Kylie Watson CISO at DXC Technology

Kylie Watson

CISO at DXC Technology

Kylie Watson

Kylie Watson is an experienced executive in the Information Technology Infrastructure, Apps, and Services Industry. Driven by a strong client focus, she supports large-scale business and technical transformation, leveraging her expertise in change management and behavioural economics. Kylie excels in leading large sales and delivery teams across multiple disciplines and regions, driving the adoption and embrace of new technologies. She is adept at growing capabilities and skills to meet market demand across Australia, New Zealand, and Asia, and at building partnerships and alliances to solve client challenges.

Kylie has extensive experience working across all industries and is well-connected with key C-suite stakeholders in federal, state, and local government, as well as in retail, mining, oil and gas, utilities, distribution, health, and financial services. She has a proven track record of driving cultural change and embracing diversity and inclusion, earning awards in coaching, mentoring, and innovation.

With over 25 years of executive leadership experience in technology and consulting, spanning multiple industries, international geographies, and platforms, Kylie is well-versed in Google, AWS, IBM Cloud, and Azure. Her solution experience and qualifications include cybersecurity, data, AI, cloud, and change management. Additionally, she is an AI ethicist with some quantum computing capability.

Kylie is also a media spokesperson, keynote speaker, and author on technology topics, and serves as an advisor to universities and government agencies on cyber, technology research, and education.

Customer Experience International Women’s Day 2025: Amplifying Voices, Accelerating Action for Aussie Women in Tech International Women’s Day 2025: Amplifying Voices, Accelerating Action for Aussie Women in Tech Aug 5, 2025 International Women's Day 2025 is a moment to reflect, celebrate, and push forward. This year's theme, "Accelerate Action," highlights the importance of driving meaningful, sustainable progress for women in every industry—especially in technology, where gender gaps are still prevalent. Read More
Executive Leadership & Strategy DXC Technology’s Kylie Watson On Her Path to Cyber and Balancing Priorities DXC Technology’s Kylie Watson On Her Path to Cyber and Balancing Priorities Jun 16, 2025 From combat engineer to cyber exec, Kylie Watson shares how Defence, data and strategy shaped her rise—and why vendor outreach must evolve. Read More
Security & Risk Panel: Crisis Preparation and a Resilient Risk Culture Panel: Crisis Preparation and a Resilient Risk Culture May 12, 2023 This panel, led by Matt Boon Senior Research Director at ADAPT, discusses the importance of crisis preparation and resilient risk culture. Read More
Executive Leadership & Strategy The Australian Cyber Network: Cyber Strategy Research 2025 The Australian Cyber Network: Cyber Strategy Research 2025 Apr 16, 2025 Kylie Watson, Jason Murrell, and Catherine Rowe discuss gaps in Australia’s cyber strategy, calling for funding, transparency, and stronger protections by 2030. Read More
Customer Experience How to Articulate the Risk, to Get the Support, to Protect and Enable? How to Articulate the Risk, to Get the Support, to Protect and Enable? Oct 16, 2024 In this panel discussion, Peter Hind, Principal Research Analyst at ADAPT, Kylie Watson, CISO at DXC Technology, Donald Elliott, CIO at Cricket Australia and Olivia Loadwick, Partner at McKinsey & Company examine the complexities of managing cyber incidents, emphasising that effective incident response should involve leaders outside the cyber team, such as a designated spokesperson, to handle broader organisational impacts. Read More
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