Arthur Van Der Merwe
Never Stop Learning
- Sydney, Australia
- 0447832066
- arthurvdmerwe@me.com
I have a wealth of experience in various areas, such as software development, agile management methodologies, compliance, cybersecurity management, I pride myself to learn from every experience, and apply my knowledge/experience fully in all areas to push boundaries. Colleges often see me as very technical in nature, with the ability to step back and consider a strategic view of technologies.
I have a passion for learning where I constantly exploring new technologies and considering how they disrupt the current status quo. My passion for research is clearly demonstrated in my personal blog and my work with UNE. I have been well versed in the security and technology field of Australia and hope to continue my momentum to make a substantial impact on the improvement of business and technology systems. I intend to do this by demonstrating business knowledge and a pragmatic approach to resolving industry issues.
My personal projects include Research with the University of New England, where I evaluate mathematical models or tamper-proof and authenticated encryption schemes. Other projects include contributing to technical blogs and publishing papers on cryptography as well as a vast collection of code on GitHub and coding in my spare time.
Part-Time Research Candidate
Computer Science & Cybersecurity
Computer Science & Cybersecurity
Computer Science & Cybersecurity
Computer Science & Cybersecurity
Industry Compliance
Proactively manage and run compliance programs for the annual acquirer and issuer audits for card payment systems, ensuring integrity across submissions, and non-compliance exemptions.
Assess and manage the assessment of payment devices in their security capability and vulnerabilities, and approve devices and payment software which can be used in Australia.
Assess HSM evaluation reports and function sets for use in Australia ensuring vendors meet Australian and international cryptography standards.
Advise members (Australian Banks, Acquirers, and Vendors) on security, compliance, and industry developments.
Promote innovative solutions to enter the Australian Payments market.
Information Security
Define and manage industry Security and Standards Roadmaps ensuring industry security posture.
Manage industry projects to migrate cryptography mechanisms ensuring industry-wide and international interoperability.
Participate in industry groups, such as FIDO, Digital Identity, International Standards, ensuring frameworks and security are aligned with global best practices for authentication, cryptography, and privacy.
Advise industry security committees on security best practices and current vulnerabilities. Continually review industry security guidance and rules, aligning rules to industry best practices.
Present at Universities and Conferences on security-related topics, like AWS hacking, security awareness, PAM and digital identity.
Working Groups, Committees and Memberships
Sit on Industry, National and International committees, defining security standards and evaluation requirements to secure payments and data. These committees include:
Several of my notable achievements are listed below:
Core Technologies
Consulting for S1 Postillion
Consulting for Vodafone
Other Activities:
Programming Languages: C#, Java, C, C++, Python
Services: PKI, PAM, HSMs, Endpoint, Cloud, SOC, SIEM.
Web Frameworks: MVC, ASP.net, Web API, SignalR, Quartz, OpenID, SAML
Front End Frameworks: Bootstrap, NodeJs, Angular, MVC
Server Frameworks: Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, ZeroMQ, SQL, MySQL, Oracle
Networking: Fortinet, Cisco, F5, Dell, BGP
Encryption Hardware: Thales Payshield 9000, Thales nShield, Safenet Luna, Safenet PHEFT