team

meet us

Andy Prow

Managing Director
As the founding owner Director of Aura Information Security Andy's primary role is as the chief ambassador of the Aura group, publically speaking at conferences such as TechEd and OWASP.

On one hand he's an entrepreneur who strives for perfection and drives the company onwards and upwards yet on the other hand he's still a "die hard techo" who loves to keep a finger on the pulse of the latest advances in the information security and software industries.

Diane Prow

Chief Finance Officer
Diane not only provides Aura Information Security with the role of Chief Finance Officer, she also helps to ensure that Aura maintains its philosophy of keeping cyber security as clear and simple as possible for its customers.

Graeme Neilson

Senior Security Specialist & Lead Researcher
Graeme has over 10 years experience in information security. Recent projects have included secure network design reviews and penetration testing for government agencies and large corporates. Graeme specialises in network infrastructure, reverse engineering and mobile platforms.

He is active in the security research community and has spoken at security conferences across the globe including Black Hat (US), CanSecWest (Canada), Ruxcon (Australia), Troopers (Germany) and Kiwicon (NZ). Graeme is the architect of RedEye - Aura Information Security's managed vulnerability scanning service.

Mark Keegan

Lead Security Specialist
Mark is a co-founder of Aura and was involved in the initial startup and design of the company.

Mark now heads up the Aura Information Security testing practice and is the first point of contact for any technical or logistical enquiries. He has a solid background in development practices and specialises in testing web applications for security related issues. 

Mike Haworth

Security Specialist
Having spoken at OWASP and Kiwicon, Mike is equally at home penetration testing network appliances, web or mobile applications.

Mike started his career at a London startup and has had a security role working for the New Zealand government as well as experience in web development.

Scott Fletcher

Security Specialist & Trainer
Scott joined Aura with a background in software development specialising in web and associated technologies. Scott is one of Aura's penetration testers and a presenter of Aura's "Teaching Good Guys Bad-Tricks" development team training course.

Recent engagements have included security reviews, training courses for government and multinational corporate entities and penetration testing across both public and private sectors.

Shaun Anderson

Business Development Manager
Shaun is repsonsbile for growing Aura's business and his skills include marketing and sales management. Having also been a developer in a former life, he has a breadth of IT knowledge which translates into a sound understanding of the needs of the Information Security market and developing solutions to meet those needs accordingly.

Our People

Probably one of the first things you'll notice about the team at Aura is that we're definitely not your stereotypical "hackers", nor are we harsh and puritanical security consultants who commit your company to security compliance at all costs.

Rather, we're all passionate about Information Security and are leaders in our field but also have a balanced perspective of both commercial and technical objectives. That's why we and our customers see the huge value in improving their security as simply and pragmatically as possible.

We also understand that customer relationships are essential to understand you and your business enough to be able to make practical and prioritised recommendations. Lasting relationships also mean that we'll keep ongoing communication with you to ensure that your security and business requirements continue to be met over time.