Dr Kevin Jones
Group Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), BoD Member, & occasionally; speaker, author, advisor, and researcher
Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd•Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
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Chief Information Security Officer for major multi-national corporations leading; business, transformational, organisational, and operational security programs for IT, Industrial/Manufacturing, and Product security. Experienced in both ethical offensive and defensive cyber security roles, in addition to strategic and executive leadership positions. A frequent public speaker; regularly engaging with the security community on innovating, managing, and implementing cyber security. A member of numerous Executive and CISO communities for the sharing of best-practice and cross-business security collaborations; including SANS, Gartner, and formerly EU Charter of Trust among others. Previously Director of Airbus Protect Ltd, a fully owned subsidiary of Airbus offering cyber security, safety, and sustainability consultancy & services to Airbus, plus commercial, military, and national customers. Visiting professor at Cardiff University as an advocate and champion for cyber security in academia, development of cyber skills and for multi-disciplinary research. * Publications: Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=oXe9srgAAAAJ) * Selected Media: see profile * Keynote talks: see profile
Career Timeline
- BayerCurrentMay 2023–Present· 3 yrs 4 mos
- Chief Information Security Officer, GlobalCurrentMay 2023–Present
- Nov 2020–Present· 5 yrs 10 mos
- (Hon) Visiting Professor in Cyber SecurityCurrentNov 2020–Present
- Jul 2022–Mar 2023· 8 mos
- DirectorJul 2022–Mar 2023
- May 2017–May 2022· 5 yrs
- (Hon) Visiting Professor in Cyber SecurityMay 2017–May 2022
- Aug 2016–Feb 2023· 6 yrs 6 mos
- Industry Chair - ICS Cyber Security Community of InterestAug 2016–Feb 2023
- May 2011–Mar 2023· 11 yrs 10 mos
- Group Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)Jul 2019–Mar 2023
- Head of Cyber Security Architecture, Innovation and Scouting2016–Jun 2019
- Head of Cyber Security & Operations Research (Research Team Leader)Apr 2012–2016
- Cyber Security Influence & Strategy Research EngineerMay 2011–Apr 2012
- May 2006–Apr 2011· 4 yrs 11 mos
- Information Security Consultant & ResearcherMay 2006–Apr 2011
- 2006–2010· 4 yrs
- Researcher (Computer Science)2006–2010