Secure and Succeed: Cyber Awareness and Careers

Join the ECU Guild Academic Department for a FREE night of presentations and networking with ECU Students, ECU Alumni and Industry Professionals.

The topic for the night is Secure and Succeed: Cyber Awareness and Careers

📅 Thursday 19 September 2024
🕛4:30pm arrival for a 4:40pm start
📍ECU Joondalup 8.101

Light Refreshment will be provided by ECU Guild

Guest Speaker 1: Afzal

 Afzal is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and currently serves as a Cyber Security Lecturer at North Metro TAFE. With 20 years of experience in Information Technology and Cyber Security across various roles, he holds a master's degree in cyber security from Edith Cowan University (ECU) and is currently pursuing a PhD in Cyber Security at the same institution. Besides his professional pursuits, Afzal writes poetry and plays cricket for a local club north of Perth

Guest Speaker 2: Oliver Guidetti

Oliver is a cyber psychology researcher at Edith Cowan University. He holds a PhD in Psychology with a specialisation in the human factors of cyber security. Throughout his academic career, he has been committed to researching the nuanced relationship between humans and technology, especially in the context of applied socio-technical projects.

He has forged extensive collaborations with national industry stakeholders, focusing on the psychological aspects of cyber and national defence. His partnerships span organisations such as Data 61, CSIRO, Deakin University, Penten, The WA Department of the Premier and Cabinet, The Department of Home Affairs, and the Cyber and Infrastructure Security Centre. Dr Guidetti has contributed to various Q1 academic journals and recently released his first edited book, Psybersecurity: Human Factors of Cyber Defence.

Guest Speaker 3: Junaid Chaudhry

Its been quite a ride. My exuberance has lead me into various tangents of cyber security. In the current chapter of my life, I am leading the cybersecurity programs of work (IT/OT/IIOT) at the Public Transport Authority. In the last 25 years, I have spent to initial 10 in IT security and the next 12 in OT security. Hence the conglomerate of the two is quite exciting at time.

I hold a PhD in Cyber Security, Masters of Engineering in Electronics Engineering, and Bachelors with honours in Software Engineering. In spare time I play Cricket, volunteer for community services (SES), and mentor security researchers.