Rothesay

Head of Security Engineering

Bank of England

Deputy CISO

Senior Manager

Head of Threat & Vulnerability Management

DevSecOps

Cigital, Inc

Managing Consultant

Senior Security Consultant

Software Security & Testing (IBM Rational)

Software Developer in IBM

🔴 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

Dave F.

TechCyber Recruitment Solutions

Recruitment Through Building Relationships: IT, Cyber Security & IT Security Community - Over the years I have built an extensive community of 28k+ 1st Linkedin connections & 29k+ Linkedin followers within the IT & Cyber Security industry, along with building relationships with Tech & Cyber professionals, hiring managers, and other recruitment professionals, which gives access to a wider pool of passive candidates. 
By creating this network, I am able to provide a more engaging process when finding the right person for a role, even for hard-to-find skills, and along with 30 years’ Cyber Security, IT Security & Tech recruitment experience, which enables a deep understanding of the industry and the types of skills and expertise that are in high demand & challenging to find. 

The areas of skills provided include but are not limited to:
• InfoSec Manager, Director of IT Security & CISO/ BISO
• Cybersecurity/ IT Security technical - Architects, Engineers, Pen Testers, Cloud specialists.
• Cyber Governance & Compliance
• Cyber Risk – including evaluating Third Party risk.
• Cybersecurity Awareness.

If you are looking for more of a personalised service, as a boutique firm, we have the ability to provide a more specialised & personalised service to clients & candidates alike, finding the best matched Cybersecurity, IT Security & Tech professionals for the job.

Director - Your IT & Cyber Security/ IT Security Recruitment Partner 🔹Permanent 🔹Contract🔹FTC.

Proxime

Proxime is driven by two core values…
Finding good people for good jobs and improving lives, through building excellent relationships throughout the pre sale, sale and post sales cycle.
But recruitment is more complex.
The ripple effect of getting it right - or wrong - can be far-reaching.

Until a new hire is found, someone else in your team must do the new hire’s work on top of their own. This leads to stress and unhappiness, and it can’t continue for too long. It is our mission to act swiftly and fix this situation for you.

What is the true cost of getting your HR department to run recruitment? It’s simple to do a keyword search for applicants - or place an advert - but this always results in a flood of people that are a poor fit. Having your HR department spend hours sifting through the wrong applicants is a waste of your time, resources and money.

We’ve distilled the recruitment process down to three key stages.
Explore: Here we go deep in identifying your needs. Not just the missing skillset, but your business environment, team structure, culture, goals, and what the ideal candidate looks like. 

Engage: Engaging candidates is an exhaustive process - and it must be to do it right. Highly-skilled, ambitious people will always have options, with a long-standing track record we are highly trusted by our clients and candidates to deliver.

Evaluate: Combining our intel on your organisation with an elite recruitment experience, we evaluate the candidates’ suitability and we strongly believe in the importance of constructive feedback, good or bad news.

Ultimately, recruitment is a two-way street. The role has to be beneficial to you and the candidate so the working partnership becomes a happy, profitable, long-term relationship.

If you would like to discuss more how we can search, attract, and place the perfect people to take your organisation forward, I invite you to get in touch.

Director - Recruitment, IT - Cyber Security & IT Security 

Proxime Recruitment Solutions, Canada.

Recruitment specialist with over 25 years of experience supplying companies across several sectors, dedicated to helping companies and candidates to change their lives by finding the right person for the job and finding the right job for the right person.

My clients consider me to be much more than your “typical recruiter” as I have a very unique perspective of providing a service that is based on how I would like to be treated myself, with honesty, respect and efficiency!

Blockable Solutions

A contract assignment via Proxime which enabled me to work first hand 'in-house' within a Blockchain solutions firm, rather than as an “outsider”, which is usually the case when working on assignments for clients.

The task was to build a Blockchain skilled team, pre & post ICO.

The firm worked to agile methodologies and agile framework.

Blockable Solutions provided clients with a full complement of blockchain support covering; development, deployment, UI/UX design, branding, marketing, and community development. 

Blockchain, DLT, Ethereum, HyperLedger and Solidity.

Blockable Consultancy Solutions, New Business Development & VP Talent Acquisition.

Practi Rapid mLearning

Practi was a rapid mobile microlearning (without lecture) SaaS software platform, blending your training by adding mobile microlearning for a fast, flexible, fun and measured learning solution.

Practi included an analytical reporting component that measured learning in real-time and reported the level of learning to indicate who had become an expert and who required additional practice to rapidly move to expertise.

Director, New Business Development - Swipe & Learn SaaS Software - Mobile Learning

Plexian plc

I was the Sales Director at Plexus. The company supplied companies in the UK & internationally!

Plexus Recruitment - UK

I was the Sales Director at Plexus. 
Plexus supplied ERP SAP/ Oracle Professionals & IT Professionals both on a contract and permanent basis. Our recruiters built up a great reputation building networks within the SAP/ Oracle & IT sectors.

Senior Recruitment Consultant. The company supplied ERP SAP/ Oracle Professionals & IT Professionals both on a contract and permanent basis.

🇬🇧 Senior Recruiter, Cyber Security, Software Development & IT.

At the forefront of Cyber Security and IT Security recruitment, www.techcyber.co.uk specialises in connecting top-tier talent with the UK's most innovative organisations. With a deep understanding of the ever-evolving tech landscape, we have successfully built the largest Cyber Security & IT Security Leadership Network within the UK, fostering meaningful relationships that drive both talent and business growth.

We recognise that recruitment is more than just filling roles – it's about finding the right people who align with your organisational goals and values. That's why our approach is grounded in the belief of "Keeping Recruitment Human." We focus on providing a personalised, tailored experience for both candidates and clients, ensuring every match is both strategic and effective.

Whether you're seeking permanent, contract, or fixed-term contract (FTC) positions, we offer comprehensive solutions across various sectors of Cyber Security and IT Security. Our network includes leading professionals and high-level experts across a variety of disciplines, from network security to ethical hacking, data protection, and beyond.

By staying ahead of industry trends and building lasting relationships, we ensure that your recruitment needs are met with the highest calibre of talent, ensuring security and success in an increasingly digital world.

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