Ajay Unni — Co-Founder
OUT SECTION Most business leaders I meet aren't worried about the wrong things — they just don't have a clear picture of the right ones. They've invested in IT. They've ticked compliance boxes. But when a board member asks "are we actually secure?" — the room goes quiet. That's the gap I've spent 20+ years building StickmanCyber to close. I founded StickmanCyber in Sydney and pioneered Cybersecurity as a Service (CSaaS) — a model that gives Australian mid-market businesses access to enterprise-grade security without the enterprise price tag or overhead. Today we're a team of 80 specialists across SOC, cloud security, GRC, penetration testing, and advisory services. My background spans 30+ years across business, IT, and cybersecurity. What that experience has taught me: the biggest cyber risks aren't usually technical. They're the assumptions that go unquestioned, the gaps between what a dashboard shows and what's actually happening, and the conversations that get deferred until it's too late. I write here every week about cyber risk through a business lens — for CEOs, CFOs, and board members who want clarity, not jargon. If you're a business leader wondering whether your current cyber posture is actually protecting you — or just giving you a false sense of security — DM me. Happy to have a straight conversation.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a cybersecurity expert with extensive experience in B2B SaaS and compliance solutions.
Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Experience: 35 yrs 4 mos
Skills
- Cybersecurity
- Information Security Management
- Regulatory Compliance
- Governance
- Project Management
- Information Technology
- Entrepreneurship
- Software Development
Career Highlights
- Pioneered Cybersecurity as a Service model in Australia
- Led a team of 80 specialists in cybersecurity
- Advised government on cybersecurity policies
Work Experience
Stick
Founder & CEO (3 yrs 9 mos)
CREST Australia New Zealand Ltd
Vice Chairman of the Board (4 yrs 3 mos)
StickmanCyber
Member of NSW Government Cyber Security Task Force (7 mos)
Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) for Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) (15 yrs 11 mos)
Founder, Chief Executive Officer (19 yrs 11 mos)
Ausgrid
Cybersecurity and IT Project Manager (4 yrs 9 mos)
Cisco
Cybersecurity and Advanced Services Project Manager (2 yrs)
Binnie Black and Veatch Corporation
IT Consultant and Project Manager (1 yr 5 mos)
Loggers Software
Founder & CEO (12 yrs 11 mos)
Education
Masters of at University of Wollongong
Bachelors in Computer Science at Osmania University
