In this episode, AusCERT features the following guests:

> Virginia Calegare, RightSec, Founding Director, Cyber Security Adviser

> JP Haywood, Acumenis, Senior Security Consultant

> Dushyant Sattiraju, Deakin University, Manager, Cybersecurity Operations and Engineering

> Mike Holm, AusCERT, Senior Manager

Anthony chats with Virginia, JP and Dushyant about Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response - or SOAR - the topic for last year’s conference and how it can benefit organisational processes, automation and improving efficiencies – regardless of size.

Later in the episode, Mike and Bek talk about the malicious URL feed and how it works with SOAR, Member Slack, AusCERT’s AusISAC and how these can benefit members as well as a bit of a teaser for the upcoming cyber security conference.

This episode was hosted by Anthony Caruana and Bek Cheb.

In this episode, AusCERT features the following guests:

> Kylie Watson, Lead Partner at IBM. Technology Executive (Cybersecurity, Cloud, Data) and Sociologist

> Mark Carey-Smith, AusCERT Principal Analyst

Kylie and Anthony discuss the unique perspective of psychology in cyber security, including diversity of thinking and approaching problems by looking at them through a different lens.

Later in the episode, Mark and Bek talk about the importance of personal and organisational resilience as well as some exciting news about the keynote speaker at AusCERT2022.

This episode was hosted by Anthony Caruana and Bek Cheb.

In this episode, AusCERT features the following guests:

> Amy Holden, Senior Enterprise Marketing Manager at Mimecast

> Garrett O'Hara, Field CTO at Mimecast

> Mike Holm, AusCERT Senior Manager

Amy and Garrett talk about podcasts and communication in cyber including lessons learnt from their podcast "The Get Cyber Resilient Show" as well as Cyber Resilience.

In follow up Mike talked about how AusCERT are focused on collaboration and layered security as well as excitement building for AusCERT2022 with the Call for Presentations closing soon.

This episode was hosted by Anthony Caruana and Bek Cheb.

In this episode, AusCERT features the following guests:

> Professor Ryan Ko, Chair & Director, UQ Cyber Security

> Ivano Bongiovanni, Lecturer at The University of Queensland

> Mike Holm, AusCERT Senior Manager

> Mark Carey-Smith, AusCERT Principal Analyst

Ryan and Ivano talked about how UQ Cyber Security is helping build a pipeline of cybersecurity talent and the different approach their masters program takes to deliver a more diverse offering to the industry.

Mark provided insight about how AusCERT is supporting UQ

Cyber Security through lectures as well assupervising student capstone and research projects.

Mike talked about the recent AusCERT Quarter 3 report findings as well as the recent launch of the Incident Reportal.

This episode was hosted by Anthony Caruana and Bek Cheb.

In this episode, AusCERT features the following guests:

> Chris Gatford, Co-Founder at Hacktive

> Mike Holm, AusCERT Senior Manager

Chris Gatford is the Founder and Director of Hacktive.io in Sydney, Australia and performs penetration tests for organisations all around the world.

Chris has reviewed countless IT environments and has directed and been responsible for numerous security assessments for a variety of corporations and government departments. Specifically, and somewhat uniquely Chris has been performing Penetration Testing for over 10 years commercially. Chris has co-authored “Network Security Assessment: From Vulnerability to Patch” from Syngress Publishing.

Chris is also a frequent speaker at many security related conferences. Chris is a member of several security professional organisations and is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional. Chris has appeared on ABC News, Channel 10 News, Bloomberg TV and ABC’s Four Corners.

Mike provided an update on what has been happening at AusCERT since episode 5 of this podcast series. In particular, AusCERT's new MSIN type, the recent Apache Vulnerability, expansion of services to include advisory on Data Governance and running Tabletop exercises.

This episode was hosted by Anthony Caruana and Bek Cheb.

In this episode, AusCERT features the following guests:

> Julie Gillespie, Mental Well Being Consultant

> Mike Holm, AusCERT Senior Manager

Julie's consulting. coaching, and training work is grounded in over 25 years of business leadership experience and technical training, supported by a Bachelor of Commerce degree and an Executive Masters of Business Administration.

Mike provided an update on what has been happening at AusCERT since episode 4 of this podcast series. In particular, AusCERT's involvement in the APCERT Drill, the newly released AusCERT Daily Bulletin Digest and the new pilot service DFN.

This episode was hosted by Anthony Caruana and Bek Cheb.

