Cyber Security Speakers

Hire Top Cyber Security Speakers

Cyber security speakers are hired to help organisations stay one step ahead of digital threats. With 43% of businesses reporting a cyber attack in the past year, the risks are widespread and growing. These speakers help leaders understand how to protect their data, manage risk, and respond quickly to incidents. Their sessions turn complex security challenges into clear, actionable strategies that empower staff at every level. By raising awareness and encouraging best practice, cyber security experts help create a culture of vigilance and resilience, reducing the likelihood of costly breaches and long-term reputational damage.

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Sarah Armstrong-Smith

Chief Security Advisor EMEA for Microsoft, Member of the UK Government Cyber Advisory Board & Former Head of Cyber Resilience for Fujitsu

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Mary Aiken

Professor of Cyberpsychology & Chair of the Department of Cyberpsychology at Capitol Technology University & Author of "The Cyber Effect"

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Toby Lewis

Global Head of Threat Analysis for Darktrace, Founding Member & Former Deputy Technical Director of Incident Management for the UK National Cyber Security Centre & Certified Information Systems Security Professional

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Keren Elazari

Founder of Leading Cyber Ladies, Co-Founder of BSidesTLV & Senior Researcher at Tel Aviv University

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Greg van der Gaast

Named the World's Top 5 Most Infamous Hacker, Best-Selling Author of 'Rethinking InfoSec', Chief Technologist Officer at CDW & Managing Partner of Sequoia Consulting

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Jenny Radcliffe

Known as “The People Hacker”, InfoSec Hall of Fame Inductee, Host of Award-Winning Podcast 'The Human Factor', HQ Hunter in Channel 4’s 'HUNTED' & Bestselling Author of 'People Hacker – Confessions of a Burglar for Hire'

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Jamie Woodruff

Europe's No.1 Ethical Hacker Who Successfully Hacked into Facebook, Twitter & Google, Cyber Safety Advisor for the Cyber Smile Foundation, Former Penetration Testing Engineer for Metrix Cloud Ltd & Cyber Security Speaker

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Ciaran Martin

The First CEO of the National Cyber Security Centre, Former Head of Cyber Security at GCHQ & Professor of Practice in the Management of Public Organisations at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford

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Sir John Sawers

Former Chief Of MI6 Secret Intelligence Service, Former British Permanent Representative To The United Nations, Former Director-General for Political Affairs at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office & BP Global Non-Executive Director

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Misha Glenny

Formerly The Guardian's & Later The BBC's Central European Correspondent, Author of 'McMafia: A Journey Through the Global Crime Underworld' & Recipient of the Sony Gold Award for Outstanding Contribution to Broadcasting

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Sir Richard Moore

Former Chief Of MI6 Secret Intelligence Service, Former Director-General, Political at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office & Chair of the Kennedy Memorial Trust

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Frank Abagnale

‘Catch Me If You Can’ Ex-Con Man, Security Consultant, Founder of Abagnale & Associates, AARP Fraud Watch Ambassador, The Perfect Scam Co-host

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Robert Pritchard

Founder of The Cyber Security Expert, Advisor for HRH The Queen & the UK Government & Former Deputy Head of the UK's Cyber Security Operations Centre

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Lisa Forte

Co-Founder of Red Goat Cyber Security, Cyber Volunteers 19 & Respect In Security & Recognised as the No.1 woman in the Top 100 Women in Tech Awards

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Ben Owen

Cyber Security Specialist, Former British Forces Sniper, ‘Hunted’ Intelligence Lead & Co-Founder of The OSINT Group

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Danni Brooke

Lead Investigator of 'Hunted' and 'Celebrity Hunted', Former Metropolitan Police Officer, Co-Owner & Co-Founder of The OSINT Group & Amazon Bestselling Author of 'The Girl for the Job' & 'Undercover Copper'

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Stu Hirst

Chief Information Security Officer for Trustpilot, Co-Founder of Cyber Scotland Connect, Former Information Technology Security Manager at Skyscanner & Former Head of Security Systems for Capital One

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Alex Stamos

Chief Product Officer at Corridor, Lecturer in Computer Science & International Policy at Stanford University & Formely Chief Security Officer at Facebook, Yahoo & SentinelOne

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Baroness Joanna Shields

CEO of Precognition, AI and Cybersecurity Pioneer & Former UK Minister for Internet Safety.

