As cyber security is a male dominated industry, Jane Landon, Applied AI Operations, Penten explores the issue lack of diverse genders in the sector. Women were pioneers of cyber security during World War 2, but have declined in numbers since. Read the full article at www.cybersecurityconnect.com.au...
Penten strives for a 50:50 gender split, and has gone beyond expectations to facilitate this. Penten offers 26 weeks paid parental leave (regardless of gender) and has seen an uptake of many fathers especially taking advantage of this opportunity. Read the full article at http://www.hcamag.com...
Penten, an award winning, Australian-owned cyber security technology company, today announced it has accepted the entry of Five V Capital as a significant minority shareholder in the company. Five V Capital is an Australian-owned and operated private equity firm that specialises in partnering with Australia and New Zealand’s market-leading companies. Under the...
Sarah Bailey, Penten CFO and Company Secretary and Sonali Sachdeva, Penten Financial Controller have been named as finalists in the Women in Finance Awards. Sarah Bailey is finalist in the Director of the Year category and Sonali Sachdeva is finalist in the Mentor of the Year category. The finalist list, which was...
Penten, one of Australia’s leading national security technology companies, has officially released its updated AltoCrypt pBox product, an anti-eavesdropping device. First launched in 2018, the pBox is a portable container designed to prevent mobile phones from listening in on sensitive and classified conversations. The 2021 upgraded version has: updated software, improved locking...
Marcus Thompson AM PhD has joined Penten’s Board of Directors, bringing with him over 30 years of experience in the Australian Defence Force (ADF). Dr Thompson joins Penten to help support its rapid growth, underpinned by its work with defence and government clients. His most recent job in defence was as the...
Penten would like to congratulate Jordan Johnson for receiving a commended certification in the Young Achiever Awards at the ACT AIDN (Australian Industry Defence Network) event last night. Jordan received the award for his dedication and contribution to Penten’s Secure Mobility unit, specifically as Lead Software Engineer for the AltoCrypt Phone. The...
There are two sides to meeting the AI threat. The first is recognising we need to grow Australia’s own AI capability. The second is in ongoing development of AI-specific countermeasures. View the full article at www.defenceconnect.com.au...
Penten was named Cyber Business of the year for the second year in a row at the Defence Connect Australian Defence Industry Awards, held Thursday 26 November 2020. The awards were held across three physical locations: Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra and also livestreamed. Penten's innovative AltoCrypt Phone featured as one of...
Australian cyber technology company Penten has established a specialist business unit dedicated to securing sovereign communication technologies for defence and emergency services. The unit was launched at Penten’s Canberra headquarters by Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Melissa Price MP today. Penten’s new business unit, Tactical Communications Security, aims to support Australian...
