Sydney CyAN x LeadersIT Gathering – August 2025 Recap by Kim Chandler McDonald

Sydney CyAN x LeadersIT Gathering – August 2025 Recap by Kim Chandler McDonald

Is it Possible to Future-Proof the Cyber Workforce? On Wednesday 13 August, the Cybersecurity Advisors Network (CyAN) Sydney chapter smashed its attendance record at Peoplebank Sydney IT Recruitment. Co-hosted with our friends at LeadersIT, the evening tackled a big, thorny question: Is it possible to 

Introduction – Nicholas Francis, Mentorship Programme Participant 2025

Introduction – Nicholas Francis, Mentorship Programme Participant 2025

Nicholas Francis is one of our latest crop of mentorship programme participants. Here is his introduction as a new member of the CyAN community.

The Democratic World’s Privacy Saboteurs:  Still Out There…

The Democratic World’s Privacy Saboteurs: Still Out There…

Chat Control is back, alongside a raft of other anti-privacy laws aimed at undermining end-to-end encryption.

New Podcast – Nigel Phair:  Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Cyber-Certification, and More

New Podcast – Nigel Phair: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Cyber-Certification, and More

Nigel Phair joins Nick Kelly for a podcast discussion on cybercrime, certification, information security tools, and more.

🇨🇦 Encryption, Accountability, and the Cliff Edge: Why Canada Must Rethink Bill C-2

🇨🇦 Encryption, Accountability, and the Cliff Edge: Why Canada Must Rethink Bill C-2

Bill C-2 is not compatible with Canada’s global ambitions. This isn’t just a technical issue – it’s a constitutional one. So, dear Ottawa… A word to Prime Minister Carney About the Author: Kim Chandler McDonald is the Co-Founder and CEO of 3 Steps Data, driving 

“What happens to Heroes?”  🎬 Episode 9 – When it all falls apart, some stand up for others by Didier Annet

“What happens to Heroes?”  🎬 Episode 9 – When it all falls apart, some stand up for others by Didier Annet

Who are the Heroes ? This installment, number nine, explores the rapid transformation that occurs when ordinary employees suddenly become heroes, taking on rescue roles following a devastating cyberattack. What I will call the “Heroes” “I had to stay calm. Show that everything was okay. 

AI-Assisted Software Development and the “Vibe Coding” Debate by Nick Kelly

AI Tools for Accelerating Software Development AI-powered coding assistants like GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT have been adopted by developers to help write and review code more quickly. Recent research provides evidence that these tools can enhance productivity in software development: Risks and Critiques of “Vibe 

When Politics Dictates AI: Why Trust, Safety, and Data Privacy Must Stay Non-Negotiable

When Politics Dictates AI: Why Trust, Safety, and Data Privacy Must Stay Non-Negotiable

We’re hearing a familiar refrain again: make it neutral. Strip the bias. Clean it up. But whose version of “neutral” are we embedding in the machines that now mediate how we see the world? This week, the Trump administration rolled out an executive order demanding 

Collaborative Intelligence – Humans & AI by Sapann Harish Talwar

The future is not about humans versus artificial intelligence, but about what we can achieve together. Collaborative Intelligence (CI) is the partnership between human creativity, empathy, and judgment, and AI’s ability to process data at scale, recognise patterns, and act with speed. When combined, this 

Corporations:  Publish Your Abuse Email Address!

Corporations: Publish Your Abuse Email Address!

A rantlet about the need for easily accessible ways to report fraudulent emails