CheckITout is a podcast presented by The Missing Link, an Australian industry-leading managed IT service provider, specialising in delivering transforming businesses with Infrastructure, Cyber Security and Automation.
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In this episode, we’re busting some of the dangerous myths around penetration testing - and why relying on outdated or misunderstood approaches could be putting your organisation at serious risk.
What’s the difference between a vulnerability scan and a true penetration test? How can organisations actually tell if a pen test was effective? How often should we pen test?
Featuring - Matt Dobinson, Head of Security Consulting at The Missing Link.
Matt’s not only a CREST advisory board member but also trained in red teaming and adversary emulation with the SANS Institute.
Matt has helped hundreds of organisations improve their security posture across software, networks, people, and process.
Host - Matt Summerill brings a wealth of experience from his career in radio broadcasting and political communications. As the founder of a successful media company, Matt has produced hundreds of podcasts, featuring leading experts from fields including cybersecurity, medical compliance, and medical research.
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8 Oct 2025
What a good pen test actually delivers
In this episode, we’re busting some of the dangerous myths around penetration testing - and why relying on outdated or misunderstood approaches could be putting your organisation at serious risk.
What should a well-executed pen test deliver? How can organisations build a framework, so pen test results don’t get passed around from one person to the next? How do you keep improving the effectiveness of a pen test?
Featuring - Matt Dobinson, Head of Security Consulting at The Missing Link.
Matt’s not only a CREST advisory board member but also trained in red teaming and adversary emulation with the SANS Institute.
Matt has helped hundreds of organisations improve their security posture across software, networks, people, and process.
Host - Matt Summerill brings a wealth of experience from his career in radio broadcasting and political communications. As the founder of a successful media company, Matt has produced hundreds of podcasts, featuring leading experts from fields including cybersecurity, medical compliance, and medical research.
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18 Aug 2025
How to build a future-proof compliance strategy
In our last episode, we looked at how Australia’s cyber security regulations are evolving - and what businesses need to do to stay compliant.
In this podcast we’re going a step further. With regulations becoming more complex, businesses need an embedded and continuous approach. How do we future proof our compliance strategy? How do we make compliance a part of everyday operations not just for IT? What’s the whole of business approach?
Featuring - David Bingham, Security Sales Manager at The Missing Link. David has helped organisations across Australia prepare for some of the biggest cyber regulatory shifts the world has ever seen.
Host - Matt Summerill brings a wealth of experience from his career in radio broadcasting and political communications. As the founder of a successful media company, Matt has produced hundreds of podcasts, featuring leading experts from fields including cybersecurity, medical compliance, and medical research.
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