As Chief Technology Security Officer (CTSO), Australia and New Zealand at Qualys, Richard’s focus is to work with business leaders and boards to identify opportunities to better manage and mitigate risk, while reducing cost and complexity through automation, orchestration, and technology consolidation. Richard also works with the regional ANZ Qualys team and their partner community to provide strategic advice, guidance and thought leadership for operationalising in-house and outsourced managed security services. Richard is a regular speaker at conferences across Asia Pacific and has had numerous articles published. Prior to Qualys Richard held a number of leadership roles over a career spanning 20+ years, including Head of Cyber Security at Macquarie Telecom, and Director of Sales Engineering APAC at LogRhythm.