Secure Cloud

Secure Cloud Integration

Platforms Design & Build

As organisations modernise their hosting platforms through cloud adoption and hybrid cloud architectures, having a partner in Sekuro with deep technical expertise ensures application workloads operate with performance, zero-trust security, and cyber resilience as first principles.

Digital Observability 

As enterprises continue to mature in their digital evolution, having broad visibility into the applications, platforms, and infrastructure must be front of mind to ensure the best customer experience. Sekuro enables leading visibility and monitoring through technology integration that can provide a unified view of all components of a service, from application code to infrastructure and across key business performance metrics

Data Resiliency

Organisations and consumers are generating data at a phenomenal rate and as this data increases, so does the risk related to data loss and ransomware attacks. Ransomware hackers are becoming more sophisticated, and they are now targeting backup data. While traditional backup systems are effective at recovering from natural catastrophes and IT outages, ransomware recovery requires a change in security strategy. If data is the intended objective, security protection must start there.

Sekuro can provide your organisation with a solution that increases threat and risk mitigation across all endpoints and applications. Setup data protection, select the information to protect, keep track of backups and restores, and rapidly recover data and apps. You will always be prepared for a disaster and have greater reliability in your data backup, recovery, and compliance.

Multi-Cloud Engineering

CORIE is a framework for simulating realistic and coordinated cyber attacks on organisations, based on real-life threats.

CORIE (Cyber Operational Resilience Intelligence-led Exercises) is a program of exercises aimed at mimicking the Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTPs) of real-life adversaries. CORIE helps organisations stay resilient and provides a comprehensive and holistic view of the organisation’s ability to identify and respond to real-world threats.

CORIE follows existing frameworks including CBEST (UK) TIBER (EU) and iCAST (HK) and sets the benchmark for best practices in Threat Intelligence-Led Red Teaming. 

Whilst CORIE is issued by the Australian Council of Financial Regulators (CFR) and will likely become an enforced regulation for financial institutions (FIs), it is quickly being adapted by other industries as the gold standard for attack simulation.

Threat Intelligence-led

Intelligence-led means leveraging industry-specific attacks, online chatter and other sources of intelligence to identify the most likely threats to your organisation and tailoring your Red Team to simulate these exact threats.

Zero Trust

Traditional security, which focused on protecting an organisation’s perimeter, placing trust in devices inside the network and having full control over all data flows has grown less effective as the technology landscape has changed. In today’s modern world, we see a rise in remote work, portable devices, collaboration with third parties, cloud application (SaaS) usage, cloud infrastructure and a technologically savvy workforce. This means data now flows across many external networks, cloud services, and endpoint devices, often in locations outside of traditional security’s corporate controls. To account for this increased attack surface, an organisation’s security architecture design should move to a Zero Trust model.

Sekuro Zero Trust is a comprehensive solution for securing all access to your data, apps and environment, regardless of user, device, or location. You can leverage this whole zero-trust security architecture to mitigate, detect, and respond to risks across your entire environment.

Cloud and Application Security

Traditional security practices are being left behind with increasing adoption in cloud services. Manual processes and siloed tools can’t keep up with the speed at which software is developed, released and cloud services are consumed. As a result, cloud and application development in general are generating a cyber exposure gap, putting some of an organisation’s most sensitive data and systems at risk.

Sekuro can give your organisation the ability to protect cloud services and applications from anywhere giving you instant visibility and real-time data and threat protection allowing you to focus on developing cybersecurity strategies to safely enable commercial innovation.

Identity

To safeguard the multi-cloud enterprise, identity and access management (IAM) is critical. Smart, modern identity and access management solutions can make every user, asset, and data interaction frictionless and safe, laying the foundation for your organisation’s cybersecurity strategy.

Sekuro can assist your organisation in developing an identity and access management solution that can protect privileged accounts, provide single sign-on from any device, improve security with multi-factor authentication, manage user lifecycles, safeguard privileged accounts, and more.

Microsoft 365 Optimisation

To protect data, identities and endpoints, Microsoft 365 safeguards the multi-cloud enterprise. Modern controls to enable security and hybrid management of data, users and endpoints.

Sekuro can provide your organisation with the ability to optimise the Microsoft 365 ecosystem and can protect and manage user identities, secure access to data via productivity and collaboration applications, secure and manage endpoints. Our services also cover mergers & acquisitions that will drive consolidation, both cloud tenants and on-premise. Licensing plans and add-ons can be optimised by matching requirements with the appropriate licenses and also by enabling and configuring individual technology components and increasing the return on investment and driving value out of existing agreements

Security Engineering

Forward-looking or mature organisations have a need for more comprehensive and realistic attack simulations that put their resilience and blue teaming capabilities to the test. 

