Presenter:

Nick Tate

Director, Information Technology Services and AusCERT - AusCERT

After leaving The University of St. Andrews in Scotland armed with a Physics degree, Nick worked variously as a Weapons Systems Engineer developing anti-missile missile systems for Royal Navy Warships and as a developer on real time air traffic control systems before joining the United Bank of Kuwait in London as Chief Programmer.  He worked with the bank for over 10 years and was Head of IT during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in the first Gulf war when there was a run on the bank and many strange requests from Baghdad! He continued to work in London in various roles including Vice-President and Head of Technology for the Citibank Private Bank and Technical Director of Global Asset Management Ltd before emigrating to Australia in 1997, where he became Technology Services Director at Macquarie Bank, based in Sydney. Five years ago, after navigating the obvious transition from investment banking to universities, Nick became both Director of Information Technology Services at The University of Queensland and the Director of Australia's National CERT, AusCERT (The Australian Computer Emergency Response Team), which is based at the University. He is also Chair of the Council of Australian University Directors of IT (CAUDIT), a Director of Higher Ed Systems Pty Ltd, Chair of the Queensland Regional Network Organisation (QRNO), President of the Academic Board of the International Systems Security Professional Certification Scheme (ISSPCS) and Vice Chairman of the Australian Computer Society in Queensland. Nick holds a Bachelor's degree in Physics from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland and a Master's degree in Computer Science and is also a Chartered Engineer, a Chartered IT Professional and a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. He has over 30 years experience in IT, with over a decade at CIO level and has been responsible for IT security for over 17 years.