Overview
Background
Ivano is a researcher, consultant, author, and speaker whose work focuses on the managerial and business implications of Cybersecurity.
He is the General Manager of AUSCERT, a not-for-profit organisation affiliated with UQ that delivers cybersecurity services to public and private sector organisations across Australia and New Zealand.
Ivano is also a Senior Lecturer in Cybersecurity Management with the UQ Business School and a member of UQ Cyber.
Ivano helps business leaders and executives make evidence-based decisions in cybersecurity. With a professional background in risk and security management, Ivano’s work bridges the gap between technical cybersecurity and its repercussions across organisations. He has advised ministers, policy-makers, board members, and senior executives on strategies, governance structures, policies, and training programs for effective cybersecurity management. Ivano is also an experienced facilitator in the fields of Design Thinking and Design-Led innovation, having run since 2015 more than 50 design-led workshops and longer projects for public and private sector organisations.
Prior to AUSCERT and UQ, Ivano worked as a Research Fellow with the Adam Smith Business School (University of Glasgow) and a Postdoctoral Fellow with the PwC Chair in Digital Economy (QUT). In this role, he worked with public and private sector organisations in projects aimed at facilitate their transition into the Digital Age. Ivano obtained his PhD from QUT in 2016, with a thesis on safety and security management in Australian airports. His academic career includes stints with Bocconi University and SDA Bocconi School of Management (Milan), where he worked as a faculty member and consultant for three years.
He also worked as a Deputy Venue Security Manager at the XX Winter Olympic Games - Turin 2006 and as a Police Officer for the Italian Ministry of Interior.
He has a double MSc in Management of Public Administrations and International Institutions (Bocconi University, Milan) and International Security (Sciences Po, Paris).
A father of one and an eager snowboarder, Ivano loves soccer, American football, and writing novels and poems.
Availability
- Dr Ivano Bongiovanni is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, Queensland University of Technology
Research interests
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Cybersecurity Management
Ivano's research and practice revolves around Cybersecurity Management, the science (and art) that allows public and private companies to effectively protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data and information they collect, store, elaborate and produce. In particular, Ivano works in the following areas: cybersecurity governance and leadership; human factors in cybersecurity; user-centric information security systems; root cause analysis and organisational vulnerability assessment.
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Design Thinking
After accumulating extensive experience in running Innovation Sprints, Ivano has developed a passion for design thinking and design-led methods to help organisations solve some of their most complex problems by adopting innovative solutions. Ivano's work on design thinking ranges from facilitating design-led workshops, through conducting research on design in business, to delivering lectures and seminars on design-led methods and using design thinking as a research method.
Works
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2023
Book Chapter
Bridging the academia-industry gap through design thinking: research innovation sprints
Bongiovanni, Ivano, Townson, Peter and Kowalkiewicz, Marek (2023). Bridging the academia-industry gap through design thinking: research innovation sprints. Research handbook on design thinking. (pp. 102-126) edited by Cara Wrigley and Karla Straker. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781802203134.00013
2022
Journal Article
Teaching case: information security management in distress at SkillPlat
Bongiovanni, Ivano (2022). Teaching case: information security management in distress at SkillPlat. Journal of Information Systems Education, 33 (4), 338-356.
2022
Other Outputs
Building business resilience
Hiller, Michael, Jenkinson, Lisa, Kastelle, Tim, Barrett, Andrew, Bond, Shaun, Miller, Andy, Bongiovanni, Ivano, Wilson, Andrew, Brown, Dan, Hubbard, Ellie, McLennan, Kelly, Schleicher, Sabine, Clark, Samantha, Wang, Jie, Gabby Walters and Meath, Cristyn (2022). Building business resilience. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: KPMG/The University of Queensland.
2022
Other Outputs
Australia finally has a dedicated minister for cyber security. Here’s why her job is so important
Bongiovanni, Ivano (2022, 06 03). Australia finally has a dedicated minister for cyber security. Here’s why her job is so important The Conversation
2022
Journal Article
Knowledge management and knowledge security—Building an integrated framework in the light of COVID-19
Zieba, Malgorzata and Bongiovanni, Ivano (2022). Knowledge management and knowledge security—Building an integrated framework in the light of COVID-19. Knowledge and Process Management, 29 (2), 121-131. doi: 10.1002/kpm.1707
2022
Journal Article
A quantification mechanism for assessing adherence to information security governance guidelines
Bongiovanni, Ivano, Renaud, Karen, Brydon, Humphrey, Blignaut, Renette and Cavallo, Angelo (2022). A quantification mechanism for assessing adherence to information security governance guidelines. Information and Computer Security, 30 (4), 517-548. doi: 10.1108/ICS-08-2021-0112
2022
Book Chapter
Governance of Disaster Management
Bongiovanni, Ivano and Fischbacher-Smith, Denis (2022). Governance of Disaster Management. Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. (pp. 5869-5875) Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-66252-3_3314
2022
Conference Publication
Gender bias in idea generation and the evaluation of creative ideas: an online behavioural experiment
Langham, Jo’Anne, Lin, Caihui, Jenkins, Anna, Bongiovanni, Ivano, Mikolajewska-Zajac, Karolina and Paulsen, Neil (2022). Gender bias in idea generation and the evaluation of creative ideas: an online behavioural experiment. 17th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, ECIE 2022, Pafos, Cyprus, 15-16 September 2022. Reading, United Kingdom: Academic Conferences and Publishing International Limited.
