Dr Marthie Grobler

Mission lead: Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience (CIPR)

https://people.csiro.au/G/M/Marthie-Grobler

PRIVATE BAG 10
CLAYTON SOUTH VIC 3169 AUSTRALIA

Biography

Dr Marthie Grobler is a Principal Research Scientist in human-centred cybersecurity at CSIRO’s Data61 and is the Mission Lead of the Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience Mission. Marthie's research focus is on enhancing the usability of security solutions by considering human factors, with a strong interest in executive education, cybersecurity governance and critical infrastructure resilience and protection. Marthie spearheaded the establishment of the original human-centric security research team in CSIRO, which focuses on addressing the alignment and integration of human factors in the cyber domain to enhance security adoption and efficiency. Her research, management and consulting experience span multiple continents, national and state government departments, and a variety of domains linked with the digital domain.

Other Interests

Marthie is keen to meet potential collaborators/co-authors, people interested to share a story/presentation with her team, or motivated PhD candidates with a keen interest in human-centric security.

Professional Areas

Current Roles

Mission lead: Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience mission
Leading the mission in development
Team leader: Human-Centric Security
Leading the team in the Cybersecurity and Quantum Systems group focusing on human related cybersecurity activities

Academic Qualifications

2012

Certified Information Security Manager
ISACA
2010

PhD Computer Science
University of Johannesburg
2007

M.Sc Computer Science cum laude
University of Johannesburg
2005

B.Sc Honours Computer Science cum laude
University of Johannesburg
2004

B.Sc Finance (Information Technology)
Rand Afrikaans University

Professional Experiences

2021-current

Principal Research Scientist
CSIRO
2020-2021

Deputy Research Director: Software and Computational Systems
CSIRO
2017-2021

Senior Research Scientist
CSIRO
2015-2017

Principal Researcher
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
2010-2015

Senior Researcher
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
2008-2010

Researcher
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research