INVITE-ONLY EXECUTIVE THINK TANK

Vulnerability Response In A Rapidly Changing Threat Landscape

A private, invite-only think tank for senior technology and security leaders examining vulnerability response at speed and scale

📅 Thursday, 13 July 2026
⏰ 5:00 PM – 9:30 PM
📍 Dessous Cocktail Bar then Supernormal, Flinders Lane

The window between a vulnerability being discovered and being actively exploited has compressed to hours.

Most organisations know the risk. Far fewer have built the capability to act on it at the speed and confidence the current environment demands.

Join a curated group of CIOs, CISOs and senior leaders of infrastructure, cyber Defence, vulnerability management and associated technology and security roles to examine how we can prepare for these unprecedented threats to our systems.

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Event Partner | Tanium

  • Thursday, 13 August 2026

  • 5:00 PM – 9:30 PM

  • Dessous then Supernormal

Join Technology and Security Leaders

On 5 August, senior technology and security leaders will gather in Melbourne to discuss how we can find, prioritise, and remediate vulnerabilities at the speed the current threat environment demands.

We’ll commence with pre-drinks at Dessous, one of Flinders Lane's most distinctive cocktail bars before moving to Supernormal’s private dinning room.

Through the evening you’ll hear from:

  • Shane Moffitt, former Deputy CISO of the Victorian Government on building the strategy, teams, and technology to stay ahead

  • James Greenwood, Tanium's leading voice on AI-driven vulnerability detection on how the threat landscape is changing and what it demands from your response capability

  • A panel discussion with Shane, James and a prominent non-executive director on what boards are asking of their technology and security leaders right now

We’ll also enjoy table discussions, great food, insightful conversations and ample time to hear how your peers are approaching the same challenges at the same scale.

You will leave knowing what the best organisations are doing differently, and what your board expects you to be doing next.

Who You’ll Hear From

Shane Moffitt

Shane Moffitt reported directly to the Victorian CISO, leading the state's most complex cyber programs: large-scale uplift delivery, the central Security Architecture practice, and whole-of-government cyber culture and training.

Before that, senior roles at NAB and EY. He now runs his own advisory firm, and sits on the AISA Executive Advisory Board for Cyber.

On the evening, Shane will speak on preparing the technology, teams, and strategy to stay ahead into 2027 and beyond.

Former Deputy CISO, Victorian Government

James Greenwood

James Greenwood has spent nine years at Tanium, building one of the deepest technical practices in enterprise security and endpoint management across the Asia-Pacific region. Before Tanium, he held senior roles at Citrix, CSC, and DXC.

He is a leading voice on the vulnerability detection capabilities of emerging AI models, and what they mean practically for organisations trying to stay ahead of the threat landscape.

On the evening, James will present on Mythos and beyond: the changing nature of AI-driven vulnerability discovery, and what it demands from your response capability.

Sales Manager
Non-Executive Director Across Multiple Boards

To Be Confirmed

We are finalising the participation of a senior female technology executive turned non-executive director, currently serving on multiple boards. Having sat on both sides of the table, she brings a perspective on the executive-to-board conversation around cyber risk that is genuinely rare.

She will speak to what boards are actually asking, what they wish they were being told, and what good looks like when technology and security leaders bring this issue to the table.

More details to follow shortly.

Why This, Why Now

The threat environment has moved. Most response models haven't.

Four signals, in quick succession, have changed what is required of the leaders responsible for vulnerability response. The organisations ahead of the curve are already operating at a different standard.

  1. Five Eyes Joint Statement

    Australia, the UK, US, Canada, and New Zealand said it jointly: AI is shrinking the window between vulnerability discovery and exploitation. Act now. Cyber risk is a leadership responsibility.

  2. Essential Eight Overhaul

    Australia's Essential Eight has been rewritten for the current threat pace. Legacy patch cycles and annual reviews are no longer fit for purpose. Compliance is not the same as being protected.

  3. Claude Mythos and Beyond

    AI-assisted vulnerability discovery is already here at scale. Adversaries have comparable capability. The gap between knowing you are exposed and being able to act is where the real risk lives.

  4. The ASD Directive

    The Australian Signals Directorate has raised the bar formally. Secure by design and secure by default are now mandated standards, not aspirations. The question is whether your organisation can meet them.

The signal from leading authorities and regulators is unambiguous: what constituted best practice twelve months ago is no longer sufficient.

This evening is for the leaders who understand the urgency and are serious about responding to it.

What You Will Take Away

  1. Clarity on what is now required of you
    What the Five Eyes directive, the Essential Eight overhaul, and the ASD update mean for your organisation in practice, not just on paper

  2. Approaches that are actually working
    How peers at the same scale are remediating faster, without adding risk or disrupting operations

  3. The board's actual questions
    What non-executive directors are asking about cyber exposure and remediation speed, directly from board members in the room

  4. A sharper way to talk about this upward
    How to frame vulnerability response as a business and governance issue that lands with leadership and satisfies a board

  5. Relationships that outlast the evening
    A small group of senior peers facing the same challenges at the same scale. The kind of room where the conversations started over dinner continue long after the event

Who You’ll Dine With

We are bringing together:

  • CIOs and CISOs

  • Deputy CISOs and CTOs

  • EGMs, GMs and Heads of:

    • IT and IT Operations

    • Security and Security Operations

    • IT Infrastructure and Service Delivery

    • Cyber Defence

    • Cyber and IT Strategy and Transformation

    • Vulnerability and Exposure Management

  • Non-executive directors actively engaging with cyber risk at board level

Reserve Your Seat

Participation is limited to a select group of senior technology and security leaders to ensure a high-quality, peer-level discussion.

If you are responsible for vulnerability response, cyber security, IT infrastructure, security operations, or cyber strategy at a large Australian enterprise, this evening is directly relevant to you.

Please complete the form below to request your invitation. If confirmed, you will receive a calendar invitation and full event details.

To maintain the integrity of the discussion, we ask that confirmed participants make every effort to attend, or provide advance notice should their availability change.

📅 Date: Thursday, 13 August 2026
📍 Drinks: Dessous, 164 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
📍 Dinner: Supernormal, 180 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
⏰ Time: 5:00pm to 9:30pm AEST