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eiris

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UNSW

Teaching Fellow

Blackbird

Giants Founder

Startmate

Women Fellow

Launch Club

Australian Government 

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I am the co-founder of eiris, an intersectional initiative that aims to create safer digital communities for everyone. 

I have always been passionate about cyber safety and am driven to create better and safer online environments. Through my work, I hope I can deliver on this passion and provide tangible, inclusive solutions that ethically use technology for all its benefits. 

A cyber criminologist and researcher by background, I have delivered my research at various conferences in both Australia and overseas, and received awards for my unique and innovative presentations. 

I have also been involved in a number of highly competitive incubator programs helmed by Startmate, UNSW Founders and the Blackbird Giants program. I have previously held mid-level senior roles in outreach, analysis and law enforcement in the federal public sector.

What a week of networking! 

On Tuesday, I had the privilege of mentoring underrepresented and marginalised startup founders about ethical and responsible technology, AI and safety-by-design. Props to 🌏 Usman Iftikhar & Preethi Mohan for their work with the AI Shift Program with the City of Sydney! 

On Thursday, I attended SAARI Collective’s ‘The 101 South Asian Australian Founder's List Launch Gala’, where I got to chat to South Asian founders who are solving problems that are so personal to themselves and their community. Well done to Sandeep Varma MAICD & Tejas Srinivas for pulling the initiative together! 

I am a strong believer in that success is not built in revenue, cheques or numbers (while beneficial) but rather in impact. How many meaningful connections have you made? What valuable lessons have you imparted this week? How have you listened and shown up for your community? Whose life have you changed by sharing your story or expertise? 

While I may not be a startup founder anymore, working to drive generational change and international momentum is key to what I continue to forge at eiris 🌟 Very grateful to be a change maker! 

#startups #technology #networking #southasianfounders #southasia #mentoring #startupecosystem #techecosystem

Nakshathra  Suresh

CEO at Catalysr | Passionate about Climate Action, Supporting Migrapreneurs, SpaceTech & Impact Investing

Founder NiceTo | F2F | Press Play | Host @ Startup Palette | Funding the Balance | Improving Representation in Tech & Startups | Angel Investor | Techstars All Star Mentor

City of Sydney

SAARI Collective

Founder & CEO at SAARI Collective, the premiere community & media platform for South Asian Australian Founders + Creatives. Board Chair at 100 Story Building, social enterprise for young creatives. Impact25 Award winner.

Founder and Host @ABCD | Co-Founder @Hue | Startmate Student Fellow Winter24 | Podcast Team Lead @ISC

Co-Founder @ eiris | International AI and Cyber Safety Speaker | Asia-Pacific Affiliate @ All Tech Is Human | Academic @ UNSW | Cyber Criminologist

Stability =/= satisfaction. So I hit pause ⏸️ 

I recently did an interview with Balance The Grind about the year I left the federal government, took a career break and rebuilt everything from scratch 🏗️ 

In the same year I quit my job, I co-founded eiris, became an academic at UNSW and built a speaking career around cyber safety, digital inclusion and the intersection between crime, ethics and innovation. And none of it would have happened if I had stayed comfortable.

Nearly half of Gen Z is planning early career breaks. We are not trying to "reclaim our youth" in our 40s. We are experimenting now and defining success on our terms. We would rather figure out what doesn't work for us now than spend decades in roles that leave us unfulfilled. It is about being proactive with our happiness rather than reactive to regret.

The bottom-line is this. You have to be so delusional that other people's doubt does not shake you. Back yourself as you are your biggest strength. Talk to new people and network at events that interest you. Learn something new before you quit. Experiment with what sparks your curiosity. Once you figure that out, you can take your next step.

But most importantly? The traditional career timeline is a social construct, not a requirement. Life is too short for someone else's blueprint. Your career will define so much of your existence, so please make sure you are the one defining it.

Read the full interview here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gdvvgn8S

#careerbreaks #genz #interview #careerbreak #balancethegrind #media #mediainterview #genzwork #careeradvice #leadership #futureofwork #worklifebalance #career #consulting #womenintech #youngprofessionals #careertransition

Balance The Grind

Earlier this month, AV-Comparatives and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) released their 2025 Stalkerware Detection Test (https://lnkd.in/gv5uX-3e) and it highlights something we need to talk about more: the gap between how 'commercial' technology is built and marketed, and how it is actually weaponised.

For context: stalkerware is software secretly installed on an individual's device to surveil their behaviours, stalk and track their location, read messages, log keystrokes and record audio. It is often marketed as passive or parental monitoring but weaponised for coercive control in family and interpersonal violence situations. 

The test examined seventeen stalkerware apps against thirteen major Android security products. The findings revealed inconsistent detection and labeling, with some products flag stalkerware as "potentially unwanted," while others explicitly identify it with terms like "spyware" or "monitor app." That difference matters. As the report notes, "the clarity, accuracy, and safety of alerts determine whether victims can respond appropriately without putting themselves at greater risk."

