People
9 December 2020
Penten’s Jordan Johnson wins commended award at the AIDN ACT Young Achiever event
Penten would like to congratulate Jordan Johnson for receiving a commended certification in the Young Achiever Awards at the ACT AIDN (Australian Industry Defence Network) event last night. Jordan received the award for his dedication and contribution to Penten’s Secure Mobility unit, specifically as Lead Software Engineer for the AltoCrypt Phone. The AltoCrypt Phone is […]
Thought Leadership / Research
8 December 2020
Counter AI
There are two sides to meeting the AI threat. The first is recognising we need to grow Australia’s own AI capability. The second is in ongoing development of AI-specific countermeasures. View the full article at www.defenceconnect.com.au
News
26 November 2020
Penten wins Cyber Business of the Year, again
Penten was named Cyber Business of the year for the second year in a row at the Defence Connect Australian Defence Industry Awards, held Thursday 26 November 2020. The awards were held across three physical locations: Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra and also livestreamed. Penten’s innovative AltoCrypt Phone featured as one of the company’s most important […]
News
12 November 2020
Penten tunes into securing Defence’s tactical communications needs
Australian cyber technology company Penten has established a specialist business unit dedicated to securing sovereign communication technologies for defence and emergency services. The unit was launched at Penten’s Canberra headquarters by Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Melissa Price MP today. Penten’s new business unit, Tactical Communications Security, aims to support Australian Industry in the […]
News
10 November 2020
Waging war against cyber adversaries
Read the full article. On Tuesday 10 November 2020, Penten was named by the Australian Financial Review as a successful and growing cyber business despite the difficult year 2020 has been for many. The pandemic has accelerated a digital transformation with two years of growth occurring within just two months. This, in addition to the […]
News
14 October 2020
Matthew Wilson: Male Champion of Change
On Tuesday 13 October, Matthew Wilson, CEO of Penten, received a Highly Commended award for the Male Champion of Change category in the AWSN (Australian Women in Security Network) Awards. The award aims to recognise individiuals working to shift entrenched gender inequalities by championing for more equality in the IT security industry. They demonstrate a […]
News
15 September 2020
Penten and AustCyber launch Export Playbook, UK Edition
Australia offers cutting-edge cyber security technology solutions, and these are valuable to a world-wide audience. Exporting to the UK is not always simple however, and Penten would like to offer some guidance and tips, on how we navigated the export landscape in the UK. In collaboration with AustCyber, we are pleased to introduce the Export […]
News
7 September 2020
Aussie first: Sovereign cyber businesses step up for Defence training
In an Australian first, a group of innovative, sovereign cyber companies collaborated to create a successful pilot of a fully online, collective cyber training program for the Australian Defence Force. Australian businesses: Cydarm, Elttam, Penten and Retrospect Labs each with expertise in niche cyber technology came together to tailor a solution for Defence on FifthDomain’s cyber training […]
Thought Leadership / Research
13 August 2020
Challenges of Delivering AI in a Military Context
Artificial Intelligence is changing the nature of contemporary military operations, from intelligence gathering and analysis to effectors at the tactical and strategic level, for the ADF, AI will serve as a powerful force multiplier explains Ben Whitham and David Liebowitz of Australian cyber company, Penten. View the full article at www.defenceconnect.com.au
News
7 August 2020
C4 Edge Communications Program Commences
Australian sovereign C4 SMEs secure an unsolicited proposal with army for a new sovereign defence industry cooperative model Seventeen Australian companies have joined the C4 EDGE (Evolutionary Digital Ground Environment) Communications Program, to scope the demonstration of a sovereign land battlegroup and below communications environment for the Australian Army. The C4 EDGE program will leverage […]
Thought Leadership / Research
3 July 2020
Criticality of Sovereign AI Capability for Australian Defence
AI Led Military Advantage. Future conflict is likely to see vast numbers of sensors feeding commanders rapidly changing updates about force disposition, soldier health, adversary activity, logistics consumption and multi-spectral observations. This data, when overlaid against the shifting mission objective, creates a decision environment characterised by too much information to ingest and act on in […]
News
11 June 2020
Penten ready to Launch as anchor tenant
UNSW Canberra has welcomed local Canberra cyber security company Penten as the anchor tenant at the University’s new collaborative workspace precinct; Launch on Northbourne. UNSW Canberra Rector, Professor Michael Frater said that the concept of Launch is about the power of collaboration and Penten will be a leading contributor to the success of the collaborative […]
News
14 February 2020
Penten tech: New opportunities for Aussie SMEs in Defence
Penten, a local cyber security company has been successful receiving funding under contract with AustCyber, the Australian Cyber Security Growth Network to provide secure network access to a pilot group of regional SMEs and academia. This project represents turning point for Defence industry. The opportunity will provide Aussie SMEs with means to bid for, win […]
News
10 February 2020
Sarah Bailey, Penten CFO appointed to Board
Sarah Bailey, has accepted a position on Penten’s board of directors. This significant step, marks the rapid growth of the company. Since Penten’s inception in 2014, the company has doubled in staff and revenue every year, with 2020 projected to yield similar results. Sarah Bailey’s newest role as a company director, demonstrates the maturing of […]
News
22 January 2020
Penten recognised on National Australia Bank’s Innovation Index
Penten has been recognised on the National Australia Bank’s Innovation Index 2019 as exhibiting some of the best innovation behaviours in Australia. The innovation index measures how businesses did things differently, more quickly or more cost effectively. Sarah Bailey, CFO, Penten said, “Innovation is in our heartbeat, not something we do on the side. We find […]
