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Contents

1.     Life

2.     Education

3.     Career

4.     Honours and Awards

5.    Media

1.      Life

Robert Aaron Potter (born in 1985) is the Co-Founder & CEO of Internet2.0. Robert has had an interesting background on the road to becoming one of Australia’s leading cyber experts and is arguably the most frequently interviewed and quoted spokesperson for cyber in Australia. Rob’s passion for all things cyber related stems from an early career in national security. Rob started out as a political staffer, followed by time spent in the Australian Army before moving across to various cyber security consultant positions advising both public and private sectors on all things cyber related.

2.      Education

Robert studied a Bachelor of International Studies, National Security Policy Studies (2005-2008) and a Master of Arts, National Security Policy Studies at Flinders University (2009-2011). Rob then attended Columbia University in New York City as a Pre-Doctoral Scholar, National Security Policy Studies and worked in the Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University (2012-2013). While he was there, Rob completed a Summer Workshop on the Analysis of Military Operations and Strategy at Cornell University, sponsored by Columbia University (2013).

Robert later assumed the role of Research Assistant to the Hon. Kevin Rudd within the John F. Kennedy School of Government and US-China Relations within the Robert and Renee Belfer Centre for Science and International Affairs at Harvard Kennedy School(2014-2015).

3.      Career

Robert held the position of Political Staffer within the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, Government of South Australia (Adelaide 2005-2012), Reservist, Australian Army (Adelaide 2010-2012), Analyst/Commissioning Editor, E-International Relations, (NYC 2012-2016), Non-Resident Research Mentor, Arirang Institute (Seoul, South Korea 2015-2016), Regular Author, Modern War Institute at West Point (2016-2017.), Cyber Security within the Australian Government (2014-2017), Security Consulting Manager at Accenture (2016-2017). He was also Head of Cyber Operations at BAE Systems Applied Intelligence where he launched the BAE CSOC (Cyber Security Operations Centre) in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), and worked on the Cyber Engagement Strategy with Ambassador Tobias Feakin on Australia’s first cyber engagement strategy. After publishing attribution naming the Lazarus Group as the DPRK, Robert presented the findings at an APT (Advanced Persistent Threats) Cyber in Business Conference in Sydney (2017-2018).

Robert then became the Cyber Security Lead at The Washington Post (2019-2020) where he was responsible for finding nearly 25,000 email addresses and passwords allegedly from NIH, WHO, Gates Foundation and others dumped online.[1 ]

Following on from his posting at the Washington Post, Rob became the Chief Innovation Officer at WYWM (With You With Me) based in Canberra, Australia (2019-2020). During Robert’s time at WYWM he installed a Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC) in PNG within PNG’s Health Department [2 ] and attended Veteran Careers Expos to promote upskilling veterans with digital skills; something he is still passionate about today.

Robert is a Cyber Security Subject Matter Expert for CRDF Global [3 ] (2019 – present) and a Non-Resident Cyber Security Fellow at the Centre for Rule-making Strategies at Tama University in Toyko [4 ] (2018-present). Robert is also a Board Member at the Cyber Security and Data Science Research Institute at Charles Sturt University (2021- present), a Cyber Security subject matter expert on DPRK, at the Affaires Mondiales Canada (Global Affairs Canada) (2020 – present) working with CDRF at SEACEN in Ottawa, Canada, and a Cyber Security External Technical Subject Matter Expert for the United States Department of State, where he provides support for Cyber Security Implementation at Financial Institutions through the lens of DPRK (2019- present).

In 2019, Potter co-founded Internet 2.0 with David Robinson. They both currently act as Co-CEOs. Internet 2.0 is most renowned for its global first and patented cloaking firewall, which is available on Azure and AWS market places. The cloaking firewall defeats network scanning rendering assets invisible to potential cyber attackers. Internet 2.0 was a Finalist for the Space Start-up of the Year issued by Space Connect (Australian Space Awards) (Feb 2020). Internet2.0 is listed as a Finalist in the 2022 Space Awards.

