Tara Dharnikota
Login to view DISC.Tara Dharnikota is the Chief Information Security Officer at Victoria University, responsible for cyber and physical security, risk, and resilience. Her career, rooted in network engineering, spans leadership roles at PEXA and Telstra in areas like threat intelligence and governance. She holds a Masters degree in IT from RMIT University and is an active industry contributor.
Driven by a deep curiosity for how things work, Tara is passionate about mentoring the next generation of security professionals. She actively contributes to the cybersecurity community by presenting at conferences, participating in panel discussions, and serving on various advisory boards, including for the Australian Information Security Association (AISA).
She recently accepted a position as a Director on the Board of the Australian Access Federation (AAF).
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