Lesley Carhart

Lesley Carhart

Principal Industrial Incident Responder
Dragos Australia

Lesley Carhart has been performing full-time response and forensics specifically for cyber security incidents in critical infrastructure and operational environments for over 18 years. Outside of work, Lesley instructs for the SANS institute, speaks, writes, and lectures on the topic - and spends a significant amount of time mentoring university and TAFE students as a volunteer.

Preparing for ransomware and commodity malware in OT environments

Lesley Carhart
2026-10-15 3:50 pm
2026-10-15 4:30 pm
Room 212/213

Beyond state-sponsored sabotage headlines, most OT organisations' real incident response work involves ransomware and commodity malware on ageing systems.

Leveraging the expertise of migrants in Australia

Rini Ismail, Shahani Basheer Rugaiya, Lesley Carhart & Urit Eshel
2026-10-16 10:55 am
2026-10-16 11:35 am
Melbourne Room 1

Skilled migrants bring expertise Australia's cyber workforce needs, yet systemic barriers to recognition and employment still waste that capability.

World-Class Speakers

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

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