Cythera appoints Jason Whyte as MD for Australia

Cythera, an Australian cybersecurity provider and a Bastion Group company, has named Jason Whyte as MD for Australia.

Whyte will oversee the group’s overall Australian operations, including the strategic integration of recent acquisitions Seamless Intelligence and Phronesis Security into the Cythera brand - the group’s flagship identity in the Australian market.

Whyte joins from Trustwave, where he served as GM of cyber security for close to seven years.

Prior to this, he worked as the senior director of security advisory services for APJ at HPE for three years, as well as a nearly decade-long stint at Verizon Enterprise Solutions, where he held such roles as director of security solutions, security practice head for Asia Pacific and head of global services for Australia, New Zealand and India.

Whyte said his mission over the next 18 months is to help Australian businesses move beyond simple tool-based protection toward true operational resiliency.

"We want to remove the cognitive load from executives by turning cyber risk into a manageable business variable rather than an all-consuming and omnipresent threat," he said.

Bastion Group CEO Eugene Gibney said Whyte's deep commercial experience and global perspective make him the ideal leader to unite the Australian brands under the Cythera flagship.

"His focus on shifting the perception of security from a cost centre to a competitive business enabler aligns perfectly with Bastion’s vision of delivering service excellence," he said.