Managing Director

Terry MacDonald

Terry MacDonald has been involved in information security for over 25 years. He has been a major contributor to the OASIS STIX, TAXII and CybOX threat intelligence sharing standards, and has provided advisory services to major vendors such as Microsoft, Soltra and EclecticIQ. Terry is the co-chair of the FIRST IEP-SIG and chairperson of the New Zealand Internet Task Force in his spare time.

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Company News

Announcing Leadership Changes at Cosive: Farewell to Kayne Naughton and Welcome Scott Ceely

We wanted to take a moment today to update our community of past and present customers, as well as our professional and personal networks, of recent changes to the Cosive board.

Podcast

Episode #007: How the NZITF Improves New Zealand's Security Posture with Terry MacDonald

New Zealand Internet Taskforce (NZITF) chairman and Cosive COO Terry MacDonald speaks on all things NZITF, including what the NZITF does, why it was created, and how to get involved. You can see Terry in-person at the NZITF conference on the 13th and 14th of November, 2023.

Company Culture

How to Communicate Remotely

Since our last post we've been inundated with requests asking for more details on how we work remotely at Cosive. For those who don't know us, we're a specialist IT security company that has been working completely remotely since 2015. And when I say we have been working remotely, I mean we don't have offices at all. We're fully online, with staff distributed across Australia and New Zealand.

Cybersecurity

How to Keep Executives Safe from Malicious Actors with an “Executive Protection Program”

Keeping executives safe can be one of the biggest challenges for CISOs. Without a deep knowledge of security risks, executives may see efforts to keep them safe as onerous rules and restrictions that reduce their efficiency. These rules are often seen as pushing the balance too far in favour of security at the expense of usability and convenience. This can ultimately result in non-compliance which puts the executive, and the organisation, at risk.