Security Risk Management Consultant

Kara is a Security Risk Management Professional specialising in strategic planning, vulnerability assessment, and the development of strong security cultures to mitigate the risk of trusted insider threats.

Extensive experience leading security capability uplift projects in high risk and complex industries, in addition to advising regulation for the industry.

Key achievements:

• Responsible for delivering disaster preparedness and response projects for a critical government agency, with a focus on how to enhance the use of digital technology and data sharing to ensure timely support following a disaster.
• Developed, implemented and managed security strategies for Australia’s only nuclear reactor which included a training and awareness strategy, security culture strategy, trusted insider threat mitigation strategy and internal scenario-based training strategy.
• Led a 12-month complex fraud investigation for a leading aviation organisation, which resulted in a major change in workplace security culture.
• Led a review of security processes for the merger of two leading financial institutions. Developed several risk mitigation strategies after reviewing internal processes in consideration of investigation findings.

Core skills: Risk Assessment & Management, Emergency Management, Security advice (incl. Awareness, Training, Operations, Management, Audits), Contingency Planning, Criminal Investigations, Fraud, Policy Development & Advisory, Business Continuity, Vulnerability Assessment, Information Security, Intelligence Analysis, Counterterrorism.

Industries: Aviation, Finance, Education, Health, Nuclear, Defence and Federal Government.