Dean Pemberton

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.

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Highlights

Career highlights

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With 30 years’ experience across government, enterprise, and infrastructure in New Zealand, the Pacific, and South East Asia. Dean pairs deep technical capability with strategic insight, regularly working with CISOs, CTOs, and boards to align security initiatives with business goals. Dean has served on the boards or a number of organisaitons, and leads a high-performing team focused on designing secure systems, modernising architecture, and driving lasting security outcomes.

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WatchGuard Access Points — Multiple issues

Stephen Shkardoon recently found multiple issues in WatchGuard Access Points which result in remote code execution.

Teracue ENC-400 — Multiple issues

Stephen Shkardoon found multiple issues in the Teracue ENC-400 hardware, including a pre-authentication remote code execution vulnerability.

ASP.NET Boilerplate — Input Validation vulnerability

Claudio Contin found an input validation issue with ABP 4.2.

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