Dan Xu

Dan Xu

CEO
Cyberoo.AI

Dan Xu is CEO of Cyberoo.AI and a long-time practitioner in banking, cyber security, and fraud prevention, with over 18 years of experience across financial institutions and scam-related risk environments. His work has focused on phishing, digital risk, scam detection, and the operational challenge of turning suspicious signals into evidence, intelligence, and action.

At Cyberoo.AI, Dan leads the development of anti-scam capabilities spanning explainable scam verification, intelligence mapping, and multi-channel disruption of phishing and impersonation infrastructure. He is focused on helping organisations move beyond reactive reporting towards more structured and operationally effective scam prevention.

In parallel with his industry work, he has published research in leading journals on cyber security and related areas, bringing both operational and research perspectives to the design of more structured approaches to scam prevention and response.

The next insider threat is already inside: How generative AI quietly accumulates power across the organisation

Timothy McIntosh & Dan Xu
2026-10-15 4:40 pm
2026-10-15 5:20 pm
Room 204

Generative AI embedded across enterprise tools quietly accumulates permissions and authority, and this session proposes governing it as a non-human insider.

Cyber Symbiosis: Building talent while securing SMEs

Sarah Barnbrook, Dan Xu, Amelia Edge & Josh Farrington
2026-10-16 10:55 am
2026-10-16 11:35 am
Melbourne Room 2

A structured studentship model pairs cyber security students with SMEs, building practical talent while strengthening small business resilience.

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