Australia’s FIs will have to undergo CORIE once it becomes a regulation.

Australian organisations are under constant attack by sophisticated, resourceful and motivated adversaries looking to cause financial harm by disrupting critical business processes, or by causing reputational damage. To avoid or prevent these worst-case scenarios, organisational resilience should be proactive and not reactive.

CORIE Red Teams simulate these adversaries in an exercise that is an objective-based simulation, targeting organisational ‘crown jewels’ or critical business services. CORIE Red Team tests the security posture of the people, processes and technology and their ability to identify, mitigate and respond to a realistic and targeted attack.

CORIE or CORIE-aligned

CORIE was created for FIs, but is the Australian gold standard for attack simulation across all industries.

  • Privasec can deliver “CORIE” Red Teams to FIs within the CFR CORIE program.
  • Privasec can deliver “CORIE-aligned” Red Teams to all other organisations wishing to prepare for future obligations, or simply to test and fortify their resilience.
  • All CORIE Red Teaming activities are performed by Privasec’s local Australian team.

CORIE and CORIE-lign Red Team engagements both follow the same methodology and requirements.

Modern Workplace

CORIE Red Team
Regulated FI’s who have been contacted by the CFR must perform a CORIE Red Team.
CORIE-aligned Red Team
Forward-looking or mature organisations looking to prepare for upcoming CORIE regulations or looking to have a comprehensive testing exercise performed (to an expected gold standard) can perform CORIE aligned testing.
Traditional (attack-only) Red Teaming exercises
For medium sized organisations looking to simulate a very specific attack without requiring Threat Intelligence, Privasec proposes traditional (attack-only) Red Teaming exercises.
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Aidan Tudehope

Co-Founder of Macquarie Technology

Aidan Tudehope, Co-Founder of Macquarie Technology

Aidan is co-founder of Macquarie Telecom and has been a director since 1992. He is the Managing Director of Macquarie Government & Hosting Group with a focus on business growth, cyber security and customer satisfaction. 

Aidan has been responsible for the strategy and execution of the investment in Intellicentre 4 & 5 Bunkers, Macquarie Government’s own purpose-built Canberra data centre campus. This facility is leveraged to deliver Secure Cloud Services and Secure Internet Gateway.

With a unique pan-government view on the cyber security landscape, we are invested in leading the contribution from the Australian industry on all matters Cyber policy related.

Aidan holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree.

James Ng

CISO, Insignia Financial

James Ng, CISO, Insignia Financial

James is a leader with a range of experience across various cyber security, technology risk and audit domains, bringing a global lens across a diverse background in financial services, telecommunications, entertainment, consulting and FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods). He is currently the General Manager – Cyber Security at Insignia Financial and most recently was at AARNet (Australia’s Academic and Research Network) where he oversaw a managed Security Operations Centre (SOC) capability for Australian universities. Prior to this James was the acting Chief Information Security Officer for Belong and led the cyber governance and risk team at Telstra.

Noel Allnutt

CEO, Sekuro

Noel Allnutt CEO | Sekuro

Noel is a driven and award-winning IT leader. He has a passion for developing great teams and accelerating client innovation, and in enabling organisations to create a secure and sustainable competitive advantage in the digital economy. Noel also hosts the ‘Building Resilience Podcast,’ which explores the world of sport and deconstructs the tools and ethos of world-class athletes that can help create growth and optimise business and life.

Audrey Jacquemart

Bid Manager, Sekuro

Audrey Jacquemart, Bid Manager, Sekuro

Audrey is an innovative cybersecurity professional with a versatile profile spanning across Product Management, Presales and Delivery. She has worked within organisations from start-ups to large international organisations in Europe and APAC before joining Sekuro.

Nicolas Brahim

Principal Consultant, CRP and OT

Nicolas Brahim, Principal Consultant, CRP and OT

Nico leads Sekuro’s Cyber Resilience Program and OT Cybersecurity, ensuring continuous support and effective program execution for our clients. With over a decade in the security industry, including the creation and leadership of several Security Programs for IT and OT across Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, Chile and the US, his core philosophy emphasises an equal balance of people, process, and technology in delivering actionable and simple solutions.

Trent Jerome

Chief Financial Officer, Sekuro

Trent Jerome

Trent is a seasoned CFO with over 30 years’ experience in Finance. Trent has broad experiences across Capital raises, debt financing, M&A and business transformation. He is a CPA and member of AICD. Trent works with Boards around risk and risk mitigation plans and assists Boards in navigating the risk mitigation versus cost conversation.

