Brendan Smith

I’m one of the truly fortunate people whose work is a passion – I am energised by being able to help people and companies become more secure and protect their information.  I’ve worked in security for many years now and the constantly changing environment still challenges and excites me as much as it did when I started.

When I’m not working I love to head for the kitchen, getting together with family to share a meal and plan the next big adventure!

Brendan has worked in Australia and overseas with major financial institutions and ASX-50 companies, both as an internal CISO and running a Managed Security Services team.  He has a strong business focus, and brings a pragmatic risk-based approach to his role which has enabled him to build security as an enabler of a business strategy.  Highly analytical, his communication skills mean that he is also equally at home in the boardroom or as a part of a security incident team, and builds strong, high-performance teams to deliver outcomes to organisations.

Although Brendan’s background has a strong technical heritage, he now focuses on the governance and risk domains of information security, and is a member of the Standards Australia committee that works on ISO27001 and associated standards.