What we’re about
SecTalks is the largest non-profit security community that expands across multiple continents. SecTalks hosts free monthly sessions on technical security topics, and practical security challenges. We have a mix of sessions for both beginners and seasoned professionals.
What happens at a SecTalks Gold Coast?
Knowledge sharing, practical hands-on learning and networking. We arrange an informal catch-up where someone will present on an infosec related topic.
We welcome learning from all areas of security, including:
Penetration Testing, Red Teaming, Social Engineering, Phishing, Exploit development, Security Automation, DevSecOps/ SecDevOps / Secure Development, Application Security, Security Architecture, Cloud Security, Security Operations, SIEM, Incident Response, Threat Hunting, Forensics, Network Security, Governance, Risk Management, Compliance and more.
Who is the Meetup for?
Anyone interested in infosec. Experienced professionals through to newbies.
It is not a place to come loaded with business cards and looking to sell services or products.
How does SecTalks Gold Coast operate?
Volunteers (@Codingo Michael Skelton, @CyberSecRicki Ricki Burke) run it for the benefit of local people coming together to share ideas, learn and network. Be patient with us :)
Upcoming events (2)
See all- SecTalks Gold Coast 2x7 - August 2025 SecTalks Gold Coast with Peter & PatrickCohort Innovation Space, Southport
The Gold Coast SecTalks May event is happening Tuesday, August 5th, 2025, at COHORT Innovation Space, 16 Nexus Way, Southport. As usual, things will kick off at 6pm and end around 8pm.
Peter and Patrick will be demonstrating that blue teaming can be fun, just like red teaming!
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Name: Peter Subichin
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Bio: Detection Analyst working at the City of the Gold Coast with over three years of experience in Cyber Security.
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Title of Talk: Blue Teaming, The Unsung Heroes
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Summary:
I’ll share my journey into Cyber Security with Patrick Gold, focusing on the below points:
• Initially kicking off with Splunk Processing Language (SPL).
• How I honed skills through real-world problem-solving.
• Embracing Detection as Code (DaC) and frameworks like Palantir’s and Sigma rules.
• Exploring the Detection Engineering Behaviour Maturity Model (DEBMM) for mature detection practices.
• Setting up a home lab with Wazuh, Splunk, and Velociraptor for hands-on learning.
• Mastering detection rule formats through experimentation.
• Growing from basic queries to strategic detection engineering, fuelled by curiosity and community resources.
Name: Patrick Gold
Bio: Cyber Security Analyst at The Star Entertainment Group and Cyber Security Instructor at Equinim College. I began my career in cyber security after 2 years in service desk and managed services and have worked in cyber operations for over 3 years now.
Title of Talk: Blue Teaming, The Unsung Heroes
• Summary of what audience will learn:
• How to get into blue teaming (demo helpful resources, labs)
• Set up your own learning environment
• What is blue teaming and why is it important
• Pros and cons of blue teaming (high demand, good salaries etc)
• Different areas of blue teaming (SecOps, DFIR, detection)Drinks are provided by our sponsor, SovTech, and pizza is provided by the Cyber Audit Team. As usual, our venue is sponsored by COHORT.
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- SecTalks Gold Coast 2x8 - Sept 2025 SecTalks Gold Coast with Daniel CornwellCohort Innovation Space, Southport
The Gold Coast SecTalks September event is happening Tuesday, September 3rd, 2025, at COHORT Innovation Space, 16 Nexus Way, Southport. As usual, things will kick off at 6pm and end around 8pm.
In this session, Daniel Cornwell will share insights on implementing zero trust in OSI layer 2 and 3 for switches. Zero Trust is a security model that dictates nothing should be trusted by default. Implicit trust can be leveraged by threat actors to move laterally through a network. Today I will discuss a mindset shift towards assuming compromise and securing devices using the zero trust mindset.
Daniel is a Security Specialist with the Queensland Government, working with public sector entities on security information and event management (SIEM) engineering, incident response and threat hunting.
Drinks are provided by our sponsor, SovTech, and pizza is provided by the Cyber Audit Team. As usual, our venue is sponsored by COHORT.
