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This list showcases the top United Kingdom based Principal operating in the Network Security space. If you think a Principal is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Ollie Gayton
Principal Consultant of Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Ollie leads the Cloud Infrastructure for Azure and Azure Stack practice for HPE Pointnext UK&I. His team is responsible for designing and implementing secure and scalable foundational cloud environments capable of hosting multiple types of workload – IaaS and PaaS – as well as defining and implementing clients’ cloud migration plans.
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About Hewlett Packard Enterprise: Hewlett Packard Enterprise is an industry technology company that enables customers to go further and faster.
Janet Williams
Director & Principal Advisor of CybSafe
Janet helps us keep the bigger picture on Cyber Security. in perspective. Janet, a former Chief Police Officer in the Metropolitan Police Service, held the National Law Enforcement Portfolio for Cyber-Crime 2008 – 2012. She developed the first police E-Crime Unit and was the Law Enforcement Lead engaged in writing the first UK Cyber Security Strategy in the Cabinet Office. She was the government Law-Enforcement Lead for Cyber-Crime for the 2012 Olympic Games taking her place at COBR. And in 2013, as a Non-Executive Director of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, she helped develop the organisation’s cyber security strategy. She is currently the National Security Adviser to the Security Committee of Qatar, where she advises on the development of Qatar’s cyber security capability and response. Janet works to enhance SME cyber security across the UK through her work as President of the Cross-sector Safety & Security (CSSC) charity. She is also a member of the Information Assurance Advisory Council (IAAC).
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About CybSafe: A behavioural security and data analytics platform helps people make better security decisions, and improve their security behaviour.
Thomas Cannon
Principal Consultant of NCC Group
Thomas Cannon is the former Director of R&D at viaForensics LLC.
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About NCC Group: NCC Group exists to make the world safer and more secure.
Robert Orr
Cyber Security Principal Consultant – CNI of Context Information Security
Rob leads information and cyber security regulation of the UK civil nuclear sector, in order to ensure the safety of the public, the protection and safeguarding of nuclear material, the non-proliferation of enrichment technologies, and the control of sensitive nuclear information. He is responsible for enabling, influencing, assuring and ensuring the transformation of cyber security and information assurance across the UK civil nuclear sector, through effective and efficient regulation. Prior to this appointment, Rob managed cyber security policy, strategy and programme/project assurance for the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. His background is in intelligence, security and telecommunications management and leadership roles within the MOD. Rob holds degrees in Politics and International Relations (LSE), in Defence Technology (Cranfield), and in Advanced Computer Security & Digital Forensics (Edinburgh Napier).
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About Context Information Security: Context Information Security is a cybersecurity consultancy, specialising in assurance, technical security research.
