The New Zealand Information Security Forum has been launched as an independent organization in 1995. Since 2001 it has operated as a Special Interest Group of the New Zealand Security Association.
Members of the NZISF work as independent consultants, members of divisions responsible for information security, academics, students and journalist, all of them interested in information security issues.
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Thursday 13/08/2026
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New Zealand Information Security Forum (NZISF) cordially invites you and your friends to the breakfast meeting:
Date
Thursday, 13 August 2026
Time
8:00 am – 9:00am
Venue
via Zoom
Registration
Cost – $10
Topic:
OWASP and AI – The LLM and Agentic AI Top 10
AI has taken the world by storm, and cybersecurity is one of the most affected areas. Cybersecurity experts and managers face two problems: AI for cybersecurity – how to use it and how to defend against it; and also cybersecurity for AI – how we safely integrate and develop AI in our business practices.
OWASP has expanded on the famous OWASP Top 10 with other Top 10 lists of cybersecurity risks. The two most recent deal with AI – the OWASP LLM Top 10 and the OWASP Agentic AI Top 10. Austin will go over the development of these AI-focused frameworks, what they mean in practice, and how to apply these to enterprise needs.
Presenter: Austin Chamberlain
Austin Chamberlain is a scientist with Defence Science and Technology, part of the New Zealand Defence Force. His career began in system administration, working on web‑facing infrastructure where he developed a strong grounding in information security. This led him to specialise increasingly in cyber security, eventually moving into a dedicated cyber role.
Alongside his civilian work, Austin served in the British Army Reserve—first as a logistics officer, later transferring into a cyber operations position. He has also spent much of his civilian career in the academic sector, working at the intersection of research, security, and complex systems.
This blend of academic, technical, and military cyber experience provides the foundation for his current role, where he researches next‑generation and beyond‑next‑generation cyber capabilities and how they can be integrated into the NZDF.
NZISF Chair:
Lech Janczewski
NZISF is a Special Interest Group of the NZ Security Association