Peter Nikitser

Peter is a leading independent consultant in Cyber Security. From 2016 to 2023 he was Director, Cyber Security Services at ALC Group where he was responsible for the development and implementation of ALC Group’s cyber security training program throughout the Asia-Pacific region and for managing ALC’s broader range of cyber security services. ALC was acquired in 2023 by Tesserent and is now part of the global Thales Group.

Prior to joining ALC Peter was Manager, Cyber Security & Risk Services at Deloitte Australia where he was responsible for the management and delivery of cyber security and risk services to Deloitte clients across Australia, including federal and state government, financial services, industry and critical infrastructure providers.

Prior to this Peter was Senior Security Consultant at CSC where he delivered services focussing on security architecture and Cyber Assurance. Previous positions have included defence, government, health, petroleum and mining sectors.

Peter is a founding member of AusCERT and assisted with the establishment of the Sri Lankan national CERT. His specialities are Enterprise Security Architecture, Digital Forensics, Healthcare, Risk Assessments and Cyber Security.

His formal qualifications include a Masters Degree in Information Technology (MInfTech) at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Brisbane, and a Bachelor of Science (BSc) at Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra.

Peter holds certifications in CISSP, CCSP, CISM, CRISC, CISA, ISO 27001, CIPM, CIPT, TOGAF, PCI-P and is the first person to attain SABSA Masters status in Australia.