Attacks are more realistic than ever. Education is no longer optional, it’s necessary.
Chantelle Strauts is a trusted voice in cybersecurity, recognised for her fresh, fearless, and innovative approach.
After protecting some of Australia’s largest and most complex organisations, including Macquarie Group, Westpac, and Woolworths, Chantelle identified a critical gap: best-practice human risk management wasn’t reaching far enough.
She founded Psyber to change that. Her mission is bold: to empower one million Australians with the skills and confidence to stay cyber safe. Under Chantelle’s leadership, Psyber has educated more than 450,000 Australians and built a reputation for strong results, close collaboration with clients, and a commitment to reducing cyber threats. In a male-dominated industry, she’s also working to create visibility for women in cybersecurity.
Chantelle plays an active role in shaping Australia’s cybersecurity conversation, sharing insights through podcasts with leaders such as Shark Tank’s Nick Bell and being featured by publications including Women’s Agenda and Commonwealth Bank.
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Security Culture: The ROI Most Organisations Are Missing
Why cybersecurity culture will be your organisation's competitive advantageSecurity Culture: The ROI Most Organisations Are Missing
The scam email full of spelling mistakes is gone. AI now writes flawless phishing in seconds, clones a CEO's voice from a short video clip, and puts a deepfake of your CFO on a video call. Attacks have never been more convincing, or easier to launch.
Technology controls matter, but these attacks are designed to target people, not systems. When someone gets a convincing request, whether they pause, question and speak up comes down to one thing: culture.
Yet most organisations still rely on the same annual training and phishing simulations they ran a decade ago, and the research is clear that these don't change behaviour. In an AI world, that gap is now a business risk.
In this keynote, Chantelle shows why the organisations that get ahead won't be the ones with the biggest security budgets. They'll be the ones whose people instinctively do the secure thing. Drawing on psychology, behavioural science and real stories from her years leading cyber culture programs at Macquarie, Westpac and Woolworths, she shows leaders how to turn security culture into a competitive advantage that protects reputation, earns customer trust and lets the business adopt AI with confidence.
Audiences leave knowing how to:
- Build a culture where people understand why security matters to them, not just to the organisation
- Sustain secure behaviour as AI-powered threats keep evolving
- Lead security culture from the top, through what leaders do rather than what they say
- Turn security from a cost centre into a business advantage in an AI-driven world
Ideal for: executive teams, boards, CISOs, HR and risk leaders, conferences
Your People Are Your Strongest Defence: Why the human mind is the best security tool we have
For years, the cybersecurity industry has called people the weakest link. Chantelle believes the industry has it backwards.Your People Are Your Strongest Defence: Why the human mind is the best security tool we have
AI has made scams faster, cheaper and more convincing than ever. Fake voices, fake videos and flawless phishing are designed to get past one thing: human judgement. Yet that same judgement, the ability to notice when something feels off, to pause and to question, is something no technology can replicate.
In this engaging and eye-opening keynote, Chantelle takes audiences inside the mind of a scammer to show why smart, careful people still get caught out, and why that's not a reason to blame them. Drawing on psychology, real Australian cases and her experience training more than 450,000 employees, she shows how to turn people from the target into the defence.
Audiences leave with:
- A new way of thinking about cybersecurity as a human skill, not a technical one
- An understanding of why scams work on everyone, and how to break the pattern
- The confidence to trust their instincts and speak up, even when a request looks legitimate
- A sense that cybersecurity is something they can own, at work and at home
Ideal for: conferences, all-staff events, leadership offsites, Cyber Security Awareness Month
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Chantelle’s energy, clarity, and ability to connect with the audience were truly exceptional. Her insights were not only thought-provoking but also highly relevant to the challenges our indu ... keep reading Check Point Software
We engaged Chantelle as part of our Cyber Security industry event. She bought great energy and insight to the panel and was invested in our vision to present practical Cyber solutions to our industry partners and the wider Holmesglen community.
Chantelle truly hit the mark for our executive team. Her presentation cut through the noise, no jargon, just clear examples and real situations that executives face every day.
