Speaker - Mr Brett Winterford
Okta
Last updated on 1 October 2026

Mr Brett Winterford
VP, Okta Threat Intelligence
Okta
Australia
Biography
Brett Winterford is Vice President of Okta Threat Intelligence. Brett was previously the regional Chief Security Officer for Okta in the Asia Pacific and Japan, and advised business and technology leaders in the region on all things identity. Prior to Okta, Brett held a senior security leadership role at Symantec, and helmed security research, awareness and education at Commonwealth Bank. Brett is also an award-winning journalist, editor-in-chief of iTnews Australia and a contributor to the Risky Business podcast and newsletter, to ZDNet, the Australian Financial Review and the Sydney Morning Herald.
