Testimonials
Business Continuity
Business Continuity
“Kevin provided us with expert guidance in reviewing our Business Continuity plans.” Business Continuity team, large direct insurer
"Kevin conducted BCPs for five different business units of the bank that have all tested successfully". Major Australian bank
“Kevin successfully conducted a full BCP study for the organisation including BIA, Site Hardening, Contingency Strategies, Detailed Recovery Plans, and provided Test and Maintenance guidelines. His work was highly valued by the business" Senior Manager, major Government business
"Kevin developed a Business Continuity Plan for the department covering critical business functions. The project clarified the impact, vulnerabilities, recovery strategies and detailed plans including the very helpful Recovery Run-sheet. It was his diligence and attention to detail that provided the continuity and the ability to engage all the key stakeholders in the solution's delivery.” BCP Project Manager, Government Department
" Kevin wrote a Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) for our business covering Business Impact Analysis, Site Hardening, Contingency Strategy, and Detailed Recovery Plans including a Recovery Run-sheet. This work was extremely helpful for the organisation meeting all of its objectives. Kevin is extremely knowledgeable in the area of DRP. He did an excellent job at our site and also presented his findings to senior managers. I would have no hesitation in recommending Kevin's services to any organisations embarking on any work in relation to IT Disaster Recovery." Senior Project Manager, IT Division, water authority .
"Kevin led the IT department of the council through a DRP exercise including BIA, Site Hardening, Contingency Strategy, and Detailed Recovery Plans including a Recovery Run-sheet. We now believe that we have full control over our recovery plan which has tested successfully every year since completion." Business Continuity Manager, Local Government.
" Kevin has conducted several BCP/DRP exercises for my clients and I would have no hesitation in recommending him for further work. He is a complete professional working in an area with which he has almost 30 years of experience ." Managing Director, insurance industry
“Kevin developed a Business Continuity Plan for Victoria University. His specialist knowledge in this field firstly enabled us to understand what the tolerances were for service outages across our business units. This information then enabled us to develop budgets and targeted contingency strategies and then the detailed recovery plans. The project was extremely enlightening and helpful to us.” - Communications Manager, Networks and Computing, Information Technology Services
Risk Management
"Kevin conducted an Enterprise-wide Risk Management project for our mining service company. Reporting to the board this project unveiled several major exposures not understood previously. The project proved most valuable to the company as it began to tackle corporate governance." Manager, mining services
“ Kevin developed a comprehensive Risk Management exercise for the IS section of the department using his Threat-Asset Matrix approach. This clarified our thinking in relation to the overall exposure profile. The Risk and Mitigation Management Register has been extremely valuable." Senior IS Risk Manager, Government Department
“Kevin conducted a physical risk analysis of our environment to identify threats and provided mitigation recommendations. Using his Threat-Asset Matrix approach he was able to efficiently capture and measure our physical threat exposures to give us an understanding of our exposure profile. His mitigation strategies included both active (technology based) and passive (people based) solutions which were very helpful. The resulting Risk and Mitigation Management Register has proven most valuable to our organization.” - Executive Manager, Projects and Strategies, sporting complex
Training
“ Kevin - I’d like to express my thanks and appreciation for your guidance and leadership during my time working with you over the last couple of years. The extensive knowledge and experience you have in information security and all things business has proved to me to be invaluable. Your desire to share your experiences and transfer your knowledge, and educate anyone who shows interest is openly conveyed and I must thank you for sharing it with me. The information, let alone the experience I gained while working with you on some high profile engagements is a testament, and has instilled confidence in me and that of many of my clients.” Senior Consultant / Project Manager, Strategic Consulting Svc, Infrastructure Solutions.