Craig Ford

Craig Ford

Head Unicorn
Cyber Unicorns

Craig Ford is the Cofounder and Executive Director of Cyber Unicorns in which he primarily acts as a fractional CISO for Wesley Mission, PCYC, RespectX and BESIX Watpac. Cyber Unicorns is also a provider cyber education provider for schools, SMBs and the wider community.

Craig is a multi international award winning best selling author with three book series (7 books) and has published more than 500 articles across industry magazines and publications. Craig is also the deputy chairman of the board for the Australian Information Security Association.

Running security programs on the smell of an oily rag

Craig Ford, Maryam Shoraka, Peter Gigengack & Dan Goldberg
2026-10-16 11:45 am
2026-10-16 12:25 pm
Melbourne Room 2

Breaches often exploit small, preventable gaps created by limited capacity and unrealistic coverage expectations, not more advanced adversaries.

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Hear from the most influential leaders and experts who will discuss pressing issues and emerging trends in cyber security.

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