Where did Vaughan go to school?

Vaughan studied at RMIT University (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science); RMIT University (Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Computer Science); RMIT University (Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Computer Systems Engineering).

Vaughan

Founder

Founder at Cydarm

Greater Melbourne Area

FoundedCydarm

About

Vaughan is the Co-Founder and CEO of Cydarm Technologies, which develops a Cybersecurity Incident Response Management (CIRM) platform for security operations teams covering the incident lifecycle from triage to reporting and compliance, with features including integrated playbooks, access control, and automation. Cydarm was named a Sample Vendor in the emerging CIRM category in Gartner's 2025 Hype Cycle for Security Operations. Prior to founding the company, Vaughan worked for over 20 years in information security and software engineering across defence, national security, and law enforcement.

Founder at Cydarm

Intro paths

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In turn, Vaughan can intro founders to Cydarm's investors below.

Cydarm's investors · 3

Five V CapitalDarlinghurst InterValley VenturesMelbourne Right Click CapitalSydney · $66K – $5M checks

Co-founders at Cydarm

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Experience

Cydarm TechnologiesCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2017 — present
Palantir TechnologiesForward Deployed Engineer2013 — 2017
Department of Defence of AustraliaAssistant Director2011 — 2013Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Department of Defence of AustraliaIntegrated Technologist2008 — 2011Maryland, USA
Department of Defence of AustraliaAssistant Director2007 — 2008Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Department of Defence of AustraliaSoftware Engineer2004 — 2007Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Australian ArmyRifleman2005 — 2008Various

Skills & more

Software Development42Java32SQL28Software Engineering14Linux13C++8Distributed Systems2Machine Learning4Hadoop2Information Retrieval1Text Classification1Management5

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Project ManagementJavaScriptCLeadershipHTMLResearchIntegrationProgram ManagementProgrammingAgile MethodologiesAlgorithmsUnix

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Vaughan?: Vaughan is the Co-Founder and CEO of Cydarm Technologies, which develops a Cybersecurity Incident Response Management (CIRM) platform for security operations teams covering the incident lifecycle from triage to reporting and compliance, with features including integrated playbooks, access control, and automation. Cydarm was named a Sample Vendor in the emerging CIRM category in Gartner's 2025 Hype Cycle for Security Operations. Prior to founding the company, Vaughan worked for over 20 years in information security and software engineering across defence, national security, and law enforcement.
Where does Vaughan work?: Vaughan is Founder of Cydarm.
What companies did Vaughan found?: Vaughan founded Cydarm.
Where did Vaughan go to school?: Vaughan studied at RMIT University (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science); RMIT University (Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Computer Science); RMIT University (Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Computer Systems Engineering).