During Rob’s time leading Internet 2.0 he is frequently sought after by national and international media outlets on cyber security issues, including how cyber is impacting Australia’s national security; the implications that international cyberwarfare and cyber-attacks have on businesses, governments and how cyber is shaping our everyday lives and our future

4.      Honours and Awards

Robert was issued a Resident Scholar - Regional Leader - by International House of New York, (2012). He was also named as the “Next” Future Strategic Leader issued by Institute of Regional Security (2015) and presented as a Young Leader at the Pacific Forum CSIS (Centre for Strategic & International Studies) (2016). Rob received a PhD Scholarship from the Commonwealth Government (2017) and went onto present at the Honolulu International Forum (HIF) Pacific Forum CSIS (Centre for Strategic & International Studies) (May 2018).

5.      Media

Some of Robert’s media appearances are listed below:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-04/china-pcr-purchases-spiked-in-months-before-first-known-covid-cases-firm-says?sref=1gL3ISdJ

https://www.skynews.com.au/opinion/sharri-markson/data-indicates-dramatic-increase-of-pcr-procurement-contracts-in-wuhan-in-2019/video/9cd25181f42402c83eaf0694b729650c                                  https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2021/10/04/covid-spreading-virulently-wuhan-summer-2019-claims-report/

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/world/wuhan-in-early-shopping-spree-for-covid19-test-kits/news-story/3db346c63604fe704af53f7306fe371f

https://therecord.media/report-new-pcr-test-intelligence-around-wuhan-suggests-covid-19-was-virulent-earlier-than-thought/

https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/spending-on-pcr-tests-in-china-soared-months-before-covid-19-revealed-20211005-p58x89.html

https://www.theage.com.au/world/asia/spending-on-pcr-tests-in-china-soared-months-before-covid-19-revealed-20211005-p58x89.html

https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Coronavirus/China-PCR-test-orders-soared-before-first-confirmed-COVID-case

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2021-10-05/internet-2-0-co-ceo-robert-potter-on-china-s-pcr-order-spike-video

https://www.foxnews.com/world/china-increased-spending-pathogens-testing-months-before-acknowledging-covid

https://www.newsweek.com/china-purchased-mass-quantity-pcr-tests-months-before-first-reported-case-covid-1635505

https://humanevents.com/2021/10/04/breaking-china-pcr-test-orders-soared-before-first-reported-covid-case-government-contracts-show-surges-in-wuhan-area-purchases-starting-may-2019/

https://o.canada.com/news/world/covid-19-was-rife-in-china-months-before-alert-sounded-report-says

https://infobarcelona.cat/noticias/china-compro-una-gran-cantidad-de-pruebas-de-pcr-meses-antes-del-primer-caso-notificado-de-covid/

https://klikbulukumba.com/covid-menyebar-dengan-ganas-di-wuhan-pada-awal-musim-panas-2019-menurut-laporan/#google_vignette

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4306674

https://www.wionews.com/world/chinas-pandemic-expose-pcr-test-kit-orders-doubled-months-before-first-covid-19-case-418395

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/10/05/asia-pacific/china-pcr-equipment/

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/asia/spending-on-pcr-tests-in-china-soared-months-before-covid-19-revealed-20211005-p58x89.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

https://www.aninews.in/news/world/asia/china-pcr-test-orders-soared-before-first-confirmed-covid-19-case20211006024301/

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/world/china-increased-spending-on-testing-months-before-acknowledging-covid-report-finds/news-story/121236549d228798dba8574423274fac

https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/china/covid-virus-wuhan-summer-2019-b1932574.html

https://greekherald.com.au/news/australia/activist-drew-pavlous-hacked-emails-are-putting-vulnerable-uighurs-risk/

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/activist-drew-pavlous-hacked-emails-putting-uighurs-at-risk/news-story/00a5dae1b959ba3a23700d0dda2d0170

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-59341750

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-10-04-chinese-pcr-test-purchases-rose-in-2019-south-africa-registers-429-new-cases/

https://montrealgazette.com/news/world/covid-19-was-rife-in-china-months-before-alert-sounded-report-says/wcm/ed66cf17-b8f7-4986-a65e-276cb5108624

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/u-s-presses-singapore-on-travel-astra-cocktail-virus-update-1.1661872

https://www.urdupoint.com/en/health/emergence-of-coronavirus-in-chinas-wuhan-pos-1368054.html

https://www.urdupoint.com/en/world/latest-on-coronavirus-1368670.html

https://www.theepochtimes.com/pcr-sales-soared-in-wuhan-before-first-official-covid-19-cases-publicised-report_4032361.html

https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/the-piranhas-come-for-kyrsten-sinema/

https://headtopics.com/us/china-purchased-mass-quantity-of-pcr-tests-months-before-first-reported-case-of-covid-22002361

https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Health/1zn43zh67i/EXPOSED-China-stockpiled-PCR-tests-many-months-before.htm

https://nz.news.yahoo.com/report-makes-bombshell-claim-about-coronavirus-spread-in-china-204725204.html

https://www.bloombergquint.com/coronavirus-outbreak/biontech-sees-new-vaccine-need-japan-in-talks-virus-update

