Beyond Essential Eight
Preparing for ASD's evolving cyber security framework
- Tuesday 27 October 2026
- 7:30am to 10:00am
- The Boat House, Barton
Free to attend · RSVP by Tuesday 20 October 2026
Join FirstWave and Qirx at the Canberra Public Sector Cyber Breakfast, with public sector and education IT leaders. Leave with a Beyond Essential Eight Readiness Checklist you can use with your own team.
With speakers from Cisco, the Australian Institute of Insider Threats and FirstWave
- Date
- Tuesday 27 October 2026
- Time
- 7:30am to 10:00am
- Venue
- The Boat House
- Grevillea Park, 7 Menindee Drive, Barton ACT 2600
- Parking
- Free on site
Who you'll hear from
Australian Institute of Insider Threats
Panel
Boaz Fischer
Founder
Where insider risk and human behaviour can expose assumptions in your security model.
Boaz Fischer on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab)Cisco
Panel
Bradley Anstis
Global Security Services Architect
What assume-breach means for security architecture and containment.
Bradley Anstis on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab)FirstWave
Panel
Greg Maren
Global Alliances Director, and one of the original founders of CyberCision
How organisations can test whether existing security controls are stopping what they expect them to stop.
Greg Maren on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab)FirstWave
Host
Sharon Hunneybell
VP of Product
Chair of the Gold Coast Innovation Hub, member of the Queensland Government's Innovation Advisory Council and Industry Fellow at Griffith University. One of the AFR's 100 Women of Influence.
Sharon Hunneybell on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab)
Free to attend · RSVP by Tuesday 20 October 2026
What you'll take away
Every attendee receives a Beyond Essential Eight Readiness Checklist. By the end of the morning, you'll have a clearer way to assess:
- Whether your existing security controls are actually working
- Whether you have accurate visibility of the environment you're protecting
- Where insider risk exposes assumptions in your current security model
- How assume-breach thinking changes architecture and containment
- What your team should test, validate and prioritise next
The checklist covers what to test, what to validate, where visibility matters, where assume-breach changes the approach and what to prioritise next. Use it as a practical starting point for reviewing your own environment with your team after the breakfast.
How the morning runs
- 7:30am
- Start
- Until 9:15am
- Formal program, a keynote and panel building towards the Readiness Checklist
- 9:15am to 10:00am
- Networking
Reserve your seat
Tuesday 27 October 20267:30am to 10:00amThe Boat House, Barton
Free to attend. Places are limited.