Lumify Group Wins Cyber Security Training Business of the Year in 2025 Australian Cyber Awards

SYDNEY, Australia - 1 May 2025 - Lumify Group has been named ‘Cyber Security Training Business of the Year’ in the 2025 Australian Cyber Awards, highlighting its commitment to boosting the next generation of cyber talent in Australia. Two employees of Lumify Group were also honoured as finalists in the individual categories, with Jeremy Daly recognised in the Cyber Security Rising Star (SME) award, and Louis Cremen recognised in the Cyber Security Champion of the Year (Internal) award.

These achievements reflect the company’s unmatched training offering and expertise in the local market. In 2024, Lumify Group experienced significant growth in students trained across its cybersecurity portfolio , with clients including Federal Government, State and local Government, Australian Defence Force, the banking and financial sectors, large enterprises, SMEs and individuals.

Lumify Group (formerly DDLS Group) offers the largest and most comprehensive range of cyber security training solutions in the country, designed for cyber professionals of all levels, from beginners to established professionals and even executives. All cybersecurity courses are delivered via its subsidiary companies Lumify Learn (RTO) and Lumify Work (formerly DDLS Training).

Lumify Learn’s offering is more catered towards early-career cyber security professionals with courses ranging from Bootcamps to Certificate IV and Advanced Diplomas, which provide hands-on training and mentoring in a variety of cybersecurity aspects such as ethical hacking and network security.

Meanwhile, Lumify Work’s offering is catered towards established cybersecurity professionals looking to expand on their skillsets, providing official cybersecurity certification training courses from ISC2, ISACA, CompTIA, EC Council, Offsec, PECB, Practical DevSecOps and Certnexus, as well as a wide range of vendor security courses from Microsoft, AWS, Google, CISCO and more. Lumify Work even offers a custom workshop aimed at senior leadership, management and executive-level professionals titled “Cyber for Leadership, Executives and Boards”.

Jon Lang, CEO of Lumify Group, says “Whether we are bringing new students into the industry, upskilling businesses to meet their specific needs or assisting the government to strengthen our national security capabilities – we are deeply committed to closing the cyber skills gap. Being officially recognised by the Australian Cyber Awards is a strong reflection of this ongoing commitment.”

Lumify Work Cyber Security Lead, Jeremy Daly, adds “For more than three decades, we’ve upskilled thousands of teams and businesses, partnering with the world's top tech vendors to become Australasia's leaders in ICTtraining. With our combination of cybersecurity certification training and accredited learning, we're able to deliver on the full spectrum of IT and cybersecurity training from an individual’s first entry into the industry through to ongoing skills and development needed for seasoned professionals.”

Lumify Group prides itself on taking an innovative and flexible approach to learning, offering students a choice between face-to-face instructor-led training at one of its six state-of-the-art training campuses, virtual instructor-led training from anywhere, or 100% self-paced training delivered online.

All of Lumify Work’s cybersecurity training is delivered using a team of highly skilled and certified technical instructors who use their own professional experience to provide highly relevant and up-to-date content, providing an engaging learning experience. Lumify Work also builds custom bespoke training programs for clients with unique needs, offering tailored programs that suit their tech stacks and the roles in their team.

Lumify Group’s commitment to reducing Australia’s cyber skills gap doesn’t stop there. The company has also built a careers portal called Lumify Edge to support students seeking a career in the Australian cybersecurity sector. The platform pools students, businesses, and recruiters looking for IT talent together, enabling graduates to promote themselves to potential employers and apply for jobs advertised by Lumify Group’s industry partners.

Furthermore, the company has facilitated a job placement program, which provides graduates of Lumify Learn (RTO) with a money-back guarantee if they do not secure full-time work upon completion of their course. The program ensures a seamless transition from education to employment, placing students with an employer to commence a 12-week IT internship within their field of study and giving them valuable real-world experience.

About Lumify Group

For more than three decades, Lumify Group (formerly DDLS) has been helping organisations and people master technological change across Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines. As the preferred training partner of the world’s leading technology vendors, Lumify Group can create best-in-class, vendor-authorised learning experiences for its students and customers across a vast and ever-growing range of topics and courses. Through its five core brands - Lumify Learn, Lumify Work, Lumify People, Nexacu, PEF, ENS,and City Desktop Training – it can deliver the full spectrum of IT training.