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/coronavirus-china-test-kit-purchases-spiked-months-before-1st-known-covid-cases-report-2564116

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/world/china-increased-spending-on-testing-months-before-acknowledging-covid-report-finds/news-story/121236549d228798dba8574423274fac?amp&nk=d069b176b44285844b1ce019da139003-1633489731

https://www.watoday.com.au/world/asia/spending-on-pcr-tests-in-china-soared-months-before-covid-19-revealed-20211005-p58x89.html

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/coronavirus/china-pcr-purchases-increased-before-first-known-covid-cases-1

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/10/coronavirus-covid-19-circulating-in-china-as-early-as-may-2019-new-report-suggests.html

https://www.theweek.in/news/world/2021/10/05/china-accelerated-purchases-of-rt-pcr-tests-before-first-known-covid-19-cases-report.html

https://awsforwp.com/2021/10/05/china-test-kit-purchases-peaked-months-before-first-known-covid-cases-report/

https://www.thebharatexpressnews.com/test-kit-in-china-buys-months-before-first-known-cases-of-covid-report/

https://www.indiablooms.com/health-details/H/10387/china-pcr-test-orders-soared-before-first-confirmed-covid-case-in-2019-reports.html

https://english.lokmat.com/international/china-pcr-test-orders-soared-before-first-confirmed-covid-19-case/

https://zeenews.india.com/world/chinas-covid-19-pandemic-may-have-begun-in-may-2019-report-2400118.html

https://www.rt.com/news/536612-china-pcr-testing-equipment/amp/

https://www.pressreader.com/canada/national-post-latest-edition/20211005/281767042391263

https://freebeacon.com/coronavirus/report-viral-test-purchases-spiked-in-china-before-first-reported-covid-case/

https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/271403456/china-pcr-test-orders-soared-before-first-confirmed-covid-19-case

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10060265/China-Covid-PCR-test-kit-orders-doubled-Hubei-case.html

https://insiderpaper.com/pcr-test-orders-soared-in-china-ahead-of-first-reported-covid-case /

https://www.latestly.com/agency-news/world-news-china-pcr-test-orders-soared-before-first-confirmed-covid-19-case-2921893.html

https://www.world-today-news.com/china-has-purchased-covid-19-pcr-tests-before-first-cases-are-officially-reported/

https://www.breaknlinks.com/news/58026

https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/coronavirus/new-report-suggests-china-knew-months-covid-19-was-spreading-without

https://thebl.com/world-news/covid-spreading-virulently-in-wuhan-as-early-as-may-2019-and-china-knew-about-it-new-report-suggests.html

https://palpalnewshub.com/international/several-months-before-telling-who-purchase-of-pcr-test-kits-had-increased-in-china-report/

https://www.newsmax.com/world/globaltalk/china-pcr-test-covid-19/2021/10/05/id/1039146 /

https://humanevents.com/2021/10/04/breaking-china-pcr-test-orders-soared-before-first-reported-covid-case-government-contracts-show-surges-in-wuhan-area-purchases-starting-may-2019/?amp=1

https://www.inquisitr.com/6497041/china-pcr-purchases-surged-before-first-reported-case-of-covid-1

https://247newsaroundtheworld.com/news/china-test-kit-buys-spiked-months-before-1st-known-covid-cases-report/

https://calgaryherald.com/news/world/covid-19-was-rife-in-china-months-before-alert-sounded-report-says/wcm/cf0ee71d-a8a7-458b-8e2b-5abb40aa521a?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1633403079

https://thenewsmotion.com/chinas-pcr-test-kit-orders-spiked-months-before-it-raised-covid-19-alarm-says-report/

https://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/World/20211006/3832002.html

https://washingtonnewsday.com/world/months-before-the-first-case-of-covid-was-reported-china-purchased-a-large-quantity-of-pcr-tests/

https://www.uktimenews.com/test-kit-in-china-buys-months-before-first-known-cases-of-covid-report/

