18th Annual AusCERT Cyber Security Conference 2019 | AusCERT | 27 May 2019 | Marriott Resort & Spa, 158 Ferny Ave, Surfers Paradise QLD 4217, Australia

The AusCERT Conference is the oldest information security conference in Australia. Each year, we attract in the vicinity of 700 participants and approximately 50 sponsors.

It’s truly dangerous to go alone!

AusCERT2019 is equipping you and your team with the tools to build knowledge through tutorials and speakers currently working in the front line of the fight for good. We understand that the core of a strong team must be heavily equipped through every twist you may face. This year’s conference is focused on gaining as many tools for you and your team’s toolbox as possible to ensure you are armed and ready for any battle you may face.

2019 Speakers

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Adam Spencer
MC

Jessy Irwin
Head of Security, Tendermint

Mikko Hypponen
Globally known tech security guru and a TED Speaker

Troy Hunt
Independent security trainer, speaker and Microsoft Regional Director (an honorary role) and founder, the data breach monitoring and notification service, Have I Been Pwned (HIBP)

MAIN PROGRAM AND TUTORIAL SPEAKERS:

Aaron Soto
Senior Security Researche, Rapid7

Adel Karimishiraz
Lead Threat Detection Engineer, Salesforce

Alex Penrose
Jollyfrogs

Ali Bashivan
Security Principal in Networks, Coles Group Limited

Andrew Kay
Illumio

Ashley Deuble
Independent Infosec Professional

Brad Duncan
Palo Alto Networks Unit 42

Bradley Anstis
Director of Product Management, Trustwave

Brian Hay
Executive Director, Cultural Cyber Security

Chris Adams
Director of Sales Engineering, ThreatConnect

Chris Gatford
Founder and Director, Hacktive.io

Christian Studer
CIRCL.LU

Christian Unger
Translational Research Institute (TRI) Australia

Connor Scott
Senior Security Consultant, Context

Crispin Kerr
Sales Leader, Proofpoint

David Grice
Technical Security Consultant, ANZ

Dr Hinne Hettema
Tactical security operations leader, Ports of Auckland

Dr Mark Carey-Smith
Information security professional, Independent Infosec Professional

Dr Paul Dale
OpenSSL

Dr Paul Krystosek
Senior Member of the Technical Staff, CERT at CMU

Eric Pinkerton
Hivint, a Trustwave Company

Garrett O’Hara
Principal Technical Consultant, Mimecast

Gary Gaskell
Infosec Services Pty Ltd

Gavin Reid
Chief security architect and head of threat research, Recorded Future

Gerard Kelso
Security Consultant/ IT Systems Engineer, Context

Heidi Winter
Independent Infosec Professional

Jake Carroll
Associate director, Research and Advanced Computing, The University of Queensland Australia

Joaquim Espinhara
Senior Security Consultant, TSS Cyber

Josh Fraser
State Government Agency

Juan Berner
Security researcher, Booking.com

Justin Steven
Independent Infosec Professional

Kayne Naughton
Technologist and the Managing Director, Cosive

Kevin Alcock
Katipo Information Security Ltd

Lavi Lazarovitz
Security Researchers Leader, CyberArk

Leon Fouche
Experienced ICT professional specialising in cyber security, cloud and technology risk advisory services, BDO

Maarten Van Horenbeeck
Lead Expert to the United Nation's IGF Best Practices Forum on Cybersecurity and a Board member and former Chairman, Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST)

Matt Bromiley
Independent Infosec Professional

Matthew Pokarier
Clyde & Co

Michael Gianarakis
Co-founder and CEO, Assetnote

Michael Hamm
CIRCL.LU

Michael Mickinnon
PS+C Security

Michael Pogrebisky
Checkmarx

Mike Holm
Operations Manager, AusCERT

Nik Kalogirou
Vice President of Sales APAC, Cofense

Prof. Ryan Ko
Chair and Director of UQ Cyber Security, The University of Queensland Australia

Rick McElroy
Head of Security Strategy, Carbon Black

Scott Helme
Security Researcher, Consultant and International Speaker, Report URI

Shane Moffitt
Assistant Chief Information Security Officer, Victorian Government

Sharifah Roziah Mohd Kassim
Malaysia CERT

Shubham Shah
Co-founder and CTO, Assetnote

Stefanie Luhrs
Senior Associate, Clyde & Co

Steve Clement
Security Engineer, CIRCL.LU

Tennessee Leeuwenburg
Head of Secure Coding, Australian Bureau of Meteorology

Terry MacDonald
Cosive

Tim Hudson
CTO, Cryptsoft

Yamila Levalle
Information Systems Engineer, ElevenPaths

2019 Sponsors and Partners

PLATINUM SPONSORS:
• AUSCERT
• emt Technology Distribution
• Flashpoint
• mimecast
• PS+C
• ThreatConnect
• VMRAY

GOLD SPONSORS:
• Carbon Black.
• Cofense
• CyberArk
• illumio
• Recorded Future
• Trustwave

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Airlock Digital
• Bae Systems
• BlackBerry Cylance
• CISCO
• context
• endace
• enosys
• Extreme
• Hacktive.io
• ivanti
• LastPass... enterprise
• thycotic
• tufin

BRONZE SPONSORS:
• alc
• Bitdefender
• Checkmarx
• Claroty
• Cybereason
• deepinstinct
• digital shadows
• Entrust Datacard
• Newgen Systems
• NS Focus
• Sandfly Security
• Senetas

INNOVATION SPONORS:
• bitglass
• XM Cyber

SUPPORTERS:
• AISA
• AWSN

MEDIA:
• CSO

LUNCH & AWARDS NAMING RIGHTS BRANDING SPONSOR:
• SANS

BADGE & GALA DINNER BRANDING SPONSOR:
• proofpoint.