Dave F. Email & Phone Number

🔴 All posts are my observations of the general landscape meant to engage and educate. NOT problems I'm encountering. All views are my own and not that of my employer. I’m a techie, not an economist.🔴 Please don't invite me to meals, drinks or round tables. ALL requests will be ignored.I help CIOs in dynamic organisations reduce cyber risk, by developing pragmatic cybersecurity functions that align with the business needs and have a proven track record of increasing simplicity and promoting accountable visibility. I'm a Technical Cyber Security Leader with over 17 years of experience within start-ups, management consulting and top-tier organisations. Extensive hands-on experience with Security Architecture, Engineering, DevSecOps, Security Posture Management, Penetration Testing & Red Teaming.Engagements, Awards, Articles and Education🔵 InfoSec Europe, Advisory Board • 2024🔵 e-Crime & Cybersecurity Congress, Lost in Translation • 2024🔵 Webcast, Control Effectiveness • https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/19525/609336🔵 SASIG, Adapting to the new cyber threat landscape • 2023🔵 Central Banking African Summit, x4 talks over 2 days • 2022🔵 CyberCon, Hosted fireside chat: BoE, LSEG, MS • 2022🔵 Secure Southwest, High-value security testing • 2019🟢 National Cyber Awards, Winner of the Financial Services Award • 2023🟢 BCS Awards, Finalist for High Impacting Business Project • 2021🟢 SC Awards Europe, Finalist for Best Security Team Europe • 2019📒 Preparing your Organisation for AI Cyber Warfare • https://tinyurl.com/df-ai-war📒 Finding High-Value Security Initiatives • https://tinyurl.com/df-sec-roi📒 No Bullsh*t Approach To Simplifying Cyber Supply Chain Risk • https://tinyurl.com/df-supplychain📒 Critical Vulnerability Management Cheat Sheet • https://tinyurl.com/df-cheat📕 Master of Business Administration (MBA) • Exeter University, 2021📕 Bachelor of Science (BSc Hons), Computer Systems & Networking • University of Plymouth, 2007📕 CISM, Certified Information Security Manager • ISACA, 2016📕 CISSP, Certified Information Security Professional • (ISC)2, 2011📕 CSSLP, Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional • (ISC)2, 2014