Executive record
Robert Turney
Career profile: Robert Turney on CISO Spotlights ↗
Robert Turney was named Chief Information Security Officer at auDA. The appointment was announced in the week of February 17, 2025, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves.
Before the appointment: cybersecurity roles at Australia Post, per the same source.
The record holds no later verification of the seat.
1 tracked move on the Wire · Updated
Career timeline
Every move the record holds for Robert Turney, newest first, with the earlier roles the announcements name.
· Appointment
Named Chief Information Security Officer at auDA
Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2025-02-17) ↗ · Move record
Before February 2025· Earlier role
cybersecurity roles at Australia Post
Named in the announcement of the auDA appointment · Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2025-02-17) ↗
The company: auDA
- Region
- Asia-Pacific
- Company record
- Who runs security at auDA: 1 confirmed move on the record
Appointed in the same period
Other security chiefs in Government & Public Sector whose appointment was announced within 90 days of Robert Turney's, nearest first. The Government & Public Sector bench
Katie Arrington, Chief Information Security Officer at Department of Defense
Marie Patane, Chief Cyber Security Officer at NSW Government
Mitch Kohlbecker, Chief Information Security Officer at City of Phoenix
Tabitha Craig, Chief Information Security Officer at Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Steven Hernandez, CISO and Deputy CIO at United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Jamie Norton, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)
Bo Berlas, Chief Information Security Officer at Conference of State Bank Supervisors
Record facts
- Moves on the record
- 1 confirmed move, each with its source
- On the record since
- September 26, 2026
- Government & Public Sector in 2026
- 14 security-leadership appointments announced in the sector on the record
Questions about Robert Turney
- When did Robert Turney become CISO of auDA?
- The appointment was announced in the week of February 17, 2025, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.
- Is Robert Turney still the CISO of auDA?
- The newest source the record holds for this seat is the appointment announced in the week of February 17, 2025. It holds no later verification, so it does not state who holds the seat today.
- Where did Robert Turney work before auDA?
- Before the appointment, Robert Turney was cybersecurity roles at Australia Post, according to the announcement (SecurityWeek Industry Moves).
Sources
- 1.SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2025-02-17) ↗: the appointment at auDA, week of February 17, 2025
- 2.CISO Spotlights career profile ↗: a fuller career profile on a sister site
This record begins with CISO Tribune's tracking in 2026.
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