For Media
Media often need spokespeople who can speak with authority on various areas of cyber security and risk. This page is a compilation of people who are widely respected in the security industry as genuine thought leaders. These people are mainly in the cyber security industry, but also from closely related industries.
Note: CISO Lens is not a speakers bureau, so if you would like to approach any of these experts you should do so through their preferred contact mechanism, included below. This list is not exhaustive, and is not ranked in any particular order. They are all authorised to speak to the media and present at conferences. Naturally, there will be limits to what the CISOs can share about their own organisations.
Also note that there are a wide range of perspectives among the people on this short list. And, everyone listed here wants to help make the internet a safer place.
Rachael Falk
CEO, the Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre (The Cyber CRC)
Specialities
Cyber security and:
- Law (qualified lawyer)
- Research initiatives
- Policy & national security
On Twitter
Speaking on YouTube
Jacqui Loustau
Founder, Australian Women in Security Network
Head of Product, Cynch Security
Specialities
Cyber security and:
- Women in security
- Small business
- Culture and awareness
On Twitter
Speaking on YouTube
Prof. Lesley Seebeck
CEO of the Cyber Institute, Australian National University
Professor in the Practice of Cyber Security, Australian National University
Specialities
Cyber security and:
- Australia's place in the digital world
- Geopolitics
- Policy
On Twitter
Speaking on YouTube
Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs)
Note; these CISOs will be able to speak to issues of the wider industry, but will probably not answer questions about specifics organisations, theirs or others.
They are all experts in what organisations of all sizes need to be thinking about with cyber risk, and can offer practical advice to home users.
Jamie Norton
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Australian Taxation Office
Specialities
Cyber security and:
- National security
- Cyber criminals
- Private sector & government
On Twitter
Speaking on YouTube
Cyber-related domain specialists
These experts are from domains that connect with cyber security
Prof. Elanor Huntington
Dean of Engineering and Computer Science, Australian National University
Cybersecurity-related specialities:
- Artificial intelligence
- Engineering & STEM in the economy
- Quantum lasers
- Quantum technologies
On Twitter
Anna Johnston
Principal, Salinger Privacy
Cybersecurity-related specialities:
- Privacy law
- Privacy policy
- Data governance
On Twitter
Speaking on YouTube
Prof. Genevieve Bell AO
Director of the 3A Institute (3Ai),
Florence Violet McKenzie Chair,
Distinguished Professor at the Australian National University,
Vice President and Senior Fellow at Intel Corporation
Cybersecurity-related specialities:
- Artificial intelligence
- Cybernetics
- What it means to be human in a digital world
On Twitter
Speaking on YouTube
Associate Prof. Vanessa Teague
Associate Prof (Adj.) Engineering & Computer Science at ANU
CEO at Thinking Cybersecurity
Board member of Advisors of the Verified Voting Foundation
Cyber security and:
- Cryptography
- Election security & integrity
- Data re-identification
On Twitter
Speaking on YouTube
Patrick Fair
Principal of Patrick Fair Associates
Adjunct Professor at the School of Information Technology, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment at Deakin University,
Chairman of the Communications Security Reference Panel at the Communications Alliance
Cybersecurity related specialities:
- Privacy and data law
- Telecommunications regulation
- National security
Speaking on YouTube
Large consulting firms
Jo Stewart-Rattray
Director of Security and Technology Assurance, BRM Advisory.
Cyber security and:
- Governance and assurance
- Audit and compliance
- Women in security
On Twitter
Speaking on YouTube