Nikki Peever joined CAUDIT in January 2022, and, as Director of Cybersecurity, is responsible for the development and delivery of CAUDITs cybersecurity initiative for the Australasian higher education and research sector. This includes leading and delivering the Australasian Higher Education Cybersecurity Service (AHECS), which includes a broad range of activities and strategic thought leadership spanning procurement, advocacy, advice, training and awareness, threat intelligence, event management, operational support, and governance and compliance.
Nikki is a member of the Resilience Expert Advisory Group (REAG) which promotes organisational resilience in support of Australian critical infrastructure owners and operators by providing strategic advice, guidance, and tools to mature security and resilience approaches. The REAG advises the Trusted Information Sharing Network (TISN) and the Critical Infrastructure Advisory Council (CIAC) on practical ways to improve organisational resilience to support security and resilience uplift to achieve objectives in the 2023 Critical Infrastructure Resilience Strategy and Plan.
Nikki is also a co-chair for the Higher Education, Innovation & Research Trusted Information Sharing Network (TISN), which includes being a representative to voice the sector’s achievements, emerging situations, and issues to the CIAC and in some cases to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).
Nikki has previously worked at Attorney Generals Department/Australian Government Solicitor as the Director of Field Operations, Compass Assurance as an Information Security Management System Assessor, and Queensland University of Technology as a Sessional Academic. Nikki holds a Bachelor of Information Technology (Honours), a Bachelor of Psychological Science, is a certified ISO27001 lead auditor, holds PRINCE2 and ITIL certifications, and is currently undertaking a Juris Doctor. Nikki worked on a PhD candidature collaboration between QUT, AFL Players Association, and Movember, which looked at fostering wellbeing amongst sports fans using mobile health applications. In her free time, Nikki plays football and futsal. Nikki is based in South East Queensland.
