In consultation with her clients, she develops and delivers bespoke training for staff and executive levels.
Shannon provides future-focused leadership to government and private enterprise executives and boards to maximise the benefits of implementing new technologies, align that implementation with their strategic intent, and future-proof their organisations against cyber threats. After spending nearly a decade working across the world consulting on technology, cyber security, and risk management, Shannon has unique and unparalleled insight into what makes an organisation successful and resilient.
Shannon has landed coverage in print and broadcast outlets around the world, including the Today Show, Seven News, Sky News, ITV, KBPS, ABC, 60 Minutes, 2GB, and Sunday Night. His articles have been featured in the Asia Pacific Security Magazine, AFR, The Australian, news.com.au, and university journals.
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Dr. Lydia Kostopoulos’ work is at the intersection of people, strategy, technology, education, and national security. She addressed the United Nations member states on the military effects panel at the Convention of Certain Weapons Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) meeting on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS). Formerly the Director for Strategic Engagement at the College of Information and Cyberspace at the National Defense University, a Principal Consultant for PA and higher education professor teaching national security at several universities, her professional experience spans three continents, several countries, and multi-cultural environments.
She speaks and writes on disruptive technology convergence, innovation, tech ethics, and national security. She lectures at the National Defense University, Joint Special Operations University, is a member of the IEEE-USA AI Policy Committee, participates in NATO’s Science for Peace and Security Program, and during the Obama administration has received the U.S. Presidential Volunteer Service Award for her pro bono work in cybersecurity. In efforts to raise awareness on AI and ethics she is working on a reflectional art series [#ArtAboutAI], and a game about emerging technology and ethics called Sapien2.0.
Greg is a 20+ year cyber veteran. Veteran may be an accurate term considering he’s been at war with the way the sector has worked for much of that time. From teenage hacker to covert government operator, to architect, manager, and head of security, he’s never accepted anything without understanding how the pieces fit together, without asking “why?”
The answers led him to realisations about the true root causes of issues and the fact that not only are they not even on most people’s radar, but that many of the industry’s solutions and approaches are counterproductive, requiring a new approach he’s been perfecting over the last decade. He’s on a mission to pull InfoSec away from dealing with symptoms and to start addressing the true origins of problems, dramatically boosting assurance while slashing costs and complexity.
Named 2017 Cybersecurity Professional of the Year – Cybersecurity Excellence Awards, Chief Privacy Officer (CPO) SC Magazine, Global Privacy and Security by Design (GPSbyDesign) International Council Member, and finalist Women in Technology Business Role Model of the Year 2018; Dr. Rebecca Wynn is lauded as a “game-changer who is ten steps ahead in developing and enforcing cybersecurity and privacy best practices and policies.” She is a “big picture” thinker who brings nearly 20 years of experience in Information Security, Assurance & Technology.
Recently, Rebecca led the information security, privacy, and compliance pre-acquisition, acquisition and post-acquisition of LearnVest, Inc. to Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company – a Fortune 100 company. She is well known for being a gifted polymath, having deep understanding of current cyber security challenges and privacy issues. She has a proven track record of taking companies to the next level of excellence in many sectors including government, financial services, fintech, healthcare, information technology, legal, semiconductors, and retail.
Jasun Tate is a career Cyber Intelligence professional with over 21 years experience in the US Intelligence and Cyber Operations Community. Having worked in some of the most critical and sensitive operations for the US Government at Home and Abroad his unique perspective on the reality of the Cyber threat is unique in and of itself. After serving with the US Navy, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and Army Research Laboratories Jasun left the classified field of operations and traded it in for distinguished positions with a few Fortune 100 companies as the Public Sector Business Information Security Officer for the largest Data Broker and Credit Agency in the world Experian.
After seeing the disparity between the Cyber Intelligence capabilities in contrast to the security capabilities of the world today he started a unique and agile boutique firm named bits&digits. Initially developed as a Cyber Solutions and Development consulting firm, it has since matured into one of the worlds most bespoken Crisis Mitigation and Information Awareness outfits today.
After 18 years of working in cybersecurity he realised most of the solutions being implemented were falling short. With four years of extensive research, he found the real reason why cybercrime was so prevalent was mostly due to a lack of knowledge at the CEO and Director level.
In 2018, Andrew co-founded the International Cyber Resilience Institute, with the goal of educating CEOs and Directors about cybercrime. The company now offers advice to executives around the globe covering cybersecurity, including risk mitigation and how to properly handle a security breach.
Scott Fletcher is a Solutions Architect and Security Researcher at RedShield Security. Scott’s background includes Penetration Testing, Software Development, and Security Consulting. Previously he was Principal Consultant at Aura Information Security and worked for a number of enterprise and financial services organisations.
Jenny speaks, consults and trains people in the skills of ‘people hacking’ and explains how “Social Engineering” using psychological methods can be a huge threat to organisations of all sizes. She reveals how that same knowledge is a valuable tool for security professionals of all types in the prevention of these attacks, scams and cons of all kinds.
Eric Flis is the Co-Founder and COO of Worldstack, an Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) company that has created solutions to distil insights from the oceans of data that surround our modern existence. With a background in security, counter-terrorism, and policing, Eric has experiences firmly rooted in the physical world, not just the virtual. This pragmatic experience has fuelled an equally practical approach to new digital intelligence methods.
Steve McLaughlin is a security specialist based in Sydney, Australia. His record as a subject matter expert, particularly in the realm of pentesting, supports his growing and successful presence online.
Steve and his company, Core Sentinel, provide detailed security technical assessments in a digestible and actionable manner to their clients, and led by Steve’s dedicated approach to continual education, are always evolving.
Gabriel Gomez II is an IT Professional with a demonstrated record of achievement at overseeing all facets of the project life-cycle. Outstanding communication skills with the ability to build strong working relationships and to communicate with technical and non-technical audiences at all levels of the organisation. Gabriel is dedicated to life-long learning, and has a passion for building high performing teams.
We were joined by Alec Fry for this episode - a man that knows more about Identity & Access Management than anyone probably should! He is a subject matter expert across various modes of authentication, and it was great to pull apart many of the challenges and ideas that security - particularly IAM - is trying to tackle today in the wake of personal privacy spilling into the wider public realm.
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We had a rewarding chat with Dominc Vogel - a security professional at the forefront of the changing face of the industry. His thought-leadership around the broader, more encompassing, inclusive aspects of security is captured well in this episode of KBKAST.
We spoke with Duncan this week; a veteran with more than 20 years’ experience in cyber security, systems management, and solutions architecture. He’s a technical evangelist, skilled at championing thought-leadership, and an articulate communicator, explaining complex, technical information to non-technical audiences. It was a pleasure talking with him about the modern face of security.