Daniel Broad
Director Of Cyber Security Operations
CANBERRA,ACT
Summary
Proactive Director of Cyber Security Operations ready to stand between the organisation and threat actors. Adept at assisting with every stage of cybersecurity management, from preventive measures to disaster mitigation and recovery.
Organised and dependable, I am successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Experienced in data protection through cyber security and law enforcement with over 14 years experience in large Government environments. Excellent reputation for resolving problems and improving stake holders satisfaction.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Cyber Security Operations
Australian Taxation Office
Canberra, ACT, ACT
06.2021 - Current
- Lead and managed the Cyber Security Operations Centre within the Australian Taxation Office where we deter, prevent and remediate both external and internal cyber security threats to the orginisations systems, networks and digital assets.
- Maintained energy and enthusiasm in fast-paced environment while building a culture that encourages curiosity and free-thinking.
- Manage both low, medium, high and critical cyber security incidents where we must first contain, assess then remediate. I am required to communicate and brief both third-party vendors and senior executives.
- Performed risk analyses to identify appropriate security countermeasures.
- Developed plans and playbooks to safeguard the orginisations digital assets against modification, destruction or disclosure.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Monitored confidential company data and mitigated attempts of compromise against the Australian Taxation Office systems.
- Built relationships and fostered effective communication with legal personnel and the Australian Taxation Offices Fraud Investigation units to conduct practical investigations.
- Represented company's technical security interests to partners to provide bi-directional flow of technical information and best practices in information security.
- Applied leading theories and concepts to development, maintenance, and implementation of information security standards, procedures, and guidelines.
- Performed risk and vulnerability assessments and provided results and recommendations to senior management.
- Validated and verified system security requirements definitions and analyzed system security designs.
- Worked flexible hours; night, weekend, and holiday to support the defence of the Australian Taxation Office networks.
- Led teams of up to 20 in developing and implementing security systems, resulting in fewer threats over a 12 month period.
- Provided technical leadership focused on SIEM modernization and enhancement while developing security use cases aligned with MITRE ATT&CK.
- Counseled senior-level management on current privacy and security trends and recommendations to mitigate risk.
Director of Cyber Security Intel and Operations
Services Australia
Canberra, ACT, ACT
10.2017 - 06.2021
- Lead, managed, and evolved an interdisciplinary 24/7 cyber security operations and intelligence capability consisting of 60+ staff, acting as the primary escalation point for urgent, complex or highly sensitive operational issues, determining appropriate responses and the need for further escalation.
- Provided strategic leadership and guidance for the Agency's operational and service delivery Senior Executives to ensure alignment with overall goals and targets within Cyber Security.
- Drive the overall performance of operational and intelligence outcomes by implementing agreed performance goals, standards, and measures at a whole of directorate and whole of branch level to form the basis for evaluation of effectiveness.
- Identify the primary and critical intelligence requirements within Service Australia in consultation with key stakeholders to achieve actionable intelligence outcomes.
- Manage commercial contracts with intelligence partners to deliver efficient and effective intelligence outcomes and products for the agency.
- Maintain strong situational awareness of the geo-strategic situation through products such as a daily intelligence brief shared with other government agencies and private entities that may result in an increased cyber threat to the agency or Australian Government as a whole.
- Build and maintained effective intelligence sharing arrangements with internal, partnered and external entities, approving the distribution of intelligence products to key internal and external stakeholders.
- Identifying opportunities for changes and enhancements in delivery of existing operational and intelligence products and services, or development of additional services, to achieve continuous improvement in outcomes for consumers, partnered agencies and stakeholders.
- Identify, design capability requirements and oversee the development of intelligence-enabled technical business requirements to ensure the agency invests appropriately in operational technology to uplift and evolve our response, identification and analysis capability.
- Oversee the management of high severity cyber security incidents including operational decision making and senior leadership briefings.
- Identify and articulate appropriate performance goals, benchmarks and consumer/management satisfaction measures to support a high performance culture.
- Act as the primary intelligence and operations advisor to the Chief Information Security Officer and other senior agency executives, while managing internal and external relationships with stakeholders
- Building, driving and leading a culture which embraces change and innovation, continuous development and improvement to the protection of our networks and infrastructure while maintaining commitment to high efficiency and effective outcomes.
Senior Digital Forensics Officer
Services Australia
Canberra, ACT
09.2012 - 10.2017
- Skilled in data capture and analysis of computers, networks, laptops, hard disk drives, Windows operating systems, Mac operating systems, digital media and mobile electronic devices.
- Seize, analyze and produce reports surrounding electronic evidence, which may be used to prosecute in a court of law.
- Attend and assist with search warrants executed by the department.
- Assisting in building the departments Digital Forensic Capability where there once was none previously.
- Establishing the departments Digital Forensic Team to become a recognized and respected team by other Government agencies.
- Working alongside the department’s investigation, intelligence and internal sections to provide assistance, training and support.
- Skills acquired in the Digital Forensic field are recognized worldwide.
- Building and maintaining a lab environment aiming toward the National Association of Testing Authorities of Australia (NATA) standard.
- Training investigators in knowledge and skills to assist the investigation process.
- Providing information presentations to investigators, management and staff.
- Research into new forms of technology to assist in processes.
Education
Security Clearance - Reference 609733
Negative Vetting Level 1
12.2013
Certificate Number 1640 -
Certified Computer Forensic Examiner
ISFCE03.2015
Certificate IV in Government Investigations - Government Investigations
Australian Forensic Services
03.2015
Comptia A+ Certified - Comp001020635799
DDLS
Canberra03.2015
Certificate IV - Intelligence Operations
Australian Forensic Services
02.2014
Skills
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Encourages free-thinking
- Self-motivated professional
- Builds positive culture
- Strategic Planning
- Decision Making
- Collaboration
- Customer Relationship Management
- Conflict Resolution
- Leads by example
- Computer Forensics
Referees
Mitchell White
Australian Taxation Office
a/g Assistant Commissioner
Cyber Security - Governance and Operations
0422048788
Mitchell.White@ato.gov.au
Glenn Mitchell
Telstra
Principal Consultant - Federal Cyber Security
0404007218
Glenn.Mitchell@team.telstra.com
Timeline
Director of Cyber Security Operations
Australian Taxation Office
06.2021 - Current
Director of Cyber Security Intel and Operations
Services Australia
10.2017 - 06.2021
Senior Digital Forensics Officer
Services Australia
09.2012 - 10.2017
Security Clearance - Reference 609733
Negative Vetting Level 1
Certificate Number 1640 -
Certified Computer Forensic Examiner
Certificate IV in Government Investigations - Government Investigations
Australian Forensic Services
Comptia A+ Certified - Comp001020635799
DDLS
Certificate IV - Intelligence Operations
Australian Forensic Services
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