New collaboration delivers converged digital-physical security risk services to the Australasian market providing customers with 360-degree protection.
Optic Security Group CEO Ferzad Bharucha has today announced a strategic partnership between Optic Security Group (Optic) and Australian cybersecurity advisory and training provider Cyber Resilience Group (CRG).
“This is a next phase in Optic’s continuing journey towards delivering a new suite of advisory and managed services to the market converging our existing physical security risk management capabilities with a fit-for-purpose digital security capability,” says Ferzad.
Through this partnership CRG’s Grant McKechnie becomes Optic’s Chief Security Officer (CSO) in an advisory role to guide the delivery of services aimed at enhancing the security posture and cyber resilience of both Optic Security Group and its customers.
Above image: Ferzad Bharucha (L) and Grant McKechnie (R).
In addition to delivering an uplift in Optic’s own information security management and ensuring that the Group’s information security posture is industry-leading, Grant will play a key role in leading Optic’s delivery of converged digital-physical security advisory services to external customers.
This expanded suite of services is set to include security risk assessment and management, security awareness training, incident response planning, penetration testing, data protection and privacy compliance, security monitoring, and consulting services.
“Grant is a seasoned Chief Information Security Officer and Senior Risk Leader with over two decades of experience in cybersecurity and IT leadership,” says Ferzad. “He has held key positions at some of the country’s largest corporations, including Endeavour Group, Telstra, NAB, BP and NBN Australia.”