iTnews State of Security Breakfast Roadshow Launches in Brisbane to Address Evolving Cyber Priorities

The iTnews State of Security Breakfast Roadshow is set to kick off in Brisbane on June 18, bringing together senior IT and cybersecurity leaders to explore the shifting landscape of enterprise security strategy.

Hosted at Sofitel Brisbane Central, the inaugural event will convene more than 50 executives from across public and private sectors. The discussions will be anchored by insights from the upcoming State of Security 2026 report, which examines how organisations are responding to increasingly complex cyber threats, regulatory pressures, and the growing impact of AI.

The program will focus on three critical themes shaping security strategies in 2026.

The first session will explore the evolution of Zero Trust from a conceptual framework into a practical operating model. Attendees will discuss how enterprises are implementing identity-based controls, network segmentation, and continuous verification across hybrid IT environments, alongside the organisational changes required to support these approaches.

A second discussion will address data security and AI governance—an area gaining urgency as AI becomes more deeply embedded in business operations. Security leaders are increasingly tasked with balancing innovation against the need for tighter control over sensitive data, model usage, and compliance requirements.

The third session will examine the centralisation of security data, with a focus on how organisations are consolidating telemetry across multiple tools and environments. As data volumes grow, improving visibility and accelerating incident response through unified insights is becoming a key operational priority.

The Brisbane event marks the first stop in a broader national roadshow, designed to foster peer-led discussions and share practical strategies as cyber resilience becomes more tightly linked to overall business transformation.

As organisations navigate a rapidly evolving threat landscape, initiatives like the iTnews roadshow highlight the increasing importance of collaboration and knowledge-sharing in shaping the next generation of enterprise security.