Researcher

Mr Matt Peter O'Kane

My Expertise

  • cyber security in small to medium business
  • cyber security in large organisations
  • cyber emergency response/cyber incident response
  • corporate espionage (including stealing intellectual property and stealing secrets)
  • insider threats in businesses (detection, investigation, and bringing them to court)
  • white collar crime/corporate crime (fraud, embezzlement, stealing and sale of secrets)
  • digital forensics (including phones, computers, cloud services, videos and photos)
  • cyber crime
  • cyber security education
  • corporate misinformation operations
  • cyber security workforce issues
  • expert witness codes of conduct
  • cyber security standards as it relates to investigation of cyber emergencies and digital forensics (NIST 800-86, NIST 800-61, GPN-EXPT and equivalent standards and codes)

 

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Biography

As the CEO of Notion Digital Forensics, a private cyber incident response and cyber defence company company, Matt O'Kane leads a dedicated team of professionals who deliver cyber emergency response (incident response), digital forensics and cyber security services to clients worldwide. Over the past five years, he has directed responses to more than 70 cyber breaches and insider threat investigations, which has afforded him a unique...view more

As the CEO of Notion Digital Forensics, a private cyber incident response and cyber defence company company, Matt O'Kane leads a dedicated team of professionals who deliver cyber emergency response (incident response), digital forensics and cyber security services to clients worldwide. Over the past five years, he has directed responses to more than 70 cyber breaches and insider threat investigations, which has afforded him a unique perspective on the cybersecurity landscape.

In addition to his professional pursuits, Matt O'Kane is a Casual Academic at the University of New South Wales, Canberra. There, Matt teaches the Cyber Security Bootcamp, digital forensics, and cyber resilience. Matt O'Kane also collaborates with UNSW Law Edge (Sydney) and Imperial College (London) School of Business.

Finally, Matt O'Kane is a guest volunteer lecturer (via the Save Sight Institute) at the University of Sydney (Sydney School of Medicine) on the impacts of blindness, helping doctors learn about how to manage chronic disability conditions.


My Qualifications

Bachelor of Science, Business Information Technology, UNSW (Hons 1) (Co-op Scholarship)

Masters of Business Administration (Executive), AGSM (Australian Graduate School of Management), Jointly UNSW and USYD

Masters of Cyber Security (majoring in Digital Forensics), UNSW Canberra (June 2023)


My Research Activities

I am not a researcher, I am a practitioner who provides expertise to assist UNSW Canberra (School of Professional Studies), UNSW Sydney (UNSW Business School) and other education institutions.

I am happy to consider research ideas, or information on current industry practice.

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Location

Sydney

Contact

+61-2-8358 8671
+61-4-1399 6288