Michael has over 25 years of experience in cybersecurity, network engineering and vulnerability management in both the public and private sectors. He has held a range of security roles in the Australian Government, including in the Department of Defence, and at Lockheed Martin, Australia. Michael has a strong research background in exponential technologies and his current focus is on the application of cybernetics to cybersecurity.

He has a Doctor of Information Technology in cybersecurity, a Masters of Information Systems Security (Digital Forensics) and a Bachelor of IT (Network Engineering) from Charles Sturt University, Australia.

Michael is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and a GIAC Exploit Researcher and Advanced Penetration Tester (GXPN). He is also a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and the Australian Information Security Association (AISA).