Ada Guan

CEO and Board Director, Rich Data Co

Ada Guan, CEO and Board Director, Rich Data Co

Ada is the CEO and Co-founder of Rich Data Co (RDC). RDC AI Decisioning platform provides banks the ability to make high-quality business and commercial lending decisions efficiently and safely. With over 20 years of global experience in financial services, software, and retail industries, Ada is passionate about driving financial inclusion at a global scale.

Before launching RDC in 2016, Ada led a Global Client Advisor team at Oracle Corporation, where she advised Board and C-level executives in some of the largest banks globally on digital disruption and fintech strategy. She also drove Oracle’s thought leadership in banking digital transformation for Global Key Accounts. Previously, Ada implemented a multi-million dollar program to deliver a mission-critical services layer for Westpac Bank in Australia and formulated the IT strategy that was the basis of an $800m investment program to transform Westpac’s Product and Operation division and complete the merger with St. George Bank. Ada is an INSEAD certified international director and holds an EMBA from the Australia Graduate School of Management, and a Master of Computer Engineering from the University of New South Wales, Australia. She also graduated from the Executive Insight Program at Michigan University Ross Business School and IESE Business School.

Megan Motto

Chief Executive Officer, Governance Institute of Australia

Megan Motto, CEO, Governance Institute of Australia

Megan Motto is Chief Executive Officer of Governance Institute of Australia, a national education provider, professional association and leading authority on governance and risk management. The Institute advocates on behalf of professionals from the listed, unlisted, public and not-for profit sectors.

Megan has over 25 years of experience with large associations, as a former CEO of Consult Australia, as well as holding significant positions in Australia’s built environment sector and business chambers.

She is currently a director of Standards Australia, a member of the ASIC Corporate Governance Consultative Panel and a councillor of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) where she chairs the Data, Digital and Cyber Security Forum.

Megan’s expertise spans governance, risk management, public policy and education. She holds a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Education, a Masters of Communication Management and a Graduate Diploma of Corporate Governance and Risk Management. She is a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia, the Chartered Governance Institute and the Australian Institute of Company Directors and is also a member of Chief Executive Women. Megan is also an Honorary Life Trustee of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) and was a 2014 recipient of the AFR/Westpac 100 Women of Influence.

Shamane Tan

Chief Growth Officer, Sekuro

Shamane Tan, Chief Growth Officer, Sekuro

Sekuro’s Chief Growth Officer, Shamane Tan, is passionate about uniting minds and experiences, excelling in aligning C-Suite and Board members with cyber security imperatives. As the author of “Cyber Risk Leaders,” she unravels executive communication nuances and distils C-Suite expectations. 

Her work extends to “Cyber Mayday and the Day After,” a roadmap for navigating crises by mining the wisdom of C-level executives from around the globe. It’s filled with interviews with managers and leaders who’ve braved the crucible and lived to tell the tale. Her most recent book, “Building a Cyber Resilience: A Cyber Handbook for Executives and Boards,” was featured on Forbes Australia’s top list of books for CEOs. 

Shamane has also founded a transcontinental cyber risk and executive meetup spanning Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Singapore, the Philippines, and Tokyo, fostering mentorship, women’s empowerment and thought leadership. As a strong advocate for the importance of having a voice and helping others use theirs, Shamane Tan has spoken at TEDx and global conferences, including FS-ISAC, RSA, Silicon Valley, Fortune 500 and ASX companies. 

Recipient of the IFSEC Global Top 20 Cybersecurity Influencer award and named among the 40 under 40 Most Influential Asian-Australians, Shamane leverages her unique fusion of technical prowess and business acumen to help organisations progress on their security maturity journey.

David Gee

David Gee, CIO, CISO, NED, Board Advisor & Author

 

David Gee, CIO, CISO, NED, Board Advisor & Author

David has just retired in July 2024 and is building out his portfolio. He is an Advisor with Bain Advisory Network and also an Advisor to JS Careers (Cyber Recruitment) and Emertel (Software Commercialisation).

He is a seasoned technology executive with significant experience and has over 25 years’ experience in CIO and CISO roles across different industries and countries. At Macquarie Group David served as Global Head Technology, Cyber and Data Risk. Previously was CISO for HSBC Asia Pacific. His career as a CIO spans across multiple industries and geographies including – Metlife, Eli Lilly and Credit Union Australia. He was winner CIO of the Year 2014, at CUA where he successfully completed a significant Transformation of Core Banking, Online and Mobile Banking systems.

David is past Chairman for the FS-ISAC Strategy Committee and awarded Global Leaders Award in 2023 for his contributions to the cyber security industry. A regular conference keynote speaker and 150+ published articles for CIO Australia, Computerworld, iTnews and CSO (Cyber Security), David now writes for Foundry CIO.com and AICD.