In this episode, AusCERT features the following guests:

> Tracey Weeks, Manager of Cyber Security (Training and Awareness) in the Cyber Security Group at eHealth Queensland - Queensland Health

> Brian Hay, Executive Director at Cultural Cyber Security

> Dr David Stockdale, AusCERT Director

With a career spanning 27 years in Queensland Health and 10 years’ experience in the field of cyber security in the healthcare sector, Tracey leads her team within Cyber Security Group driving cultural change across the state in cyber security awareness with the focus on the workforce being the key to ensuring the protection of Queensland Health information and service delivery.

Brian Hay APM has a rare blend of cyber security skills and business attributes. Long considered a Thought Leader in the world of Cyber Security he learned his craft not from the technical demands of the industry but rather by focusing on the activities of organised crime and cyber criminals.

David provided a current update on what has been happening at AusCERT since episode 3 of this podcast series. In particular, AusCERT's new training offering aimed at increasing cyber awareness for school professionals, our recent event and partnership with Baidam Solutions and trends from the recent AusCERT Quarter 2, 2021 Report.

This episode was hosted by Anthony Caruana and Bek Cheb.

In this episode, AusCERT features the following guests:

> Jacqui Loustau, AWSN Founder and AusCERT2021 Individual Excellence in Information Security Winner

> Phillip "Pip" Jenkinson, CEO of Baidam Solutions and AusCERT2021 Diversity & Inclusion Champion

> Dr David Stockdale, AusCERT Director

Jacqui Loustau is the Founder and Executive Manager of AWSN, the Australian Women in Security Network. AWSN’s mission is to support, inspire, and connect women and female-identifying professionals in the industry and those looking to enter the field with the tools, knowledge, a connected network and platforms they’ll need in order to build their confidence and cultivate their interest. AWSN has been Jacqui’s “passion project” for close to 7 years. Kudos to Jacqui for her tireless work in building the AWSN to where it is today!

At AusCERT, we believe that Diversity & Inclusion champions are leaders who take responsibility for instilling a diverse and inclusive workplace culture. Pip Jenkinson, CEO and Co-Founder of Baidam Solutions is the inaugural winner of this AusCERT award. For those unfamiliar with Pip, his work at Baidam emphasises the importance of partnerships with some of Australia’s largest employers to create job opportunities and funding for cybersecurity certification training. Baidam gives a significant percentage of the company’s profits to providing pathways to employment in the IT sector for Indigenous and First Nations people. Pip’s and Baidam’s journey is an inspiring story and shows a great example of how organisations can combine profit with social good.

David discussed the many on goings at AusCERT since episode 2 of this podcast series. In particular, AusCERT's Member Security Incident Notifications (MSINs)service, the malspam "inbox-spoofing" incident and also the the recent “PrintNightmare” and Kaseya ransomware and supply chain attacks - with a reminder on how we can all continue to protect and mitigate against such incidents.

This episode was hosted by Anthony Caruana and Laura Jiew.

In this episode, AusCERT features the following guests:

> Lukasz Gogolkiewicz, Head of Corporate Security at SEEK

> Mike Holm, AusCERT Senior Manager

> Dr Mark Carey-Smith, AusCERT Principal Analyst

Lukasz currently heads up Corporate Security at SEEK. In this role, he is responsible for ensuring the protection of sensitive information across a multitude of business systems, corporate systems and IT infrastructure. He was also a keynote at AusCERT2020 and spoke on the topic of “Threat driven cyber security, does security compliance work?” On this podcast episode, we sat down with Lukasz to discuss his career journey in cyber security, his transition from a Red Team into a Blue Team and his thoughts on the next generation of professionals in the industry.

Mike and Mark discussed the many on goings at AusCERT since the launch episode. In particular - the AusCERT2021 conference wrap-up, observations from our analyst team on the current threat and cyber security landscape (especially on the topic of ransomware) and all proposed AusCERT membership engagement activities for the rest of 2021.

This episode was hosted by Anthony Caruana and Laura Jiew

In this launch episode, AusCERT features the following guests, in random order:

> Dr David Stockdale, AusCERT Director

> Mike Holm, AusCERT Senior Manager

> Bek Cheb, AusCERT Business Manager, long-time AusCERT event convenor and producer

> Dr Mark Carey-Smith, AusCERT Principal Analyst, long-time AusCERT conference supporter and GRC presenter

> Mandy Turner, Manager, Security Operations Centre at UQ

> Tim Lane, AHECS Cyber Security Community of Practice (CoP) Chair

This episode was hosted by Anthony Caruana and Laura Jiew