Presidential Ponderings...
Guest Speaker : Matt Breuillac - Breakfast and Breaches
Matt Breuillac is the Founder and Director of Cyber Node, a Perth-based cyber security consultancy helping Australian businesses protect themselves in an increasingly digital world.
Before launching Cyber Node, Matt built an international career working across the nuclear, oil & gas industries, supporting major projects in China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Canada and South Korea.
This experience shaped his practical, risk-aware mindset and his deep understanding of how critical operations, safety, and business continuity really work.
Now based in Perth, Matt works closely with business owners and leadership teams to help them understand their cyber risks in clear, simple terms — focusing on what matters most to their people, reputation and operations.
Matt has been in Australia for eight years. Luckily for us, he has swapped Champagne & frogs legs for beer & meat pies, having become an Australian citizen
With an innovative, interactive presentation Matt took us through an explanation and examples of the many types of cyber fraud and scamming we face. This included polls on past phishing clicks, confidence in spotting fraud, identification of phishing types and an email legitimacy exercise.
He detailed an example where Enotec was defrauded by altered bank details in a thread. Call-back verification was reportedly performed, but not heeded. This resulted in the loss of $200,000 and a further obligation to pay Mobius, an Electrical and Instrumentation contractor, the owed $200,000 after a protracted legal battle.
Matt made some final recommendations and operational habits:
Do’s
- Double-check sender domains and email addresses, especially for financial or personal data requests.
- Use out-of-band verification for payment/bank detail changes.
- Navigate directly to official sites to review notifications instead of clicking email/SMS links.
- Apply segregation: separate devices or browsers for sensitive activities; isolate banking from daily browsing.
Don’ts
- Don’t rely solely on appearance (logos, formatting), as AI has reduced traditional error signals.
- Don’t click links in unsolicited messages, particularly in SMS.
- Don’t ignore verification steps before high-value transfers.
A PDF of Matt’s presentations, along with the Q&A responses, can be viewed at:
millpointrotaryclub.org.au>members only (password)> this link>Guest Speaker Presentations>BREUILLAC Matt – Breakfast and Breaches.
Directors' Reports and Member Announcements
Angus F : Fundraising Committee meeting after
breakfast meeting.Australia Day
parking more volunteers needed. $2,000 to club.
Brian J : Conference 2026, more registrations needed. Please sign up. Copy and paste below link to your browser: https://www.trybooking.com/DDQKM
Joy B : Will be drawing up new SOS roster based on volunteers from last year. Any new starters? Joy also attended D9423 Camp Opportunity and RYLA dinners. They were great evenings and “we are in good hands”.
Lyn M : Quarterly Reports – Fines $2,065, Copper Kettle $1,503
Gorby : Club Walk 20th February, Camfield Hotel to East Perth and return. Historical Perth Walk with historian Richard Offen early April.
Garrick M : Farewell to RYE student Makynli, leaving tomorrow for France, via Madrid. Best wishes for a safe trip on behalf of the club. A WhatsApp channel has been set up, we hope for regular updates.
Alan R (RC of Como) : Ian Ball has been awarded his second PHF for longstanding stewardship of RYLA. A Dental Bus for the Homeless vehicle identified through a Mining Company. A husband and wife team, with 17 years working in Kimberley Dental, have come onboard to all the logistics of how it’s going to operate. Mill Pint Board have offered “in principle” support.
A Fine(s) Day
Winner of Heads and Tails
Attendance
45 attendees in all, including guest speaker Matt Breuillac, visiting Rotarian Alan Ramsay (Como) and visitors Makynli, Paul and Michelle Fitzgerald and Jessica Murray.
