Thursday, December 4, at 7:00PM ET | 4:00PM PT
Friday, December 5, at 11:00AM AEDT
Ransomware continues to be a very damaging cyber threat to APAC organisations. The Australian Signals Directorate’s "Annual Cyber Threat Report 2024–25" highlights that ransomware accounted for 11% of reported cyber incidents, with attackers increasingly using multiple extortion tactics to steal and encrypt data simultaneously and then sell or ransom the stolen data later.
When fighting ransomware, leadership is critical. This webinar will address the roles leaders must be prepared to play and the decisions they must be prepared to make in the event of a ransomware incident, as well as how leaders can prepare to disrupt a ransomware attack before it disrupts them.

Principal Advisory Director, Security & Privacy practice
David brings almost 20 years’ experience across multiple industries within the APAC region including agribusiness, local government, aviation, finance, consulting, and healthcare. David has led C-suite and board members on cyber and IT initiatives, focusing on ways to improve enterprise security and technology culture and bring convergence with operational teams.
When not helping resolve the latest IT and security challenges, David can be found swimming with the fishes (SCUBA diving) in Port Phillip Bay, gliding across the dance floor with Ballroom and Latin styles, and performing long-form improvised comedy.
David has a master’s degree in information systems management and holds certifications as a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Scaled Agile Framework Agilist and Product Manager (SA, PM), and Prince2 Agile & Project Management Practitioner.

Advisory Practice Lead, Security & Privacy practice
Cameron Smith is the Advisory Practice Lead in the Security & Privacy practice. In leading the team of talented security advisors, he works to help our members improve their cybersecurity posture and resilience. His primary areas of focus have been security strategy development, zero trust adoption, risk assessment and management, and threat modeling.
Cameron has worked with IT professionals in organizations ranging from two-person IT shops to global multinationals to bring an objective and data-driven approach to information security management.
Cameron enjoyed an academic research career as an educator and investigator studying and teaching human physiology. Cameron holds a PhD from Western University, and his research is published in a variety of academic journals.
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