Alex Agius

Alex Agius
Agius in 2025
Born	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Education	University of Technology Sydney (BSc IT)
Occupations	Entrepreneur, cybersecurity professional
Title	Co-founder, Paloren
Relatives	Aaron Agius (brother)
Website	alexpagius.com

Alex Agius is an Australian entrepreneur and cybersecurity professional. He is the co-founder of Paloren, an artificial intelligence consulting company focused on AI implementation, automation and organisational adoption.^[6] Earlier in his career, Agius worked in offensive cybersecurity at EY and Sentaris, with a particular focus on penetration testing, social engineering and physical security.

Agius was born and raised in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He developed an interest in technology and business from a young age, influenced in part by older siblings working in those fields.

He attended Christian Brothers' High School, Lewisham, completing his Higher School Certificate in 2017. He then studied at the University of Technology Sydney, where he completed a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, majoring in Networking and Cybersecurity. During his studies he was named to the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology Dean's List in 2019, 2020 and 2021.

From 2010 to 2017, Agius was a member of the Riverwood Squadron of the Australian Air League, a youth organisation focused on aviation education and personal development.^[1][2] He joined as a junior cadet and progressed through the ranks of leading cadet and corporal before attaining the rank of sergeant. His activities included aviation education, marching and drill, physical training, community service and drumming.

He completed the Australian Air League General Diploma, part of the organisation's highest level of educational awards. The diploma program involves a multi-year curriculum covering aviation and non-aviation subjects, including navigation, meteorology and aviation theory.^[5] In 2012 he was named Junior Cadet of the Year for the League's New South Wales Boys Group.

Through the Air League, Agius took part in community activities across New South Wales, including assisting with charitable fundraising such as the Red Shield Appeal, Anzac Day commemorations, and supporting community events and festivals. He accumulated more than 450 hours of community service during his involvement with the organisation.

In December 2012, he was among 24 volunteers recognised by Hurstville City Council at its International Volunteers' Day civic reception; the St George & Sutherland Shire Leader identified him as representing the Riverwood Squadron of the Australian Air League.^[1] In 2014, Hurstville City Council named him its Young Citizen of the Year.^[2]

Agius performed with the Air League's Riverwood Hornets Drum and Bugle Corps. In 2013 he travelled with the corps to Japan to compete in the World Championship for Marching Show Bands, where the Riverwood Hornets received bronze awards in both the Parade Contest and the Senior Preliminary Competition and took part in the championship festival program.^[3] He later participated with the Australian Air League at the 2015 World Championships in Denmark.^[4]

While studying at university, Agius worked at JB Hi-Fi, where he began in sales and later became a Telco Sales Coordinator, coordinating and coaching a telecommunications sales team. He continued some sales work while transitioning into professional cybersecurity.

In July 2021, Agius joined EY in Sydney as an Offensive Security Associate and was later promoted to Offensive Security Consultant. His work focused on penetration testing and offensive-security engagements for major Australian banks and insurance companies, including web application, API, internal and external network, and wireless-security testing.

In 2023, Agius joined Australian cybersecurity consultancy Sentaris as a penetration tester, and was promoted to Senior Penetration Tester in July 2024. Alongside technical penetration testing, social-engineering and physical-security assessments became a significant part of his role, and he developed a particular interest in the human and procedural elements of organisational security.

In 2024, Agius discovered two cross-site scripting vulnerabilities affecting LimeSurvey, an open-source survey platform. The vulnerabilities were assigned CVE-2024-28709 and CVE-2024-28710.^[8][9]

During his cybersecurity career, Agius obtained several professional offensive-security certifications, including OffSec's Certified Professional (OSCP), Experienced Penetration Tester (OSEP) and Wireless Professional (OSWP), as well as red-team certifications from Altered Security in attacking Active Directory and Microsoft Azure environments.

In 2026, Agius co-founded Paloren with his brother, Aaron Agius.^[6] Paloren is an artificial intelligence consulting company focused on AI implementation, automation, training and organisational adoption. The company primarily works with mid-market businesses, providing services including AI strategy, workflow automation, systems integration and employee training.^[6][7]

Year	Award
2012	Recognition for volunteer service, Hurstville City Council International Volunteers' Day civic reception[1]
2012	Junior Cadet of the Year, Australian Air League New South Wales Boys Group
2013	Bronze awards, World Championship for Marching Show Bands, Japan, as a member of the Riverwood Hornets[3]
2014	Young Citizen of the Year, Hurstville City Council[2]
2019	Dean's List, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Technology Sydney
2020	Dean's List, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Technology Sydney
2021	Dean's List, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Technology Sydney

• Official website
• Paloren - company website
• Alex Agius on LinkedIn