🔐Dr Kevin Jones

Dr Kevin Jones

Group Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), BoD Member, & occasionally; speaker, author, advisor, and researcher

Cardiff University / Prifysgol CaerdyddCardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

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Experience20+ Years

Executive Overview

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

Professional employment history
  • BayerCurrent
    May 2023–Present· 3 yrs 4 mos
    • Chief Information Security Officer, GlobalCurrent
      May 2023–Present
  • Nov 2020–Present· 5 yrs 10 mos
    • (Hon) Visiting Professor in Cyber SecurityCurrent
      Nov 2020–Present
  • Jul 2022–Mar 2023· 8 mos
    • Director
      Jul 2022–Mar 2023
  • May 2017–May 2022· 5 yrs
    • (Hon) Visiting Professor in Cyber Security
      May 2017–May 2022
  • Aug 2016–Feb 2023· 6 yrs 6 mos
    • Industry Chair - ICS Cyber Security Community of Interest
      Aug 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 Scouting
      2016–Jun 2019
    • Head of Cyber Security & Operations Research (Research Team Leader)
      Apr 2012–2016
    • Cyber Security Influence & Strategy Research Engineer
      May 2011–Apr 2012
  • May 2006–Apr 2011· 4 yrs 11 mos
    • Information Security Consultant & Researcher
      May 2006–Apr 2011
  • 2006–2010· 4 yrs
    • Researcher (Computer Science)
      2006–2010

Education

Computer Science

De Montfort University

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Risk AssessmentProject ManagementInformation SecurityNetwork SecurityLeadershipManagementSecurity ManagementProgram ManagementComputer ForensicsStrategyInformation Security ManagementNetwork AdministrationPenetration TestingBusiness StrategyISO 27001TrainingInformation AssuranceTeam ManagementComputer SecurityCyber-security