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Ashley Knowles

Motorsport Enthusiast, Cyber Security Professional & Business Strategist

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Comprehensive IT & Cybersecurity Expertise

With over 20 years experience, developed from IT support up through the ranks to General Management & Director roles, Ashley has experience across every aspect of managing IT & Cybersecurity outcomes. 

Comprehensive IT & Cybersecurity Expertise

With over 20 years experience, developed from IT support up through the ranks to General Management & Director roles, Ashley has experience across every aspect of managing IT & Cybersecurity outcomes. 

Comprehensive IT & Cybersecurity Expertise

With over 20 years experience, developed from IT support up through the ranks to General Management & Director roles, Ashley has experience across every aspect of managing IT & Cybersecurity outcomes. 

Comprehensive IT & Cybersecurity Expertise

With over 20 years experience, developed from IT support up through the ranks to General Management & Director roles, Ashley has experience across every aspect of managing IT & Cybersecurity outcomes. 

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With over 20 years experience, developed from IT support up through the ranks to General Management & Director roles, Ashley has experience across every aspect of managing IT & Cybersecurity outcomes. 

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With over 20 years experience, developed from IT support up through the ranks to General Management & Director roles, Ashley has experience across every aspect of managing IT & Cybersecurity outcomes. 

You Don’t Need a GRC Platform to Get ISO 27001 Certified

Every man and his dog has a GRC tool these days. But the platform won't do ISO 27001 for you — and if you already live in Atlassian, Jira and Confluence done well will get you further than a shiny box you'll abandon by month nine.

The Essential 8 isn’t 8 controls. And it isn’t really a framework. Here’s what it actually is.

The Australian Signals Directorate’s Essential 8 is one of the most widely-referenced cyber security frameworks in the country. It’s also one of the most widely misunderstood — and the misunderstanding is causing Australian businesses to make claims, in security questionnaires and tender responses, that they can’t actually defend when asked.

The prompt is not the problem

We are in danger of building a society full of architects with nobody left to pour the concrete. A leader opens an AI tool and types: Create a three-year digital transformation roadmap for our business. Within seconds, the model returns something polished and plausible. It has workstreams, milestones, governance, risk

GRC Software Is Powerful. It Still Needs a Pilot

For COOs and CFOs, frameworks such as ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST CSF, the Essential Eight and CPS 234 are rarely just “security work”. They are operating model decisions. They shape how risk is owned, how evidence is produced, how third parties are governed, and how the business proves control

Road to 2K – (re)Starting My RowERG Journey

I purchased a Concept2 RowERG around about 2020, and it had small amounts of use here and there, before being packed away in late 2023 to clear off our patio. And it stayed in the garage for the best part of the next 2 and a half years. Cue 2026.

Building Trust through Transparency: How Managed Security Services Providers Can Enhance Visibility and Assurance

In the wake of high-profile breaches like the Medibank incident of 2022, trust in managed security services providers (MSSPs) has become more critical than ever. When security incidents occur and alarms go unanswered, the consequences can be severe. As a result, MSSPs must prioritise transparency and visibility to build and