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Cybersecurity is no longer just a technical challenge, it has become a business-critical function, touching every aspect of operations, risk management, and customer trust. For channel partners, this shift is creating both opportunities and pressures as they navigate evolving customer expectations, regulatory change, and emerging technologies.

On 20 May at The Star Gold Coast, Channel Meets Security will be hosted at AUSCERT’s Cyber Security Conference for the first time, bringing together more than 50 channel partners for a unique opportunity to discuss these challenges directly with vendors, peers, and industry leaders.

This year, AUSCERT marks 25 years of its annual conference - Australia’s longest-running information security conference and a cornerstone of the local cybersecurity community. Bringing Channel Meets Security into this environment connects the channel more directly with the broader security ecosystem.

The format is designed to put partners at the centre of the conversation. Each session will combine small-group roundtable discussions before opening into a broader panel to share perspectives across the room.

Key themes for 2026:

The 2030 Cyber Partner

As security becomes operational and business-critical, MSPs and MSSPs will redefine their service models, skills, and go-to-market strategies. The discussion will explore how differentiation can be achieved in a market where everyone is selling solutions, but few are delivering outcomes.

National AI Plan and Privacy Act Changes

Emerging policy, regulation, and AI adoption are shaping security demand across the channel. Partners will discuss the role they can play in helping customers respond to changing expectations around data, risk, and accountability, alongside the opportunities and constraints created by regulatory change.

Selling Cyber in 2026: A Pulse Check

The market is dynamic. Buyers are informed but cautious, and commercial pressures are reshaping how security products and services are positioned and sold. Partners will explore current conditions and strategies for adapting go-to-market approaches, and discuss the practical realities of selling cyber today.

In an environment where security is no longer just a product, but a strategic business function, conversations like these are helping shape the next phase of the channel.

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