ISO 27001 Compliance: Building Resilience Through Compliance and Collaboration

Join us for an exclusive in-person event where we dive deeper into the practicalities of achieving and maintaining ISO 27001 compliance. Through the lens of Tech Specialist’s success stories, we’ll explore the journey to certification, the role of effective tools that make a difference.

Date: March 25, 2025 (Tuesday)

Time: 12-2pm AEDT

Venue: Tank Stream Labs, The Stage, Level 6, 11 York Street, Sydney NSW 2000 (map)

What You’ll Learn:

• A Real-World Success Story: Discover how Tech Specialist achieved ISO 27001 certification, the challenges they overcame, and the results they achieved.
• The Power of Collaboration: Learn how Kobalt.io’s expertise and Vanta streamlined their compliance process.
• Building Your Tech Stack: Explore best practices for choosing the right technology to support your compliance and security goals.
• Vendor Risk Management: Gain insights into assessing and mitigating risks in your supply chain to align with ISO 27001 standards.
• Strengthening Cybersecurity with Sophos: Understand how Sophos enhances security and compliance efforts with advanced threat protection and risk management solutions.

Whether you’re starting your ISO 27001 journey or looking to strengthen your compliance strategy, this event offers actionable insights and networking opportunities to empower your team.

Secure your spot now and take the next step toward building a resilient, ISO-certified organization.

Michael is an experienced cybersecurity professional with over 20 years of industry experience. He is the co-founder and CEO of Kobalt.io, a rapidly growing cloud-focused security services provider. Kobalt.io works with over 500 cloud-focused technology companies to help develop their cyber security programs and ensure the security of their organization.

About Kobalt.io

Kobalt.io is a rapidly growing company that manages all aspects of cybersecurity programs for small and medium-sized, cloud-native businesses. Our team acts as an extension of our clients, considering their unique limitations and needs and supporting them with services ranging from security program-as-a-service to privacy management and 24x7 monitoring. Ensuring our client’s security and helping drive their business growth are our top priorities.

Peter is an information security leader who inspires and enables change through innovation, quality processes, and stewardship. Having over 25 years of experience, overseeing entire Information Security programs as well as the implementation of specific security platforms (EDR, firewalls, web and email filtering) and broad experience implementing compliance and security programs in start-ups and Small to Medium Enterprises;- SOC-2, ISO-27001.
Peter brings a strategic information security lens to small to medium enterprises with a specific experience with start-ups at every stage of growth.

About Kobalt.io

Kobalt.io is a rapidly growing company that manages all aspects of cybersecurity programs for small and medium-sized, cloud-native businesses. Our team acts as an extension of our clients, considering their unique limitations and needs and supporting them with services ranging from security program-as-a-service to privacy management and 24x7 monitoring. Ensuring our client’s security and helping drive their business growth are our top priorities.

Starting without any commercial backing, just my experience as an IT Consultant, I am now proud to be the founder of one of Australia's fastest-growing tech companies. Some of my original clients are still with us, and my enthusiasm for helping businesses remains undiminished. Every client is valued, and the inspiration from innovative new technology never wanes.

Leading TechSpecialist, I ensure we deliver at every stage of your tech journey—from simple IT solutions to complete transformations, from physical and network layouts right up to AI, security, and Modern Workplace solutions. My hands-on approach to strategic consulting and infrastructure design continues, ensuring we craft the best strategies to drive business growth.

About TechSpecialist

TechSpecialist is an ISO27001:2022 certified IT company that has been delivering exceptional services, solutions, consulting, and support to businesses in Australia, the Asia Pacific region, and globally for over twenty years. As a Managed Services provider, we place a strong emphasis on Engineering and Infrastructure management, and we have built a solid reputation for offering expert advice, providing top-quality solutions, and consistently keeping our promises.

At TechSpecialist, we offer a broad range of IT services and products designed to meet the diverse needs of our clients. These services include Servicedesk / Helpdesk Support, IT Support, Cloud Services, Microsoft 365, Cyber Security, Virtualisation, Data Networks, Voice & Cloud Contact Centre, 24x7 Remote Monitoring, and Cyber Security Services. Our experienced team is dedicated to ensuring that your business runs smoothly and efficiently, allowing you to focus on your core operations.

Aaron Jacobs is a Sophos Global Solutions Engineer, specialising in Managed Detection and Response. With more than two decades experience in the IT industry, Aaron has delivered a variety of successful projects both with Sophos and as a general manager of a leading Australian MSP. Aaron has enabled a range of organisations to grow in an ever-changing business and threat landscape, utilising his skills as a systems engineer to advise customers on cybersecurity and business continuity. He is an experienced speaker and established thought leader in the MSP space and cybersecurity industry. 

About Sophos

Sophos defends your organization from cyberattacks with an adaptive, AI-driven platform and decades of security expertise, protecting the future of your business. Continuously innovating to stay ahead of cyber threats, Sophos’ products and services interoperate and adapt across the attack chain to protect organizations of all sizes.

About Vanta