Marthie Grobler

Marthie Grobler is a Principal Research Scientist in human-centered cybersecurity at CSIRO and is Lead of the Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience Mission. Marthie’s research focus is on enhancing the usability of security solutions by considering human factors, with a strong interest in executive education, cybersecurity governance and critical infrastructure resilience and protection. She spearheaded the establishment of the original human-centric security research team in CSIRO, which focuses on addressing the alignment and integration of human factors in the cyber domain to enhance security adoption and efficiency. Her research, management and consulting experience spans multiple continents, national and state government departments, and a variety of domains linked with the digital domain. She is currently working on a national-level initiative to improve the protection and resilience of critical infrastructure in Australia, focusing on the interdependency of multiple sectors and the influence of cascading multiple hazards