Australian Capital Territory Committee Members 

Branch Chair

John Karabin

John Karabin is the National Director of Cybersecurity for NTT Ltd Australia. With over 25 years’ experience in the telecommunications, ICT and Security industry, he has worked for both start-ups and multinationals in Europe, the US, Asia and Australia. Previously he was a partner with EY involved with setting cybersecurity strategy, assurance and audit work covering both the government and commercial sectors. Before that he was the Managing Director that ran the Verizon cybersecurity group for the APAC region. Over his career he has developed broad experience in bringing together technology and business requirements in a trusted and resilient manner.

John recognises the IT, cybersecurity landscape and the threats that impact it are changing on a daily basis. Therefore it is crucial that security is seen as more than a matter of technology – a knowledgeable risk based organisational approach is needed. 

John has a Graduate Diploma in Technology Management from Deakin University, and a Bachelor of Engineering, Communications from Curtin University. He is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and the Australian Information Security Association.

Committee Members

Christine Leung 

Christine is a Senior Manager in Deloitte Cyber Risk Advisory. She has over 20 years experience working in the IT security industry for consulting firms, systems integrators, vendors, and the Australian Government. Christine works with Design Authorities and their teams to integrate security into the design of systems, and also manages security risks of large ICT projects to enhance the security posture of the systems. She leads the work required to prepare systems and platforms for security assessment and authority to operate. Christine has also worked in the Australian Public Service to develop Whole-of-Government security frameworks and represent the Australian Government in the finalisation of ISO standards. Before joining the public service, Christine worked for vendors specializing in public key infrastructure and secure payment systems.  
 
Christine holds a Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Applied Science in Computing Science. She has been a member of AISA since 2016.

Misbah Khan

On joining the Australian Information Security Association (AISA) as an ACT Branch committee member, Misbah aims to leverage her industry and academic expertise to contribute to the cyber security field by supporting AISA's objectives in promoting information security awareness and best practices.

Misbah is currently pursuing her PhD at the University of New South Wales through the Australian Defence Force Academy, with a research focus on blockchain technology.

Her professional experience includes two years as a software engineer followed by a 3 year role in IT business development. Misbah has dedicated over 4 years to blockchain research in her master's and PhD studies, contributing valuable insights into its application and challenges.

Jack Bell

Jack became an AISA member in 2018 and joined the Canberra branch committee the same year. 
In 2017 Jack was given an opportunity to start his cyber security journey with a move to Sydney with Shearwater Solutions. Transferring back to Canberra at the start of 2018 in an account management role, Jack worked to assist Federal Government and Commercial entities to achieve their business outcomes by resolving their application security, operational security, education and governance, risk and compliance challenges.
Jack currently works as the Engagement Lead for the ANU Cyber Institute working to establish and maintain strategic partnership agreements with industry, government and the community.