Summary
Blair Blair is an Information Security Engineer based in Queensland, Australia, with a decade of experience blending network engineering, Unix administration, automation, and offensive security. Currently at Apple, they focus on red team exercises, vulnerability assessments and securing both corporate IT and industrial control system environments. Their background spans telco- and IoT-focused roles where they designed and implemented resilient IT/OT networks for utilities, transport, and mining, giving them a strong operational perspective on real-world attack surfaces. Comfortable on the command line and in the lab, Blair pairs hands-on penetration testing with network automation to make security repeatable and measurable. They bring practical delivery experience from large-scale router rollouts and complex Cisco VoIP projects through to modern red teaming, meaning recommendations are grounded in deployment realities. Collected industry and academic experience (Diploma and a Distinction bachelor’s in networking, security and software development) underpins a pragmatic, systems-level approach to safeguarding connected infrastructure.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma in Information Technology, Network Engineering, Diploma in Information Technology, Network Engineering at TAFE Queensland Brisbane
Bachelor of Information Technology, Networking, Security and Software Development, Distinction, Bachelor of Information Technology, Networking, Security and Software Development, Distinction at Queensland University of Technology