Slipstream Cyber grows leadership team by two

Slipstream Cyber, a specialised provider of 24/7 cyber defence and advisory services, has appointed David Kaplan as GM of cyber security, responsible for leading the company’s active defence, Digital Forensics & Incident Response (DFIR) and Consulting teams.

With over 25 years of experience in cyber security/IT services, and delivery, he most recently served as principal practice manager at Amazon Web Services and previously held senior roles at Dimension Data.

Based in Sydney, Kaplan has been working closely with the Slipstream team since March and has already made what the company says is a "significant impact" across delivery and consulting functions.

Steve Macdonald also joins as director of cyber security practice and will lead Slipstream’s Commercial, Partnerships, Customer Success, and Pre-Sales teams.

Based in Melbourne, he brings extensive experience from Telstra, where he led the global managed security services, with a focus on cyber defence.

He has also held customer-facing leadership roles at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Check Point, Balbix, and Dimension Data.

Both leaders will join Slipstream’s senior leadership team, reporting to Nick Scholefield, Interactive’s COO.

Scholefield said the company is strengthening its leadership to meet the market’s increasing demand for trusted cyber partners, while positioning Slipstream to deliver greater value and innovation to customers across Australia.

"This is a clear step forward in our Unite28 strategy, our three-year plan to make Interactive the tech company of choice in Australia for customers, partners, and top talent," he said.

Interactive bought Slipstream in 2023.

The company opened a new office in Perth's CBD in April of this year.