IT & Cyber Security Consulting in Townsville
Practical technology advice with Nicholas “Nick” O'Sullivan
I'm Nicholas O'Sullivan, usually Nick — a Townsville-based IT professional with more than 17 years of experience across infrastructure, cloud platforms, education technology, cyber security, systems administration and practical technology leadership.
I help businesses, schools, charities and community organisations with cyber security reviews, Microsoft 365, networks and technology planning through Suburban Australia and Suburban Secure.
Professional focus
I focus on secure, explainable and maintainable technology: strengthening school technology foundations, improving cloud and identity governance, planning resilient infrastructure and helping organisations understand which technology risks and improvements matter most.
Technology leadership
Strategy, service delivery, infrastructure planning, documentation and practical risk management.
Cyber security
Identity, Microsoft 365, endpoint management, cloud governance and security-minded operations.
Infrastructure
Networks, servers, virtualisation, automation and maintainable systems for complex environments.
Technology in Townsville and North Queensland
I write from the perspective of someone working in information technology in Townsville: regional cyber security incidents, digital inclusion, education technology, infrastructure and the practical constraints local organisations face. Start with the experiment behind searching for Nick in Townsville, browse the North Queensland Cyber Watch series, or read why I still take on cyber security consulting work locally.
Recent articles
View all postsUbiquiti training is coming to Townsville, and here's the backstory
Leader is bringing a full week of in-person Ubiquiti training and certification to TecNQ Douglas this September. Some backstory on how independent organisations across the IT community helped make that happen.
Cyber security in Townsville: training, jobs, businesses and what is missing
What cyber security capability actually looks like in Townsville today: training pathways, employers, commercial providers, and the coordination role that appears to have gone missing.
Townsville was going to be a cyber security hub. What happened?
In 2020, three levels of government announced a Cyber Security Innovation Node for Townsville. A primary-source timeline of what was promised, what can be verified, and where the public record runs out.
Nicholas Townsville: now I'm competing with a brewery
First a mayor, now a brewery. Nick O'Sullivan's personal SEO experiment takes a detour through Selwyn Nicholas Brewing Co and an occasional Great Northern.