In the first cohort to be named a Fellow of the Australian Information Security Association (AISA) in 2019 and won multiple cybersecurity industry awards, including Top 4 Global cybersecurity Influencers for end users IFSEC 2022, Cybersecurity Professional of the year (AusCERT), and Cybersecurity professional of the Year (AISA),. A firm believer that diversity in all its forms should be encouraged to promote innovation and find solutions to challenges facing the world. Specialises in looking at the mechanisms of cybercrime and its mitigation, and is a frequent presenter and keynote speaker at both domestic and International cybersecurity conferences.

Currently works as a Senior Manager in an operational cybersecurity capability. Prior to that she worked as a Senior Cyber Crime Intelligence Analyst with the Australian Government. She has held various roles including security incident response, malware analysis, digital forensics, cybercrime intelligence, communications, and fraud investigator.

Writes a column on cybercrime for the Women in Security magazine, volunteered at AISA as the Brisbane Branch Executive Chair for many years, is a Justice of the Peace, is a cybercrime researcher, cybersecurity author, and an Adjunct Lecturer in Cyber Criminology at UQ., From 2016 to 2018 she supported the Australian Women in Security Network (AWSN) by coding, creating and promoting their first blog site, and was an interim AWSN chapter lead in Queensland. Mentors students and those new to the security industry, has guest lectured at Griffith University and participated as a panel speaker at QUT events. She writes about cybercrime and security, tweets as @empressbat, plays MMORPG and her drink of choice is coffee.