2021
Journal Article
PRECEPT-4-Justice: a bias-neutralising framework for digital forensics investigations
Renaud, Karen, Bongiovanni, Ivano, Wilford, Sara and Irons, Alastair (2021). PRECEPT-4-Justice: a bias-neutralising framework for digital forensics investigations. Science and Justice, 61 (5), 477-492. doi: 10.1016/j.scijus.2021.06.003
2021
Journal Article
Theory and practice of Design Thinking: perspectives of designers and business consultants
Bongiovanni, Ivano and Louis, Cynthea Premala (2021). Theory and practice of Design Thinking: perspectives of designers and business consultants. International Journal of Design Creativity and Innovation, 9 (3), 174-191. doi: 10.1080/21650349.2021.1929501
2020
Conference Publication
Designing User-Centric Information Security Management Systems in Financial Services Organisations
Bongiovanni, Ivano (2020). Designing User-Centric Information Security Management Systems in Financial Services Organisations. 2020 IEEE 6th International Conference on Collaboration and Internet Computing (CIC), Atlanta, GA United States, 1-3 December 2020. Piscataway, NJ United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/CIC50333.2020.9492732
2020
Other Outputs
Universities are a juicy prize for cyber criminals. Here are 5 ways to improve their defences
Bongiovanni, Ivano and Renaud, Karen (2020, 09 08). Universities are a juicy prize for cyber criminals. Here are 5 ways to improve their defences The Conversation
2020
Journal Article
The privacy paradox applies to IoT devices too: a Saudi Arabian study
Aleisa, Noura, Renaud, Karen and Bongiovanni, Ivano (2020). The privacy paradox applies to IoT devices too: a Saudi Arabian study. Computers and Security, 96 101897, 101897. doi: 10.1016/j.cose.2020.101897
2020
Other Outputs
The privacy paradox: we claim we care about our data, so why don’t our actions match?
Bongiovanni, Ivano, Renaud, Karen and Aleisa, Noura (2020, 07 22). The privacy paradox: we claim we care about our data, so why don’t our actions match? The Conversation
2020
Book Chapter
User Safety and Security Experience: Innovation Through Design-Inspired Methods in Airports
Bongiovanni, Ivano (2020). User Safety and Security Experience: Innovation Through Design-Inspired Methods in Airports. The Coupling of Safety and Security. (pp. 53-61) edited by Corinne Bieder and Kenneth Pettersen Gould. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Open. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-47229-0_6
2020
Journal Article
An application of the sports logistics framework: the case of the Dallas Cowboys
Herold, David M., Schulenkorf, Nico, Breitbarth, Tim and Bongiovanni, Ivano (2020). An application of the sports logistics framework: the case of the Dallas Cowboys. Journal of Convention and Event Tourism, 22 (2), 155-176. doi: 10.1080/15470148.2020.1852991
2019
Journal Article
Toward an epidemiology of safety and security risks: An organizational vulnerability assessment in international airports
Bongiovanni, Ivano and Newton, Cameron (2019). Toward an epidemiology of safety and security risks: An organizational vulnerability assessment in international airports. Risk Analysis, 39 (6), 1281-1297. doi: 10.1111/risa.13238
2018
Other Outputs
Beyond Triple Zero: towards a digital, proactive emergency response
Bongiovanni, Ivano (2018, 03 19). Beyond Triple Zero: towards a digital, proactive emergency response The Conversation
2018
Book Chapter
Governance of disaster management
Bongiovanni, Ivano and Fischbacher-Smith, Denis (2018). Governance of disaster management. Global encyclopedia of public administration, public policy, and governance. (pp. 1-7) Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_3314-1
2017
Conference Publication
Across organizational boundaries: Pathways of vulnerability in international airports
Bongiovanni, Ivano and Newton, Cameron John (2017). Across organizational boundaries: Pathways of vulnerability in international airports. 77th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Atlanta, GA United States, 4-9 August 2017. Briarcliff Manor, NY United States: Academy of Management. doi: 10.5465/ambpp.2017.14610abstract
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Massive Language Models and Deepfake Technology: What Strategies and Actions for Organisations to Protect Themselves from Chatbot-based, Large-scale Cyber-attacks?
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Mashhuda Glencross
Media
Enquiries
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- Cybersecurity Management
- Design Thinking
- Information Security
- Information Security Governance
- Information Security Leadership
- Risk Management
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