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
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- Available for supervision
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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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2017
Journal Article
Implementation of best practices for emergency response and recovery at a large hospital: A fire emergency case study
Bongiovanni, Ivano, Leo, Erica, Ritrovato, Matteo, Santoro, Antonio and Derrico, Pietro (2017). Implementation of best practices for emergency response and recovery at a large hospital: A fire emergency case study. Safety Science, 96, 121-131. doi: 10.1016/j.ssci.2017.03.016
2016
Other Outputs
Brussels airport attacks are not just a matter of airport security
Bongiovanni, Ivano (2016, 03 23). Brussels airport attacks are not just a matter of airport security The Conversation
2015
Other Outputs
Sinai crash offers lessons on weaknesses in Australian airport security
Bongiovanni, Ivano (2015, 11 19). Sinai crash offers lessons on weaknesses in Australian airport security The Conversation
2013
Book Chapter
Strategic thinking and planning
Alesani, Daniele and Bongiovanni, Ivano (2013). Strategic thinking and planning. Management of International Institutions and NGOs: Frameworks, Practices and Challenges. (pp. 239-265) London, United Kingdom: Taylor and Francis. doi: 10.4324/9781315887364
2013
Book Chapter
Governance models and reforms
Bongiovanni, Ivano, Missoni, Eduardo and Alesani, Daniele (2013). Governance models and reforms. Management of International Institutions and NGOs: Frameworks, Practices and Challenges. (pp. 215-238) London, United Kingdom: Taylor and Francis. doi: 10.4324/9781315887364
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
Contact Dr Ivano Bongiovanni directly for media enquiries about:
- Cybersecurity Management
- Design Thinking
- Information Security
- Information Security Governance
- Information Security Leadership
- Risk Management
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