Private Event Series
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Date: Thursday, 1st May 2025
Time: 12pm – 2:30pm (AEST)
Synopsis and overview of the session
In today’s hyper-connected business landscape, securing the supply chain is no longer just an IT challenge, it’s a boardroom priority. With cyber threats targeting every link, from downstream suppliers to upstream partners, a single vulnerability can have far-reaching consequences, impacting operations, reputation, and regulatory compliance.
This exclusive CISO roundtable will explore the evolving risks within modern supply chains and the strategies enterprises must adopt to stay ahead. Together, we’ll discuss how leading organisations are embedding security into their supply chain ecosystems at every level, adopting Zero Trust principles, and redefining third-party risk management.
Discussion Points:
- From downstream to upstream: uncovering the key security areas of concern in your business supply chain.
- Securing your third-party perimeter: the challenge around working alongside systems integrators, managed services, and the cloud.
- Where are organisations in their Zero Trust journey? Common roadblocks and misconceptions.
- Balancing Security & Usability: How can CISO’s drive adoption without introducing excessive complexity or operational bottlenecks?
Gain insight into the shift from reactive defence to proactive resilience, transforming supply chain security from a risk management necessity into a strategic advantage.
Presenters
Eddie Torres, Enterprise Account Executive, Delinea
Eddie Torres is a seasoned cybersecurity professional with over 10 years of experience helping organisations to secure their digital identities and infrastructure. At Delinea, Eddie specialises in Identity and Access Management (IAM), Privileged Access Management (PAM), Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), and Endpoint Security, helping businesses in Victoria, Canberra, and Tasmania enhance their cybersecurity posture.
Prior to joining Delinea, Eddie held strategic roles at SailPoint Software and Oracle, where he guided organisations in implementing robust identity governance solutions. His deep understanding of security challenges and practical solutions positions him as a trusted advisor in the ever-evolving cybersecurity landscape.
Zeeshan Ilyas, Cybersecurity Solution Engineer, Delinea A/NZ
Zeeshan is the lead Cybersecurity Solution Engineer at Delinea. He has over 15 years of experience and significant achievements in designing/delivering solutions and consulting with a focus on IT security including Privileged Access Management, identity security and access management and compliance management.
His major clients include multi-national financial institutions, large Enterprise and Government agencies and has performed security assessments, as well as security solution redesigns for them.
Zeeshan is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional.
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 Delinea
Delinea is a pioneer in securing identities through centralised authorisation, making organisations more secure by seamlessly governing their interactions across modern enterprise. It applies context and intelligence throughout the identity lifecycle, covering cloud and traditional infrastructure, data, and SaaS applications to eliminate identity-related threats. Delinea uniquely provides intelligent authorisation for all identities, allowing precise user identification, appropriate access assignment, interaction monitoring, and swift response to irregularities. The Delinea Platform accelerates adoption and boosts productivity, deploying in weeks, not months, requiring just 10% of the resources compared to competitors.
Website: www.delinea.com
Joseph Carson, Chief Security Scientist & Advisory CISO, Delinea
A cybersecurity professional with 25+ years’ experience in Enterprise Security & Infrastructure, Joseph Carson is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP). An active member of the cybersecurity community and a frequent speaker at cybersecurity events globally, Joseph is also an adviser to several governments and cybersecurity conferences. (ISC)² Information Security Leadership Award (ISLA®) Americas Winner 2018.
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.
Agenda at a glance
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm – Registration & networking
4.00 pm – 4.05pm – Welcome address
4.05 pm – 5.15pm – 3 course lunch served4.05 pm – 4.45pm – Embracing disruption in the financial services industry: A Privacy versus Security conundrum – Amanda Chan, BlackBerry
4.45 pm – 5.15pm – Demo
5.15pm – 5.45pm – Discussion
5.45 pm – 6pm – Closing remarks
