I have performed a large number of public speaking events both for external organisations and on behalf of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. I cover topics related to my specific disciplines and usually put a different spin or angle on it to keep it interesting. Example topics include:

• Data Compromise – A voyage into the realms of data, its value, those who would seek to acquire it and the underground economies that exist.
• Threat & Vulnerability, The Reality – A ground up view of the Hacking world, techniques you can use to protect yourself and the commercial world of penetration testing.
• Identity Theft, a Data Centric view - A view into the world of identity theft and the economies built around it from the perspective of the data itself.
• Payment Card Industry, Data Security Standard – A complete view of the standard, what it means, who needs to comply, who the stakeholders are and some tips and tricks to get you trough.
• Anatomy of an Attack and Defence Strategies – In part one of this presentation we study the anatomy of an attack and dissect it in detail, including an analysis of the threat agents, attack vectors & attack surfaces to better understand and formulate the potential threats to your environment. In part two we look at defence strategies that can be applied to defend against the threats identified as well as techniques that can be employed to better ensure appropriate spend of available budgets on controls that count.

Past speaking events include:

• Heads of Internal Audit Forums (Numerous Locations) (2006 – 2009)
• Risk & Governance Forums (Numerous Locations) (2006 – 2010)
• 06/11/2008 – North East Fraud Forum – Data Loss
• 14/11/2008 – CIPFA North West – Data Loss
• 17/06/2008 – Symantec NW Conference – BERR
• 12/11/2009 – ACCA/IIA Annual Networking Events – Data Theft – (audio recording)
• 22/04/2010 – Bristol Insurance Club – Anatomy of an Attack and Defence Strategies
• 16/07/2010 – PwC IT Forum Norwich – Anatomy of an Attack and Defence Strategies
• 22/07/2010 – Private Presentation to Senior Management for a large insurance company -Anatomy of an Attack and Defence Strategies
• 12/11/2010 – PwC Cambridge IT Master-class – Anatomy of an Attack and Defence Strategies
• 02/10/2011 – Computing.com – Careers in Cyber Security Roundtable Part 1 (Video Link)
• 02/10/2011 – Computing.com – Careers in Cyber Security Roundtable Part 2 (Video Link)
• 29/03/2011 – Passenger Terminal EXPO 2011 in Copenhagen – IT Attack and Defence Strategies
• 31/03/2011 – Meeting the Cyber Challenges 2012 – The Cyber Security Challenge(audio recording)
• 19/04/2011 – InfoSec Europe 2011 – Finding The Right Talent To Secure Our Future
• 16/06/2011 – PwC – Fraud Acadamy Retail Specialist Group Roundtable – “Cyber Defence Strategies”
• 30/06/2011 – PwC – Family Office Breakfast Briefing – “Cyber Attacks & Live Hacks”
• 21/09/2011 – PwC – North East Directors Forum – “Cyber Attacks & Live Hax”
• 25/10/2011 – ISSA Webinar – “The Rise of the Cyber Criminal” – On Demand Link
• 10/11/2011 – The European Family Office Conference – “Ethical Hacking + Live Demo’s”
• 24/11/2011 – ACCA/IIA Networking Event – “Ethical Hacking + Live Demo’s

Upcoming Dates:

• 06/12/2011 – PwC FTSE 100 NED Cybercrime Forum – Live Hack
• 09/12/2011 – MIAA Information Security Challenges and Solutions Event