Moral responsibility
Organisations hold people’s privacy, their customers’ trust and, in some cases, national security. Protecting them is a duty, not an option.
About us
Built by practitioners who got tired of advice that changed nothing.
So we built a team that makes a real difference in every engagement. If all you want is a report, we are not the right team.
Our story
Who we are
A report that gathers dust counts as a failure, so we measure our work by what changes for you.
We are New Zealand-owned and deliver entirely in-country. Our practitioners already work to the rules you answer to every day: the NZISM, the Privacy Act and the specific requirements of your sector. You never have to explain your New Zealand context from scratch.
NZ-owned
Owned and run by Kiwi practitioners.
Wellington-based
Built in Wellington and delivered entirely from New Zealand.
NZ-context
We already work to the NZISM and the Privacy Act, so you never explain your New Zealand context from scratch.
What we stand for
Our principles
Open dialogue
Talking openly about risk is how it gets managed before it escalates.
Proactive approach
We focus on preventing breaches through continuous improvement, rather than assigning blame after an incident.
Evolving threat landscape
Threats keep changing, so defence has to keep adapting and be led by the threats that actually matter to you.
Our people
The team
The people who scope your work are the people who deliver it.
Tom Britton
Co-Founder
A hands-on expert fixer who runs security engineering and operations teams and turns complex problems into practical solutions.
Chris Hawksworth
Co-Founder
Creator of Speculo, a product shaped around how NZ government agencies approach cybersecurity.
Jarrad Vodanovich
Head of Growth
Leads client relationships and business growth across NZ government and enterprise.
Christo Gouws
Principal Security Consultant
17 years across infrastructure and security in South Africa, the Middle East and NZ, including seven years leading consulting in government, finance and regulated sectors.
James Collins
Principal Security Consultant
Connects governance, risk and compliance with technical implementation.
Lizzy Murray
Finance and Operations Manager
Brings project, business, talent and financial management experience from Potentia, Momentum Consulting Group and ACC.
Taylor Leighton
Senior Security Consultant
Five years in cyber security, including security assurance at the Ministry of Health and GRC consulting across public and private sectors.
Alex Keegan
Graduate Security Consultant
Whitireia/WelTec cybersecurity graduate who joined as an intern. Specialises in AI engineering and building security solutions with customers.
Nathan Green
Graduate Security Consultant
Victoria University computer science graduate specialising in cybersecurity. Leads audits, GRC and certification and accreditation work.
Extended network
CyberTeam specialists
A network of contractors we bring in for deep specialist work.
Sushant Balajee
vCISO, Principal Consultant, Microsoft Specialist
Helps organisations build and mature security programmes, with deep Microsoft platform expertise.
Chris Harrison
Principal Security Consultant
Focuses on physical security testing, configuration reviews and audits.
Roy De Vasconcelos
Senior Principal Consultant
Experienced in both offensive and defensive security.
Richard Rawstron
Security Architect
Builds security into software delivery so it is part of the product, not an afterthought.
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