https://www.nickosullivan.id.au/Townsville-based IT professional focused on infrastructure, cyber security, cloud platforms, education technology and practical systems integration. 2026-10-06T11:10:35+10:00 Nicholas O'Sullivan https://www.nickosullivan.id.au/ Jekyll © 2026 Nicholas O'Sullivan /assets/img/favicons/favicon.ico /assets/img/favicons/favicon-96x96.png 2026-10-04T09:00:00+10:00 2026-10-04T17:05:14+10:00 https://www.nickosullivan.id.au/posts/beyond-essential-eight-school-cybersecurity-governance/ Nicholas O'Sullivan

Featured photo by CDC on Unsplash. A school does not exist to achieve a cybersecurity maturity score. It exists to educate students, support their wellbeing and serve its community. That sounds obvious, but it changes where a cybersecurity strategy should begin. Before choosing a framework or buying another security product, school leaders need to understand what the organisation is trying to...

2026-10-02T13:00:00+10:00 2026-10-02T13:00:00+10:00 https://www.nickosullivan.id.au/posts/cyber-security-careers-townsville-local-opportunities/ Nicholas O'Sullivan

In August, I looked at cyber security jobs advertised across North Queensland during 2025 and 2026. The market I found was small, but there were real opportunities in security operations, governance, identity and infrastructure. This follow-up has a practical purpose: to highlight two recent Townsville advertisements, explain where they fit into a cyber security career, and consider what would...

2026-09-27T10:00:00+10:00 2026-09-27T10:45:44+10:00 https://www.nickosullivan.id.au/posts/nick-nicholas-townsville-google-search-progress/ Nicholas O'Sullivan

Header image: the first-page result from my latest check of “Nicholas Townsville”. Screenshots throughout this article record individual search results, which can change. A month ago, I wrote about the problem with being called Nick in Townsville. Google had plenty to say about Nick Dametto. Establishing that there was another local Nick took a bit more work. Then I tried my full name and dis...

2026-09-27T08:00:00+10:00 2026-09-27T14:34:55+10:00 https://www.nickosullivan.id.au/posts/townsville-full-moon-drum-circle-tedx-memories/ Nicholas O'Sullivan

We were out on The Strand as a family when we heard the drums. We hadn’t gone there for a drum circle, but we were welcomed into the group and shown how to join in. Before long, we were sitting among what must have been about forty people, all playing drums of different heights, depths and sizes, with Alex Salvador guiding us through the rhythm. It was a lovely experience. There was something...

2026-09-26T07:15:00+10:00 2026-09-26T11:39:00+10:00 https://www.nickosullivan.id.au/posts/school-cyber-audits-vs-managed-security-part-four/ Nicholas O'Sullivan

This is the final part of Cyber security audits vs managed security: what Australian school boards need to know. Part 1 set out the gap between assessment and response, Part 2 covered governance and legal obligations, and Part 3 argued for judging security spend by what measurably improves between audits. The earlier parts were mostly about principles and numbers. This one looks at how Austral...