Cybersecurity and Data Ethics

John Powell

John is an information security professional, non-executive director, cybersecurity advisor and speaker.

He approaches information security consulting with a business focus and an array of skills and experience that cover areas including governance, risk, design, implementation and administration. His time in the ICT sector has spanned more than 30 years working at both technical and leadership levels across compute, storage, network and security domains.

In recent years, John has been using this breadth and depth of Information Systems experience to provide security and business consulting services to Telstra Purple customers.  He is currently the Security Principal for Telstra Purple in Queensland and oversees the development and delivery of security services in this region while also contributing across other regions.  John is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a director of CREST ANZ and the Australian National Cyber Institute, and a founding member of the Active Cyber Defence Alliance.  His vision is to apply cybersecurity risk and technical innovation expertise in boardrooms as both a director and an advisor.

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Matt Butts

Matt is an experienced information security advocate, passionate about technology and how it shapes our world.

From the trenches of security operations and incident response to designing and building solutions to protect critical assets, Matt's 20-year professional career in Cybersecurity was borne from a childhood passion of electronic and computer experimentation, a desire to understand how things work, and make them do things they were never designed for. The epitome of a hacker - someone who uses their technical skills to solve difficult problems.

Those problems can be a matter of perspective. For example, how to protect a water supply from cyber-attack, keep commuters on time or prevent identity fraud. Or it could be how to extort people for money or influence the outcome of an election. Cybersecurity is no different from protecting yourself and your assets before the Internet existed. An arms race, where allies and adversaries are under a constant battle to defend their valuable assets and break or bypass those defences. Adversaries are often experienced and well-funded, leaving the public vulnerable. How we participate in the electronic information age plays a huge role in how it affects us, our businesses, and our families.

Offering extensive experience in information security technology and governance, Matt is also a Principal Security Consultant at Equate Technologies; leading the technical design of infosec-centric projects, operating as client-technical interface and key advisor.

equatetechnologies.com.au

Jon Melloy

Jon Melloy is the Head of Business Development at Practice Protect and is passionate about ensuring that financial professionals and SMEs have the technology and knowledge to secure their businesses' data.

Jon has been working at Practice Protect since 2017, and has reviewed hundreds of SME’s cyber security risk, and provided recommendations to mitigate them. Jon also signed Practice Protect’s Cloud Best Practice Cybersecurity Training program and holds bi-weekly training sessions with accountants to ensure that they know what not to do,  where not to click and what not to download to ensure that they work securely in a rapidly changing environment.

Practice Protect is an integrated suite of cyber-security software, compliance documents, team training and certification that enables over 900 Australian accounting firms to secure and control their sensitive client data and work efficiently in a cloud-first world.

practiceprotect.com

Panel Facilitator: Elizabeth Gibbons

Elizabeth Gibbons is passionate about working with businesses and possesses an ideal combination of technical and creative skills as a result of her strong educational background in business and music as well as extensive digital industry experience.

Elizabeth possesses an excellent knowledge in the digital realm and has extensive expertise in establishing eCommerce solutions and websites that drive online sales. She uses her combination of technical skills and marketing know-how to assist clients to develop communication and promotional strategies to maximise their online presence.

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