In this episode of the Cyber Security Uncut podcast, David Connors, chief technology officer/chief information security officer (CTO/CISO) at Australian Defence Apparel (ADA) joins co-hosts Major General (Ret’d) Marcus Thompson, inaugural head of the Australian Defence Force’s Information Warfare Division, and Phil Tarrant, director – defence and security at Momentum Media, to discuss the importance of shoring up cyber defences in the aftermath of the Optus breach. Topics discussed include:

• Learnings from the recent Optus breach and ADA’s cyber response.
• ADA’s cyber resilience strategy and the importance of protecting critical data in the defence space.
• The benefits of democratising a company’s cyber security posture.
• The evolving threat landscape and subsequent changes to regulatory frameworks.
• Challenges Connors has faced during his career in the cyber security industry.
• ADA’s cyber security testing regime.

Enjoy the podcast, The Cyber Security Uncut team