Speakers

AusCERT has an unparalleled track-record of hosting the best information security speakers in the world.

Keynote Speakers

Dr Joseph Voros

The Voroscope - Freelance Futurist

Dr Joe is a former theoretical physicist who became a professional futurist, with a brief detour along the way at Netscape Communications back in the Palaeolithic Era of the Interweb. These days he assists people and organisations to think about the future in a disciplined and systematic way to help them prepare for its imminent arrival.

Rachel Tobac

SocialProof Security

Rachel is a hacker and the CEO of SocialProof Security where she helps people and companies keep their data safe by training and pentesting them on social engineering risks. Rachel was also 2nd place winner of DEF CON’s wild spectator sport, the Social Engineering Capture the Flag contest, 3 years in a row.

Troy Hunt

Have I Been Pwned

Troy Hunt is an Australian security researcher and founder of the data breach notification service, Have I Been Pwned.

Main Program and Tutorial Speakers

Peter Jackson

SGS ECL / SANS ICS

Peter is an experienced ICS/OT security practitioner. He leads the SGS ECL team of industrial cyber specialists (engineers/consultants). His background includes control/safety systems experience, as a TÜV-certified Functional Safety Engineer.

Peter Stewart

SentinelOne

Peter Stewart is a Cyber Security professional with over 20 years experience in various roles within Information Security industry and is currently a Senior Solutions Engineer with SentinelOne.

Peter Watson

Recorded Future

Introduction coming soon

Prescott Pym

Deloitte

Introduction coming soon

Pukhraj Singh

Virgin Australia

Pukhraj Singh is a cyber threat detection technologist with 15 years of experience. His background lies in interdisciplinary analysis bridging threat intelligence, national security and geopolitics.

Riccardo Galbiati

Palo Alto Networks

Introduction coming soon

Richard Billington

AWS

After studying software engineering and computer science at the University of Queensland, Richard started his working life as a Solaris sysadmin at the University of Queensland before joining the AusCERT coordination centre team and later managing it.

Rob Baker

Aussie Broadband

Rob is currently the Cyber Security Manager for a trusted fast-moving telco in Aussie Broadband where he focuses on Information security strategy, program management, security architecture and operations

Rob Dooley

Rapid7

Over the last 25 years, Rob has held leadership roles at VMWare, Accenture, IBM, BT and now, Rapid7.

Rob Wiggan

WTW

Introduction coming soon

Ryan Hosken

OpenText

Ryan is an experienced presales consultant in the IT industry, having spent the last few years focusing on a various range of solutions including but not limited to: Cybersecurity, Data Protection, Productivity, Collaboration and Public/Private Infrastructure.

Sasenka Abeysooriya

The University of Queensland

Sasenka Abeysooriya is a skilled and passionate strategist, innovative thinker and strong communicator with over 15 years of IT experience. He is experienced in a wide range of activities, including; strategy, governance, enterprise architecture, program management, and risk transformation.

Shelly Mills

The University of Queensland

Shelly Mills is the Cyber Security Improvements Program Manager at the University of Queensland, a Group of Eight university.

Simon O’Brien

Splunk

Simon is the Director of the Global Security Strategist team at Splunk, where he has been helping organisations across the world enhance their security visibility and incident detection capabilities since 2014.

Tara Dharnikota

Cyber Security Strategist and Thought Leader

Tara is a highly proficient cybersecurity leader with a unique blend of technical expertise and business acumen.

Trinity McNicol

University of Sunshine Coast

Trinity is the Senior Lead of Privacy and Information Management at University of the Sunshine Coast.

Vanessa Wong

RSM Australia

Vanessa Wong is Head of Information Security at RSM Australia, with a career history spanning 15 years in professional services and management consulting, including 10 years in cyber security and leadership roles.

Zohreh Norouzi

Amazon Web Services

Zohreh Norouzi (she/her) is a Security Solution Architect at AWS, working with customers in Australia and New Zealand. She helps organizations understand and reduce their security risk in the cloud.