https://newsghana.com.gh/emergence-of-coronavirus-in-chinas-wuhan-possibly-dates-back-to-summer-2019/

https://digichat.info/china-purchases-large-volume-of-pcr-tests-months-before-first-reported-covid-case/

https://www.eastcoastdaily.in/2021/10/05/china-doubled-its-pcr-test-kit-orders-before-first-covid-cases-reveals-study.html

https://asumetech.com/china-bulk-quantity-purchased-of-pcr-testing-months-before-the-first-reported-case-of-covid/

https://polishnews.co.uk/china-increased-spending-on-pathogens-testing-months-before-acknowledging-covid-19-report-say s

https://knews.uk/china-test-kit-buys-nailed-months-before-first-known-covid-cases-report/

https://nationworldnews.com/pcr-sales-surged-in-wuhan-before-first-official-covid-19-cases-were-reported-report/

https://timesnewsexpress.com/news/newsusa/china-increased-spending-on-pathogens-testing-months-before-acknowledging-covid-19-report-says/

https://groupguide.online/chinas-covid-19-pandemic-could-have-begun-in-might-2019-report/

https://news-logics.com/covid-was-spreading-virulently-in-wuhan-as-early-as-summer-2019-report-suggests/

https://dailycroc.com/news/archives/66707

https://www.dagospia.com/rubrica-29/cronache/cosa-ci-ha-nascosto-cina-diversi-mesi-prima-che-autorita-285044.htm

https://gript.ie/pcr-test-orders-in-china-soared-before-first-covid-case-confirmed/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/04/21/nearly-25000-email-addresses-passwords-allegedly-nih-who-gates-foundation-are-dumped-online/

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/exposing-mystery-and-menace-of-chinese-communist-party-membership/news-story/ef3e79d1e3d9022388f5e4fdcce14895

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-14/china-database-scott-morrison-cannon-brookes-imbruglia/12661696

https://www.afr.com/policy/foreign-affairs/china-s-social-media-warfare-database-lists-key-australians-20200910-p55u95

https://www.afr.com/policy/foreign-affairs/if-you-re-not-on-the-zhenhua-database-don-t-be-offended-20200918-p55wv 0

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-canadas-visa-application-centre-in-beijing-run-by-chinese-police/

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-01/shanghai-files-shed-light-on-china-surveillance-state/100040896

https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/1436986 6

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/14/zhenhua-data-full-list-leak-database-personal-details-millions-china-tech-compan y

https://www.afr.com/technology/how-australian-cyber-experts-got-comms-back-up-in-png-tribal-war-20210212-p571x0

https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/aussie-cyber-experts-fight-back-against-north-korea-20210506-p57pir

https://www.wsj.com/articles/north-korean-hackers-are-said-to-have-targeted-companies-working-on-covid-19-vaccines-11606895026

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-57780023

https://www.afr.com/technology/creaking-systems-leave-aussie-businesses-wide-open-to-cyber-attack-20210909-p58q46

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/chinas-watches-people-in-their-homes-and-cars-via-facial-recognition/news-story/2df5d9a2df3a855bd5a96609700e4f34

https://twitter.com/TimWattsMP/status/1468422109273608196

https://www.skynews.com.au/opinion/sharri-markson/questions-raised-over-university-of-sydney-health-equipment-contract/video/6f7e11bea7905d6798dd7fdc4a5b2ce4

https://therecord.media/report-going-to-the-beijing-olympics-leave-your-cellphone-home/

https://www.afr.com/companies/sport/olympic-athletes-warned-to-leave-phones-at-home-amid-china-spy-fears-20220118-p59p1l

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iONs3ElPzlw

https://web.archive.org/web/20220220234510/https://www.9news.com.au/national/australian-winter-olympic-athletes-urged-not-to-take-phones-china-spying-threat/0dfc3752-a6b5-43ae-8f01-f78240943734

https://web.archive.org/web/20220217142903/https://www.wired.co.uk/article/china-propaganda-youtube

[1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/04/21/nearly-25000-email-addresses-passwords-allegedly-nih-who-gates-foundation-are-dumped-online/

[2] https://tech.pngfacts.com/2019/09/png-health-dept-installs-cyber-security.html

[3] https://www.crdfglobal.org/what-we-do

[4] https://crs-japan.org/en/experts/robert-potter-eng/