My take? Abusers exploit trust, physical access, and shared passwords. They install these apps under the guise of "keeping the family safe." Understanding this criminal behaviour (a.k.a the who, why, and how) should inform how we build detection tools. 

And here is the critical part: removing stalkerware through security apps can put survivors in danger. If an abuser notices the app has been deleted or sees that a security scan has been run, it can trigger escalation. Technology solutions that fail to account for this reality can inadvertently increase harm.  Which is why we need criminological perspectives embedded in technology development from the beginning and not as an afterthought.

We cannot just build better detection. We need to build smarter detection that understands power dynamics, survivor safety, and the context in which abuse happens. This means involving survivors, domestic violence advocates and criminologists in product design.

If we are serious about digital safety, we need to bridge the gap between technical capability and real-world harm. Because at the end of the day, safety is not just about what we can build, it is about understanding who we are building it for.

#cybersafety #cybercrime #cybercriminology #cybersecurity #technologyfacilitatedabuse #TFA #stalkerware #stalking #cyberstalking #cyberabuse #criminology #digitalcriminology #productdesign #techdesign #safetybydesign

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Stalkerware Detection Test 2025

AV-Comparatives

Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)

So Google just dropped a report (https://lnkd.in/g7izxkq2) showing threat actors are getting creative with AI. And spoiler, it is not in a good way 👀

Attackers are now posing as students and researchers in their prompts to bypass AI safety guardrails and extract restricted information. They are also accessing underground markets that offer AI-powered tools for phishing, malware, and vulnerability research.

Here's what's wild: we build these safety features to protect people, but bad actors are literally social engineering the AI itself. They are not just using AI as a tool however manipulating it like they would a human (a.k.a. the good old social engineering I just
mentioned).

And this is exactly why we need criminological thinking in tech spaces. Understanding criminal behaviour, motivation and opportunity is not just for law enforcement anymore - it's critical for building secure AI systems. These attackers are not random hackers, they are operating in organised underground markets with their own economies and social structures.

The technical solutions matter - there is no doubt about that. But if we don't understand why and how criminals adapt, we are always going to be one step behind. It is the same patterns we see in traditional crime just playing out in a digital space with way more harm evolving at a rapid rate.

The future of AI safety is not just in the code. It is in understanding the humans trying to break it. Just some food for thought 🥗 

#cybercrime #cybercriminology #cybersafety #artificialintelligencesafety #aisafety #hackers #technologysafety #platformsafety #google

Google

As the only criminologist in Australia actively advocating for AI safety, today's announcement from the Labor Government (cc: Minister Tim Ayres and Assistant Minister Andrew Charlton) regarding the establishment of a dedicated Australian AI Safety Institute represents a significant milestone (https://lnkd.in/gJgYTt2i). Having pushed for the creation of this body for the last 18 months, I believe the success of this body will largely depend on its approach to collaboration and expertise integration.

While leveraging capabilities within the Australian Government is essential, there is substantial value in incorporating external, independent and interdisciplinary experts who have been working at the forefront of AI safety, ethics, and governance. These voices (from academia, industry and civil society) offer critical perspectives that should not be treated as peripheral to the process.

I am particularly interested in seeing the inclusion of criminological, psychological and social science perspectives that are often overlooked in these conversations. These disciplines bring essential insights into human behaviour, societal impacts, and risk patterns that are crucial for comprehensive AI safety frameworks. As someone championing this work and representing Australia at international forums, I believe these perspectives (including my own) can contribute meaningfully to developing more robust and human-centred approaches to AI safety.

AI safety and governance are inherently cross-sectoral challenges. The most robust frameworks emerge from inclusive dialogue that brings together diverse expertise and lived experiences, rather than limiting input to those within traditional government structures and repetitive narratives from larger organisations.

This is a landmark opportunity for Australia to establish a model that is both rigorous and genuinely collaborative. I remain cautiously optimistic about the potential here and look forward to seeing how this initiative takes shape.

I would be interested to hear perspectives from others in this space – what do you see as the key priorities for establishing an effective AI safety body in Australia?

#aisafety #aigovernance #australia #artificialintelligence #artificialintelligencesafety #aisafety #publicpolicy #aiethics #technology #innovation #governance #interdisciplinary #socialsciencematters #criminology #psychology #responsibleai #aipolicy #futureofwork #digitalgovernance #techpolicy #australiangovernment #collaboration

industry.gov.au

Australia establishes new institute to strengthen AI safety

Minister for Industry and Innovation and Minister for Science | Senator for NSW Authorised by Senator Tim Ayres, ALP, Redfern NSW 2016

Member of Parliament, Parramatta

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