Ross Widdows

Partner, Cyber Security – Corporates Industry Lead

KPMG Australia

Ross is a Partner in KPMG Australia’s Cyber Security Practice with a focus on corporate businesses, including retail, consumer, TMT (Technology, Media & Telecommunications), manufacturing, life sciences and agribusiness.

Ross has over 17 years of experience in advisory and operational roles across the UK, Europe, Middle East.

He works with organisations to take a threat-based approach to build security resilience. This enables the identification of the likely threat actors, their motives and techniques, and allows him to help clients, prepare for, detect, and respond to these cyber threats.

Offering deep technical cyber and technology experience with a focus across corporate businesses in the retail, consumer, TMT (technology, media & telecommunications), manufacturing, life sciences and agribusiness industries.

  • Food, Drink and Consumer Goods
  • Industrial Manufacturing
  • Life Sciences
  • Retail
  • Technology
  • Technology Risk
  • Travel, Leisure, Tourism

  • CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional)

  • ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) Foundation

  • Certified Ethical Hacker

  • CAANZ (Chartered Accountant Member ANZ)

  • AISA Member (Australian Information Security Association)

  • ISACA Member (Information Systems Audit and Control Association)