Brenton Johnson speaks on AI, cybersecurity, culture and leadership from the IT provider's side of the table. He has presented at AISA CyberCon in 2019, 2023 and 2026, most recently to a sold-out room, and is available for keynotes, breakout sessions and panels.
AI
What AI actually changes for small and mid-sized organisations - and what it doesn't. Practical adoption stories from the front line of a managed IT provider using AI daily, without the vendor hype.
Cybersecurity
Making security make sense for business owners, boards, and the people who have to live with it. From SME threat realities to fixing the adversarial relationship between IT and security providers.
Culture
What would Biggie do? How golden age hip-hop and country values built an IT company culture that clients rave about - and why authentic values beat "integrity" posters every time.
Conference2026
Securing Your Domain and DNS: A Practical Guide to Modern Web Protection
AISA CyberCon, Melbourne · with Patrick Kissane (Burger IT) · Sold-out room
About this talk
Business email compromise, domain hijacking and lookalike phishing all exploit weaknesses at the domain and DNS layer that most organisations don't know they have. A practical framework for domain custody, DNS hardening with DNSSEC, Microsoft 365 email authentication (SPF, DKIM and DMARC from none to reject) and Cloudflare web protection, for MSPs, internal IT teams and security practitioners.
AISA →
Podcast2026
SMB agentic cybersecurity deep dive
MSP Mastery: Ctrl-Alt-Deliver, S1E59 · with Jeni and Nick Clift
Summary → Listen →
Podcast2026
People First, Technology Second: Building Uptake Digital
Owner to Owner, S1E183 · with Michael Kerr · Start here to get to know me
Summary → Listen →
Conference2026
Where are all the good techs? The new skills gap squeeze
ARN EDGE, Cairns · panel presented by GTIA · with Peter Ward, Jason Garland, Joe Sykora and Rob Rae, facilitated by Bec Paior
ARN EDGE →
Podcast2026
Why People and Relationships are the Real Future of MSP
MSP Mastery: Ctrl-Alt-Deliver, S1E45 · with Jeni and Nick Clift · Culture deep dive
Summary → Listen →
Media2026
Victorian families warn of risks after hiring au pairs through social media
ABC News · interviewed on online safety
ABC News →
2016-2026
SMB IT Professionals
Member · national conference speaker · regular chapter speaker
SMB IT Pro →
Media2025
“What would Biggie do?” When golden age hip-hop and country values collide
Moxie Insights · profile by James Henderson
Summary → Read the profile →
Conference2023
Unite and Conquer: Fixing the Adversarial Relationship Between Your IT and Cybersecurity Service Providers
AISA CyberCon, Melbourne · with Corch (Shogun Cybersecurity)
About this talk
Why IT providers and cybersecurity specialists so often clash when they share a client, told from both sides of the fence. The session puts the customer in charge: set clear boundaries for audits and assessments, get both providers working together, and avoid paying for a false sense of security.
AISA →
Media2023
ID, bank details at risk as cyber criminals hack PH Property Bendigo real estate agency
ABC News · quoted as a cybersecurity expert
ABC News →
2022
Small business digital mentor
Digital Solutions program · government-backed digital mentoring
Bendigo Times →
Podcast2019-2021
Need to Know podcast
Co-host with Robert Crane (CIAOPS) · 18 months of episodes on Microsoft cloud and the channel
Episode archive →
Conference2019
Trust, but verify: How to ensure your IT provider is doing your cyber security right
AISA Australian Cyber Conference, Melbourne
About this talk
Phishing is likely a small business's biggest threat, yet simple controls such as hardware two-factor authentication are rarely deployed. A step-by-step guide to working with your IT provider on security: how providers package cybersecurity services, the questions to ask, the essential services to request and the documentation to keep.
AISA →
Media2018
Small businesses prime target for cyber crime, says Bendigo expert
Bendigo Advertiser
Bendigo Advertiser →
2018
Cybersecurity workshops
Bendigo Small Business Festival · practical cyber awareness for small business owners
