Summary
Richard Cove is a retired cloud security architect with over two decades in IT and more than a dozen years specialising in security at Alphawest and Check Point, where he led presales, regional engineering teams and served as Technical Account Manager for CloudGuard in APAC. He advised customers, partners and engineers on design and implementation of CloudGuard IaaS and Dome9, focusing on practical, enterprise-grade cloud security architectures that avoid costly misconfigurations. Known for translating complex security requirements into deployable solutions, he has deep experience in network auditing, penetration assessment, vulnerability management and compliance. Based in Melbourne, he combines hands-on technical depth with a consultative mindset and a dry, preventative motto: his aim was to make sure you don't get burnt in the clouds.
8 years of coding experience
37 years of employment as a software developer
Mawson High
BSc, Computer Science, BSc, Computer Science at Curtin University