John Burgess is an IT industry veteran with over 30 years experience in the computer, software development and information security fields.

Since 2019 John has taught cyber security at Victoria University, Melbourne (www.vu.edu.au), where he is currently the Senior Educator of VU’s Department of Digital Transformation. John has been the Cyber Security Course Lead at VU since mid 2020.

John is a PECB Certified IEC/ISO 27001 Lead Auditor and has undertaken information security assessments for a wide range of Australian clients.

John holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree with dual majors in Accounting and Management Information Systems, a Graduate Diploma in Document Management (awarded with Distinction), and a Master of Business degree in the field of Information Innovation. He is a member of the Australian Computer Society and the Australian Information Security Association.