About

About Cyber Node

Matt Breuillac, founder of Cyber Node
Founder

Matt Breuillac

Most cybersecurity consultants come from IT. Matt Breuillac came from chemical engineering.

Before founding Cyber Node, Matt spent over a decade working on some of the most complex industrial facilities in the world. Shell Prelude FLNG. AREVA nuclear. LNG and lithium processing. These are environments where operational technology failures carry consequences far beyond a compromised database. He understands how these systems are built, how they fail, and increasingly, how they are attacked.

That background is rare in cybersecurity. It means Cyber Node approaches penetration testing differently. Not just identifying vulnerabilities, but understanding what they mean in the context of your operations, your risk, and your regulatory obligations.

Cyber Node was built to deliver the quality of security testing that enterprise organisations take for granted, to Australian businesses that have never had access to it. Manual penetration testing, not automated scans. Real findings, not checkbox reports. Consultants who can talk to your engineers and your board in the same conversation.

Matt holds a Masters Degree in Chemical Engineering and is a registered, active member of Engineers Australia (MIEAust). He also holds an EMBA, PMP, and multiple AWS security certifications, and works across FinTech, resources, utilities, MedTech, and government-adjacent sectors.

If you want to understand what your business looks like to an attacker, start here.

MIEAust MSc Chemical Engineering EMBA PMP AWS Certified Security Specialist FinTech Australia member

What we believe

Four principles that shape every engagement

  • Scanners are tools, not testers

    Automated tooling is useful for coverage and efficiency. It is not a substitute for a human understanding the application.

  • Reports exist to drive action

    Every finding should be something a specific person can fix, with clear guidance on how.

  • Severity inflation is a tax on trust

    We rate findings by real-world impact, not by what sounds most impressive on a cover page.

  • Operational safety is a precondition

    Particularly in OT engagements. Plant state, maintenance windows, and engineering context are designed into every scope.

Across 54 manual penetration testing engagements Cyber Node delivered between May 2024 and December 2025, 100% produced findings and 39% carried Critical or High-risk exposure. In April 2026, Cyber Node scanned 351 Australian SMB domains via the Cyber Exposure Snapshot; 78% were rated HIGH or CRITICAL and 99% carried at least one high-severity exposure. See the manual penetration testing dataset, the CES research page, or the full research index for the complete breakdown.

Where we work

Perth head office. National delivery.

Cyber Node is headquartered in Perth, Western Australia, and works with clients across Australia including Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and regional sites throughout WA. Remote-first engagement is the default. On-site work is available where it adds value.

Cyber Node
Level 2, 152 St Georges Terrace
Perth WA 6000
Australia
Central Park building Mon–Fri, 8:00–17:00

Legal entity

Core Nova Pty Ltd trading as Cyber Node. Registered in Western Australia.

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