Anthony Porter
Cloud Security Architect - Canon Business Services ANZ
Perth, Australia
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I’m Anthony, known as Anto, and I am from Perth, WA.
I work as a Cloud Security Architect at Canon Business Services ANZ, and I have six years in cloud technologies, with the last three years focused on cloud security. I enjoy working with Microsoft Defender XDR and Microsoft Intune and focus on translating technical concepts into clear, practical guidance for non-technical audiences.
I spend my spare time blogging, co-hosting a podcast, and delivering practical talks and workshops. I’m also active in the Perth tech community, regularly presenting at local meetups and mentoring others.
Area of Expertise
One Poisoned Agent: How a Single Compromise Cascades
Autonomous agents are reshaping how systems behave and how risk moves. In this 30-minute session, you will follow a realistic scenario where simple development agents gradually become production assets, and a single poisoned component triggers a cascading incident.
We will trace the promotion path from development to staging to production, exposing the trust boundaries that commonly fail and the subtle ways agent behaviour can drift or be exploited. You will see how applying Zero Trust principles early, including identity, attestation, capability manifests, runtime authorisation and containment, prevents escalation before it spreads.
You will leave with a practical model and specific controls you can apply to harden development practices, secure promotions and reduce blast radius long before agents reach production.
Making AI Eat Frameworks, So I Don’t Have To
Ever feel like the frameworks are multiplying faster than you can Ctrl+F through them? Between ISM, Essential 8, NIST, ISO 27001, and all the others, keeping up with evolving controls and requirements can become a full-time job... on top of your actual full-time job.
In this session, I’ll share how I trained AI (using Copilot Studio) to automatically parse credible public sources, correlating each control with Azure & Microsoft 365 settings, to deliver clear, audit-ready actions, that let me refocus on my actual day job.
Expect a few laughs, some honest “why was I even doing this manually?” moments, and a practical look at how AI can give you your time, and your sanity, back.
Agents, Meet Guardrails: Avoiding the Misconfiguration Meltdown
AI agents are now production assets with real privileges and real consequences, which means the security conversation has to shift from experimentation to operations. This session takes a practical look at what happens after a Copilot Studio agent goes live and why the biggest risks only become visible once it starts interacting with real users and real data.
We dig into the misconfigurations that quietly introduce exposure, the behavioural risks that emerge in real environments, and the visibility gaps that leave security teams guessing. Each of these issues is mapped directly to the OWASP Top 10 Risks for Agentic Applications so you can see how common design and configuration choices line up with recognised threat categories.
You will learn where governance and monitoring typically fall short, what telemetry actually reveals about agent behaviour, and the mitigation strategies that make a measurable difference without slowing delivery. This session is built for defenders, platform owners, and makers who want to secure agents as operational workloads and who need a clear view of misconfigurations, risks, and practical controls that hold up in the real world.
Empowering AI-Driven Security: Automating Sentinel Triage with Microsoft Security Copilot
Dive into the transformative world of AI-Driven automation in cybersecurity, focusing on how Microsoft Security Copilot (via Logic Apps) can streamline the triage process through Microsoft Sentinel's automation features. This session explores practical applications and innovative strategies to reduce manual effort, reduce costs, and elevate efficiency using cutting-edge AI tools.
AgentCon Perth 2026 Sessionize Event Upcoming
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Microsoft Zero To Hero Community - 2025 User group Sessionize Event
Global Security BootCamp [Perth 2025] Sessionize Event
Global AI Bootcamp Perth 2025 Sessionize Event
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