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
Thursday 17 December 2026
Time
12:00 PM – 2:30 PM AWST
City
Perth, WA
Venue
The Mark, State Buildings, Perth
Type
Private event, confirmed by invitation.
Register your interest
Agenda
Join us from midday for a seated Christmas lunch, two short talks and conversation over dessert. All times are AWST.
1:45 PM
Questions and conversation over dessert.
2:30 PM
Lunch concludes.
12:00 PM
Guests arrive. Welcome and introductions.
12:30 PM
Seated Christmas lunch. Welcome from Steve Simpson, WA State Manager (welcome speaker to be confirmed).
1:15 PM
Unwrapping the Essentials, Peter Gigengack 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.
Peter Gigengack, Head of GRC, 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
Brad Morgan
Head of Managed Services
Steve Simpson
WA State Manager
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Peter Gigengack
Head of GRC
The Mark | State Buildings
State Buildings, 1 Cathedral Avenue, Perth.
The Mark it’s an airy room on the ground floor of Postal Hall in the heritage State Buildings, with high ceilings, jarrah floors, original Western Australian artwork and views over Stirling Gardens.
Getting there: State Buildings is on the corner of St Georges Terrace and Barrack Street, with The Mark on the ground floor of Postal Hall off Cathedral Avenue. It’s a short walk from Elizabeth Quay Station, and valet parking is available at State Buildings.
Enjoy a seated festive lunch from POST, the restaurant at State Buildings, with drinks throughout. 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.