His most recent book – the Aspiring CIO & CISO was published in June 2024 and David is writing his second – A Day in the Life of a CISO with a number of CISOs from around the world for 2025.

Naomi Simson

Co-founder, Big Red Group and Former Shark Tank Judge

Naomi Simson, Co-founder, Big Red Group

INTRODUCTION

For 25 years as an entrepreneur, Naomi Simson has been bringing people together whether it’s with her business experience, her speaking or writing. Passionate about small business and local community, Naomi is considered a home grown success story.

Naomi had a corporate career with Apple, KPMG, IBM and Ansett Australia prior to becoming an entrepreneur. She is a prolific blogger, podcaster and business commentator, and appeared as the #RedShark in four seasons of Shark Tank Australia and she appears regularly on ABC The Drum. She is a non-executive director at Big Red Group, Australian Payments Plus, Colonial First State and Weebit Nano, as well as the Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation and the University of Melbourne Business and Economics Faculty.

A true business leader and influencer, with more than 2.7 million LinkedIn followers, Naomi is Australia’s most followed person on the business networking platform. She has four seasons of her podcast ‘Handpicked’, and she has authored two best-selling books Live What You Love, and Ready to Soar, and is sought after speaker.

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For 25 years Naomi has been bringing people together whether it’s with her business experience, her speaking or writing. She is a strong advocate of business owners.

Known as an entrepreneur and business leader; following the growth of RedBalloon which she founded in 2001, Naomi co-founded the Big Red Group (BRG) in 2017.

Naomi had a corporate career with Apple, KPMG, IBM and Ansett Australia prior to becoming an entrepreneur. She is a prolific blogger, podcaster and business commentator, and appeared as the #RedShark in four seasons of Shark Tank Australia. She is a non-executive director at Big Red Group, Australian Payments Plus, Colonial First State and Weebit Nano. As well as the Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation and the University of Melbourne Business and Economics Faculty.

A true business leader and influencer, with more than 2.7 million LinkedIn followers, Naomi is Australia’s most followed person on the business networking platform. She has authored two best-selling books Live What You Love, and Ready to Soar, and is an engaging, humorous and insightful speaker. She has four seasons of her Podcast – Handpicked.

Naomi is relatable across a broad variety of audiences and topics, often drawing on her personal experiences to provide thoughtful and valuable views into topics; including the customer obsession, intentional leadership, growth mindset, personal development. She is a regular panellist on ABC The Drum.

Peter Ngo

Product Line Manager, Global Certifications, Palo Alto Networks

Peter Ngo | Sekuro

Peter leads the Commercial Cloud, Global Certifications organisation at Palo Alto Networks which oversees global cloud security compliance efforts to various frameworks and standards including IRAP, SOC 2, ISO, PCI, C5, ISMAP, and IRAP and more for 25+ cloud products.

He has held many roles over the years covering areas of IT Operations, and Governance, Risk, & Compliance (GRC) for a wide range of industries including technology, insurance, and manufacturing.

Peter holds various security and professional certifications, including the CCSP, CISSP, PCI ISA, CISA, CISM, CDPSE & ISO Lead Auditor, in addition to a Master of Science degree in Information Assurance. 

Jack Cross

CISO, QUT

Jack Cross | Sekuro

Jack Cross is an experienced business leader with expertise in digital technologies and risk management. Through a steadfast commitment to integrating people, processes, and technology, he champions the fight against cyber threats while mitigating organisational risks. 

Over the past 15 years, Jack has navigated diverse leadership roles within the Defence and Education sectors, honing his skills in steering multidisciplinary teams through intricate and sensitive technical landscapes. In addition to this experience, he holds numerous formal qualifications such as: a Master of Systems Engineering (Electronic Warfare); CISSP; and CISM certifications.

Nadene Serman

Global CTO, Infotrack

Nadene Serman | Sekuro

Nadene Serman is a leading IT executive with a proven track record spearheading first-of-its-kind technology and business transformation for some of the most prominent organisations globally and in Australia. As the Global Chief Technology Officer of InfoTrack, she is a key protagonist of innovation as an enabler of InfoTrack’s next stage growth. Her energy, commercial acuity and strategic capability have fueled her success.

Nadene leads with clarity, transparency and urgency, uniting people in complex, multi-layered technology and business execution, and go-to-market transformation and innovation. She tackles and resolves complex and seemingly intractable challenges while building support and collaboration – even in times of crisis. Her people-first, ‘think straight, talk straight’ approach makes her a formidable force.

John Doe

President Great Technology

Cyber Resilience Program | Sekuro

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