2026 Legal Sector SMB Cyber Resilience Summit Brisbane

CyberCert, McGrathNicol, and Ethan Indigenous present Dr Fabian Horton, Chair of the Futures Committee, Law Council of Australia, David Bowles, Special Counsel, Queensland Law Society, and other industry leaders to share the simple SMB cyber pathway that addresses fiduciary, compliance, and supply chain challenges at scale.

Join industry leaders and peers. You will leave with direct, actionable outcomes to get your practice and supply chains certified so you can focus on running your business.

Part 1: Apply ↔ Certify ↔ Comply

MC’d by Dr Fabian Horton

Focus: The application of appropriate cybersecurity standards for law firms that translate into tangible financial and risk management benefits.

25 min presentation: Insights from Queensland Law Society and Emergence Insurance on turning verified evidence into "sleep insurance".
20 min panel + Q&A: Featuring Katrina Hickson, David Bowles, and a peer law firm.
Key takeaway: How to demonstrate "reasonable steps" to protect data and meet legal professional rules.

Part 2: Holistic Supply Chain Assurance

MC’d by Ethan Indigenous

Focus: Moving to evidence-backed certification across the full chain.

25 min presentation: McGrathNicol and an Enterprise CISO (case study), with the delivery ecosystem.
20 min panel + Q&A: Strategic integration of certification data into procurement and risk workflows (including delivery partners such as Apollo Secure).
Key takeaway: How to gain visibility and trust across direct suppliers, their vendors, and nth-parties.

Every SMB attendee will be offered kickstarter Sponsored CyberCert Credits to remove the financial friction of certification.

The benefit: Removes the certification fee for SMBs using sponsors' technology stacks.
The path: Redeemable via an exclusive event link to kickstart the journey to the SMB1001 certification.

For those needing to close the supply chain gap, the lift and shift supply chain toolkit will be made available, to accept CyberCert for your SMB suppliers and their IT providers.