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Date: Thursday, 27 February 2025
Time: 12pm – 2:30pm (AEDT)
Location
Blackbird Bar & Dining, Brisbane
123 Eagle Street,
Brisbane QLD 4000
www.blackbirdbrisabne.com.au
Synopsis and overview of the session
According to cyber.gov.au – the government defence site, Australia has seen a notable rise in mobile cyberattacks, with a 147% increase in mobile malware detections in 2024 compared to the previous year.
Of the 33.5 million mobile connections in Australia in 2024, over 20 million are used predominantly for business. Mobile knowledge workers, field-based staff, remote workers, WFH and specialised logistics, all rely on mobile connectivity.
Mobile devices are now seen as a vulnerable point of entry into organisational systems – using tactics like phishing and smishing (SMS phishing) to steal information; malware and ransomware attacks, planting spyware, and especially device OS vulnerabilities and app-based attacks.
This opens a new frontier of exploitation and added pressure on admins to protect business mobile endpoints.
Focus Network in collaboration with imei invite you along to join this upcoming lunch where we will be discussing how mitigation strategies including device management tools and best practices, authentication and policy enforcement, encryption, permissions and app management are all affective first line of defences– mostly easier said than done.
Some of the key areas we will explore and provide insights around further include:
- How Mobile Threat Defence and Management technologies are evolving and maturing – what is state of the art as we enter 2025?
- Gain insights into the latest mobile cyberattack trends, including phishing, smishing, malware, ransomware, and OS vulnerabilities, and learn why mobile devices are becoming a primary target for cybercriminals.
- Explore practical approaches to protecting mobile endpoints, such as device management tools, authentication protocols, and policy enforcement techniques tailored for business use.
- Discover how encryption, permissions control, and app management can mitigate risks and safeguard sensitive business information against mobile-based threats.
- Learn best practices for developing and enforcing comprehensive mobile security policies that empower admins and employees to proactively defend against evolving threats.
Agenda at a glance
14:00 pm – 14:30 pm – ARRIVAL & REGISTRATION
14:30 pm – 14:35 pm – WELCOME ADDRESS
14:35 pm – 15:35 pm – ANALYST BRIEFING: Optimising Cyber Resilience Amid Increasing Complexity in 2024
15:35 pm – 16:10 pm – PANEL DISCUSSION: Modernising Cybersecurity in an AI-Driven World
16:10 pm – 16:40 pm – OPEN DISCUSSION
16:40 pm – 16:45 pm – CLOSING REMARKS
16:45 pm – 18:00 pm – NETWORKING CANAPES & DRINKS
Presenter
Simon Hecquet, Sales Director, imei
With over two decades of experience in the ICT market in both Australia and the UK, Simon Hecquet brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise in catering to the complex communications needs of enterprise customers.
Simon’s expertise is in helping enterprise and business organisations with digital transformation projects, mobile-first productivity improvement projects and securing information for remote and mobile workforces.
Simon uses proven processes to understand business drivers for change and has experience in assessing and maturing mobile environments for organisations such as Woolworths, Downer and ING. He demonstrates professionalism and a passion for success, operating as a a trusted presence in discussions at the C-Level, Procurement, and IT..
Moderator
Anthony Caruana, Principal Advisor, Focus Network
Anthony Caruana has worked for almost every major masthead in the Australian IT press with his work appearing around the world. As an experienced IT professional – having worked as the lead IT executive in several businesses, he brings a unique insight to his reporting. He is the CEO of Media-Wize and continues to also work as a freelance writer for corporate clients. He is also a regular presenter on radio and television, as well as at events and webinars.
His work has covered the Australian and Asian markets. He writes about enterprise and consumer technology, information security, customer advocacy and the channel.
He also has an extensive career in IT having started his career as a trainer before becoming a business analyst and eventually rising into senior management positions.
His social media profiles are
https://twitter.com/Anthony_Caruana
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-caruana-australia/
About imei
imei is an Australian communications technology company providing Managed Mobility Services and Unified Communications Solutions throughout Australia and NZ. Since its formation in 2000 imei has been focused on mobilising organisations, and over 20 years its business and service offerings have evolved to meet the unique demands of the dynamic and converging enterprise mobility and unified communications markets.
To be the leading managed mobility and unified communications service provider, imei has made customer service an absolutely central element to everything that it does, and measures consistently high customer satisfaction Net Promoter Score (NPS) of over +80. This NPS benchmarking, operational excellence and a robust product roadmap has helped imei to continually grow market share with key multinational corporations year on year.
imei has plans for expansion into Asia-Pacific. This is fueled by an increasing demand for imei’s consistently high level of service to the broader mobile fleets for its regional and global clients.
Website: www.imei.com.au
Presenters
Andrew Milroy, VP and Head of Research, Focus Network
Andrew Milroy leads the research and advisory business at Focus Network. His work involves empowering organisations to make decisions more effectively with data-driven insights — derived from Focus Network’s communities.
He is a well-known and respected thought leader and speaker in the APAC region. With more than two decades of leadership experience in the technology sector, Andrew has worked with clients in a variety of tech domains including cybersecurity, IoT, supply chain automation, eCommerce, fintech, cloud computing, AI, and customer experience — and EHS and HR management.
He was recently an adjunct lecturer at ESSEC Business School, Asia Pacific where he taught technology and cybersecurity strategy to Masters students.
Andrew has held regional leadership roles — predominantly based in Singapore — with Frost & Sullivan and Ovum (now Omdia). Prior to working in Singapore, Andrew gained invaluable technology knowledge and experience while working in Europe and the United States.
Andrew is frequently invited to speak, chair and moderate at major technology events. He has also been quoted on global broadcast media, including BBC, CNBC, Bloomberg and Channel News Asia.
Andrew has a BSc from Newcastle University (UK), an MA from Middlesex University (UK) and an MBA from MGSM (Australia). He also a qualified teacher of English as a foreign language.
About Focus Network
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Since opening the doors in 2012 we have hosted over 100 C-level strategic summit platforms across multiple verticals for senior decision-makers, facilitated over 50,000 face to face business meetings with technology leaders, interviewed over 15,000 c-level executives, created over 60 bespoke private events for clients and helped formulate and execute over 300 private lunches and dinners across Asia Pacific and North America.
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