Tinsel & threats: Unwrapping the Essentials
You’re invited to our Christmas lunch for senior security, technology, and risk leaders. Hear what ASD’s Essentials series means for you and how we’re putting AI to work in cyber security, then stay for a long lunch, a drink, and a catch-up with peers and the Triskele Labs team.
Date
Tuesday 8 December 2026
Time
12:00 PM – 2:30 PM AEST
City
Brisbane, QLD
Venue
Supernormal · The Bridge Room · Brisbane City
Type
Private event, confirmed by invitation.
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Tinsel & threats: Unwrapping the Essentials
Date
Tuesday 8 December 2026
Time
12:00 PM – 2:30 PM AEST
City
Melbourne, VIC
Venue
Supernormal · The Bridge Room · Brisbane City
Type
Private event, confirmed by invitation. Invitation only.
Register your interest
Agenda
Join us from midday for a seated Christmas lunch, two short talks and conversation over dessert. All times are AEST.
1:45 PM
Questions and conversation over dessert.
2:30 PM
Lunch concludes.
12:00 PM
Guests arrive. Cocktail on arrival, welcome and introductions.
12:30 PM
Seated Christmas lunch. Welcome from Billye Atout, Chief Revenue Officer.
1:15 PM
Unwrapping the Essentials, Craig Martin followed by Brad Morgan.
In October, ASD replaced the Essential Eight with the Essentials series. The focus is now on outcomes, evidence that controls work, and accountability at executive and board level.
Meanwhile, AI is changing how attacks happen and how security teams respond. Both are on every leader’s 2027 agenda, so we’re putting them on the table over lunch.
Craig Martin, Head of Incident Response, explains what ASD changed and what it means for your contracts, tenders, insurance, and board reporting. He’ll also cover why identity and edge devices top the list, and three things to do before mid-2027.
Brad Morgan, Head of Managed Services, shares how we’re using AI to supercharge our security teams and what it means for the wider industry.
Then it’s over to you for questions and conversation over dessert. You’ll leave with our whitepaper on the Essentials, a one-page transition checklist, and a small Christmas gift.
Who should attend
CISOs and heads of cybersecurity
What the Essentials means for your security programme, and how AI is changing security operations.
CIOs, CTOs and heads of IT
What the Essentials asks of your enterprise, cloud, and OT environments, and where AI fits in.
CFOs, COOs and risk executives
The accountability the Essentials puts on executives and boards, and the questions to ask your teams.
Security and risk leads
Compare notes on your security programme with peers and the Triskele Labs team. This lunch brings a small group of customers and peers together; places are limited.
Something to talk about
Bring your questions about the Essentials and your organisation’s priorities for 2027. Compare notes with peers over lunch.
- Who owns cyber at board level in your organisation today, and would the Essentials agree?
- Which of your current controls could you prove are working, with evidence?
- Contracts, tenders and insurance still reference Essential Eight maturity levels. What happens to them now?
- If you could fix one thing in the first quarter of 2027, what would it be?
Speakers
Craig Martin
Head of Incident Response
Craig leads the Incident Response team at Triskele Labs, guiding organisations through live cyber incidents with clear direction and decision-making under pressure.
Brad Morgan
Head of Managed Services
Supernormal Restaurant
Supernormal | The Bridge Room , PRivate Dining | 443 Queen Street, Brisbane.
Through the restaurant and up the staircase, the Bridge Room is Supernormal's private dining room, reserved exclusively for our group. A light-filled space overlooking the river, with a private terrace and glimpses of the Story Bridge beyond.
Getting there: Supernormal sits on the river at the end of Queen Street, below Bar Miette. Enter from Queen Street or the Riverwalk and our team will take you up to the Bridge Room.
A shared banquet lunch from Andrew McConnell's Supernormal kitchen: contemporary Australian dishes built on Queensland produce, influenced by Hong Kong and Shanghai, and served to the table to share. The Triskele Labs team will be hosting at every table.
Dietary requirements can be accommodated. Please note these when you register.
Register your interest
This is a private Triskele Labs event and places are limited. Register your interest and a member of our team will confirm your place directly.