The
2023
CyberWest
Summit
is
taking
place
on
May
10th
&
11th
at
Pan
Pacific
Perth
–
but
this
year,
it’s
not
just
for
those
already
working
in
the
cyber
security
industry.
The
recent
Future
of
Cyber
2023
report
by
Deloitte
identified
that
95%
of
cyber
events
are
caused
by
human
error.
When
it
comes
to
cyber
security,
high
performing
organisations
are
the
ones
that
are
engaging
their
entire
staff
in
cyber
activities
and
are
governing
their
cybersecurity
programs
with
a
blend
of
senior
business
and
IT
leaders.
With
this
in
mind,
this
year
the
CyberWest
Summit
is
changing
tact
–
it’s
officially
being
billed
as
a
cyber
conference
for
non-IT
professionals
and
leaders.
“Cyber
security
must
be
treated
as
a
whole-of-organisation
issue. CyberWest
is
inviting
professionals
from all
backgrounds
and
disciplines,
not
just
cyber,” said
Cecily
Rawlinson,
Director
of
CyberWest,
the
innovation
hub
delivering
the
flagship
conference.
With
expert
speakers,
interactive
workshops
and
demonstrations,
the
CyberWest
Summit
is
designed
to
equip
attendees
with
practical
knowledge
to
safeguard
their
business
and
customers
from
cyber
threats.
This
year’s
lineup
includes
none
other
than
Troy
Hunt,
the
legendary
founder
of haveibeenpwned.com.
Through
his
platform,
over
12
billion
accounts
have
been
discovered
to
have
been
compromised
through
various
data
breaches.
Troy
is
a
world
leading
security
researcher
and
commentator
and
will
be
delivering
a
top-rated
keynote
on
security
and
other
technology
concepts
from
around
the
world.
Terry
Roberts,
founder
of Whitehawk,
a
seasoned
intelligence
professional
with
over
30
years
of
experience
will
be
speaking
to
the
importance
of
Cyber
Risk
and
Resilience
across
Critical
Infrastructure.
Robert
Potter,
an
experienced
cyber
security
leader
who
co-founded
Internet
2.0
and
invented
its
core
patented
technology
will
also
be
speaking
as
will
Dr.
Newton
Campbell,
Director
of
Space
Programs,
Australian
Remote
Operations
for
Space
and
Earth
(AROSE)
Consortium,
about
his
background
in
Internet
Privacy
and
Cyber-Physical
Systems.
Hon.
Stephen
Dawson,
Minister
for
Innovation
and
Digital
Economy
is
opening
the
conference,
while
Prof.
Peter
Klinken,
Chief
Scientist
of
WA
will
be
speaking
about
why
cyber
education
is
crucial
for
our
economy.
“We
believe
that
healthy
cyber
practices
don’t
need
to
be
intimidating,”
says
Ms
Rawlinson.
“We’re
running
a
wide
variety
of
workshops
over
the
two-days
to
make
sure
that
all
attendees
leave
with
the
right
tools,
knowledge
and
systems
in
place
to
improve
their
organisation’s
cyber
security.”
“Our
goal
is
for
people
to
leave
with
a
broader
understanding
of
the
issues
and
risks
and
have
an
understanding
of
what
they
need
to
do,
as
well
as
making
connections
with
local
cyber
security
providers
who
can
support
them,”
continued
Ms
Rawlinson.
There
will
be
3
key
streams
running
across
the
2-day
conference
–
Critical
Infrastructure,
Secure
Government
and
Cyber
Skills.
Critical
Infrastructure
is
focused
on
highlighting
the
unique
challenges
facing
businesses
impacted
by
the
Security
of
Critical
Infrastructure
(SOCI)
Act
which
now
covers
communications,
financial
services,
data,
defence,
higher
education,
energy,
food
&
grocery,
health,
space,
transport
and
water.
Secure
Government
sessions
and
workshops
will
provide
targeted
upskilling
around
understanding
risk,
threat
detection
and
incident
response
in
relation
to
government.
Cyber
Skills
will
provide
more
general
cyber
education
and
hands-on
skills,
specifically
targeted
towards
non-cyber
professionals.
With
a
swathe
of
cyber
talent
speaking
to
the
broad
and
far-reaching
impacts
that
cyber
security
has
on
all
aspects
of
life
and
business
as
we
know
it
in
our
modern
world,
the
CyberWest
2023
Summit
is
an
event
not
to
be
missed.
And
if
you
are
a
cyber
professional,
consider
inviting
the
non-cyber
people
in
your
extended
network
–
because
in
today’s
world,
all
leaders
from
finance
to
human
resources
to
procurement
to
strategy
need
to
understand
cyber
risk
–
CyberWest
Summit
will
also
deliver
cyber
education
for
leaders
in
WA.
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