
Ivano is the General Manager of AUSCERT, the pioneering incident support, vulnerability management, and threat intelligence not-for-profit organisation. Ivano leads a team of 20+ cyber-professionals whose main goal is delivering unparalleled cybersecurity services to member organisations, in the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors. Ivano is also a Senior Lecturer in Information Security at UQ. His work focuses on the managerial and business implications of cybersecurity. Ivano helps business leaders and executives make evidence-based decisions in cybersecurity. With a professional background in risk and security management, Ivano has advised ministers, policy-makers, board members, and senior executives on strategies, governance structures, policies, and training programs for effective cybersecurity management. Ivano is also an experienced facilitator in the field of Design Thinking.