Bastion Security

Our team

Meet the people behind Bastion Security. From former CISOs and security engineers to emerging specialists, our team combines deep expertise with real-world experience to help protect your organisation at every level. We're not just advisors - we’ve been on the front lines.

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Leadership team

Our expertise

We deliver hands-on security support across strategy, architecture, operations and compliance. Whether it’s advising on board-level risks, embedding into your teams, or responding to incidents, our experts provide actionable insight grounded in real threats and real solutions.

Director (Governance, Risk & Compliance)

Stephen has a wide range of experience working with both government and commercial clients to ensure that they meet their security and compliance requirements.

Business Development Director

Sita brings over 30 years of experience in technology sales, with more than 20 years in senior leadership roles.

Auckland Director Lead

Sinan is helping senior executives understand, select and implement fit for purpose cybersecurity strategy within a rapidly changing market and technology environment.

Director (Offensive Security Services)

Shaun has an extensive history in Information Security and Security Risk Management

Director (Offensive Security Services)

As a Technical Director at Bastion Security, Sam has a wide range of experience, from teaching students to practical exploitation, and research.

Director (Governance, Risk & Compliance)

Dan spent 12 years in the London information security scene before moving to New Zealand to focus on Governance, Risk and Compliance.

Director (Governance, Risk & Compliance)

Paolo has a wealth of knowledge and experience after many years working in information security and technology, both here and abroad.

Director (Governance, Risk & Compliance)

Iain is an experienced information security professional with an extensive history of information security and information risk management roles.

Director PCI-DSS

Kin-Ming has more than 17 years of experience in information security

Business Development Director

Dan is a passionate voice for the customer who enjoys working with our customers to help them reduce and manage their cyber security risks.

Director (Offensive Security Services)

As a Technical Team Manager with over ten years’ security experience, Callum has a wide range of experience in several technical roles.

Head of Security Engineering

Dean is Head of Security Engineering at Bastion Security Group, co-founder of Cassini, and a recognised expert in security architecture.

Director (Governance, Risk & Compliance)

Anna specialises in security risk and compliance, bringing deep experience in leading large certification and accreditation (C&A) programmes and delivering robust security assurance for government agencies.

Head of Offensive Security Services

Barry started his career with the British Army and moved into Intelligence and security roles in 2001.

James Fitzsimons

Head of Threat Detection & Response

James has a deep technical engineering ability which is matched by extensive experience in governance and commercial roles.

Eugene is a cybersecurity leader known for scaling high-performing teams and delivering trusted, outcome-driven solutions to enterprise & government clients across New Zealand and Australia.

Simon has been active in the New Zealand information security space for almost two decades.

Mike joined Bastion Security Group in September 2023. He brings over two decades of global finance experience.

Jill has extensive experience in the ICT industry, covering software design, development, testing and quality assurance.

Andrew is a leader, strategic thinker, and operational expert, with extensive experience in building and scaling business operations across various industries.

Sam plays a key role in leading our team of consultants to deliver quality outcomes for our clients.

Head of Governance Risk & Compliance

Steve has worked in law enforcement, intelligence, and security roles for over 30 years.

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