Building cyber awareness: strengthening cybersecurity practices in engineering
In today’s interconnected world, cybersecurity is a crucial aspect of engineering that cannot be overlooked. This webinar focuses on empowering engineers with the knowledge and skills needed to protect their projects and organisations from cyber threats. Join us to explore key strategies and best practices for building a strong cybersecurity foundation in your engineering processes.
Learning outcomes:
1. Recognise Key Threats
The webinar will begin by identifying the most common cybersecurity risks faced in engineering environments. From phishing attacks to system vulnerabilities, attendees will learn to spot potential threats that could compromise data and system integrity.
2. Apply Best Practices
Participants will explore essential cybersecurity techniques, such as secure password management, encryption, and multi-factor authentication (MFA). The focus will be on practical solutions engineers can implement immediately to safeguard their systems and workflows.
3. Integrate Security
Cybersecurity should not be an afterthought—it needs to be integrated into daily engineering tasks. This session will guide engineers on how to seamlessly incorporate security measures into their design, development, and operational processes, ensuring projects are protected from the ground up.
4. Promote Awareness
A strong security culture is essential in mitigating cyber risks. Attendees will learn how to foster cybersecurity awareness within their teams and promote best practices across departments. By prioritising education and vigilance, engineers can contribute to a safer work environment.
5. Respond Effectively
Knowing how to respond to a cyber incident is just as important as preventing one. This portion of the webinar will cover the steps engineers should take if a breach occurs, from containment to recovery. Understanding these actions can significantly reduce the impact of potential threats.
By the end of this webinar, attendees will leave with a solid understanding of how to recognise, prevent, and respond to cybersecurity threats in their engineering roles, helping to protect both their projects and organisations from digital harm.
About the Speaker
Deputy Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), , Airservices Australia
As a leader and expert in cyber defence, Sadeed combine a robust technical foundation with astute commercial understanding to build cyber security teams and cultures that not only protect an organisation’s reputation and integrity but enable and empower performance. Given the pace of digital evolution and a constantly shifting cyber security landscape, the necessity to enhance organisational capability has never been more imperative. Sadeed is an accomplished leader with a strong drive for influencing and leading change; he has a proven track record of strengthening organizational resilience in dynamic environments. With extensive experience at large organizations like Airservices Australia and Queensland Health, Sadeed has excelled in crafting high-performance security cultures and programs. Leveraging strategic foresight and proactive risk management, he has spearheaded the establishment and maturing of cybersecurity functions, enhancing operational performance and safeguarding critical business functions. Sadeed is a strong advocate for embedding security into organizational culture, driving proactive methodologies.
