Rajiv Shah
Rajiv is an expert in explaining emerging technology, and helping organisations to apply it in a way that is both secure and delivers business value. In addition to running his own consulting business, MDR Security, he is a Fellow of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, and a member of the board of the Australian Information Security Association. He is a regular speaker at major conferences, including SXSW Sydney 2024 and the CSIRO "Quantum Meets Communications" event.
Rajiv has a PhD in quantum physics from the University of Cambridge, and has almost 30 years experience in the technology industry, working across cyber security, quantum technology, telecommunications, AI and cloud. His current work includes technical advice and oversight to major IT projects, solution architecture for complex data platforms and providing technical input to strategy development and analysis of public policy options. Rajiv's previous experience includes as the inaugural Australian regional director for the cyber security division of BAE Systems, and establishing Australian federal government business for British Telecom.
Session
Quantum technologies are coming, with major advances over the last couple of years making them closer than ever. In the security community, this often leads to discussions about how a quantum computer could be used to attack today’s conventional computers.
However, what about the other side – as quantum systems are used for various other applications, what are the security threats to those systems, how might someone attack them, and how should we secure them?
The technology may still appear distant, but now is the time for cybersecurity to play a leading role, to ensure that we have the confidence to use these technologies and apply them to novel areas.
In this talk we will review the potential applications for quantum computing and networking, the threat models to consider, how a hacker might attack the system and what we need to do defend them.