Cumulative Effect

Historically, cyber security was always a "poor relation" in the eyes of the majority of Boards and CEOs, considered inferior, less important, or not as well-regarded as other issues or compared to them and treated as an annoying cost centre requiring more and more money that could potentially have been spent "better" elsewhere.

Dr Vladas Leonas entered ICT during the mainframe and punched cards era and witnessed first-hand the emergence and proliferation of mini-, micro- and personal computers and networks. Throughout his career, he has worked in multiple public and private sector industries and tertiary education organisations. He is a Fellow of ACS, a Fellow of IEAust and a formally trained auditor (ISO/IEC 27001). He is also an Adjunct Professor at the Australian Graduate School of Leadership. Dr Vladas Leonas is a subject matter expert and specialises in ICT Strategies, their Implementation and ICT Operations, Gateway Reviews and Internal Audits, Enterprise Risk Management, Cybersecurity, Governance, Procurement and Compliance. Over the last 25 years, he has held eight CIO and CTO positions.

1. Cumulative effect, 2. CIA, risk appetite, and risk exposure, 3. The fifth column, 4. Complexity tax, 5. Digital revolution (and its consequences), 6. Agile curse, 7. Cloud: Who owns the breach?, 8. SaaS sprawl, 9. Supply chain challenges, 10. The fifth column just got bigger: Internet protocols, 11. Compliance - Security, 12. Standards and frameworks, 13. Tyranny of KPIs, 14. Gone phishing, 15. Emerging threats