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Robert Hannigan

Chairman of BlueVoyant International, Former Director of GCHQ, Former Prime Minister’s Security Adviser, Developed the UK’s First National Cyber Security Programme & Author of 'Counter-Intelligence: What the Secret World Can Teach Us About Problem-Solving and Creativity'

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Joe Tidy

The BBC's First Dedicated Cyber-Security Correspondent, Former Reporter on CBBC Newsround & Author of 'Ctrl+Alt+Chaos'

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Charlie McMurdie

Owner of Achilleon Consultancy, Former Head of the Police National Cyber Crime Unit of the Metropolitan Police, Former Senior Cyber Crime Advisor for PwC UK & Inductee into the Infosec Hall of Fame

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Geoff White

Investigative Journalist, Co-Creator & Co-Presenter of The Lazarus Heist Podcast, Presenter of Two Podcast Series for Audible & 3x Author

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Alexis Conran

Winner of Celebrity Masterchef, Presenter on BBC show 'The Real Hustle' & Host of Discovery Channel's Man VS Expert

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Major-General Jonathan Shaw

The first Head of the Defence Cyber Security Programme at the Ministry of Defence, Former Director of Special Forces & Author of 'Britain in a Perilous World'

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Cecilie Fjellhøy

Co-Founder of LoveSaid CIC, Former UX Designer at Sopra Steria, Recognised as the Victim of the Tindersvindlaren Case & Author of 'Swindled Never After'

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Rik Ferguson

Vice President of Security Intelligence at Forescount, Special Advisor to Europol, Co-Founder of Respect in Security & Inductee into the Infosecurity Hall of Fame

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Richard Aldrich

Cybersecurity Expert, Professor of International Security at the University of Warwick & Author of 'GCHQ: The Uncensored Story of Britain’s Most Secret Intelligence Agency'

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Graham Cluley

Inductee into the InfoSecurity Europe Hall of Fame, Co-Host of the 'Smashing Security' & 'The AI Fix' Podcast & Former Senior Technology Consultant at Dr. Solomon's

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Jamie Bartlett

Author of Sunday Times Bestseller 'How to Talk to AI (and How Not To)' & Technology Expert Specialising in Cyber Security, Internet Cultures & Societal Impacts Of Technology

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Greg Williams

Former Editor-In-Chief at WIRED & Editor of Annual Trend Report: Wired World, Executive Editor of Exponential View & Winner of the Editors' Editor of the Year Twice

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Gordon Corera

Security Analyst, Former BBC Security Correspondent, Co-Host of 'The Rest is Classified' Podcast & Six-Time Author

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Stephanie Hare

Member of the Engagement and Ecosystem Strategy Advisory Group at The Alan Turing Institute, Freelance Researcher & Broadcaster, Bestselling Author of 'Technology is Not Neutral' & Former Principal Director at Accenture

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Dr Fei-Fei Li

Co-Founder & CEO of World Labs, Sequoia Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University, Co-Founder of AI4ALL & Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering

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Zahra Shah

Co-Founder & Investor of Seers, Trustee of the British Pakistan Foundation, AI Advisor to the Commonwealth Businesswomen's Network & Winner of the Top 100 Influential People Award

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Sue Turner

Founding Director of AI Governance, Professor in Practice on AI & Digital Technologies at the University of Bristol Business School, Former Member of the United Nations AI Skills Coalition & Named Among Top 100 Women in AI Ethics

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Pamela Gupta

Founder of Trusted AI, Former Trustworthy AI Safety & Security Consultant for the US Department of Defence at the Pentagon & Recipient of the Joseph J. Wasserman Award 2025

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Ramanan Hariharan

Principal Engineering Manager for AI Security & Identity & Access Management at Microsoft, Former Senior Manager of IAM Engineering at Deloitte & Research Scientist at Google

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Sir John Hargrave

CEO of Media Shower, Publisher of Bitcoin Market Journal, Executive Board Member for the Boston Blockchain Association

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Bruce Schneier

Founder of Counterpane Internet Security, Chief of Security Architecture at Inrupt, Former Chief Technology Officer of IBM & Author

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Mikko Hyppönen

Principal Cybersecurity Advisor at Elisa, Chief Research Officer at Sensofusion & Inductee into Infosecurity Europe Hall of Fame

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Allie Miller

Youngest-Ever Woman to Build an Artificial Intelligence Product at IBM & Former Global Head of Machine Learning Business Development

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General Sir Patrick Sanders

Former Chief of The General Staff, Lieutenant General, Commander of The 3rd (United Kingdom) Division & Renowned Military Strategist

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Alex Zoldova

AI Security Adviser, Senior Cybersecurity Solution Architect at Microsoft & Board Member for Women in Cybersecurity at Microsoft

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Stephen Libby

Joint Winner of Series 4 of The Traitors

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Jane Frankland

Founder of The IN Security Movement, Author of 'IN Security' & Cybersecurity Thought Leader Named UNESCO Trailblazing Woman in Tech

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Ben Hammersley

Coiner of The Term "Podcast", Former Editor-At-Large of Wired UK, Former Prime Minister's Ambassador to East London Tech City & Presenter of "Cybercrimes with Ben Hammersley"

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Purvi Kay

Head of Cyber Security Governance at BAE Systems, Advocate for Women & Neurodiversity & Chair for Women in Cyber Security

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Jonathan Zittrain

Professor of International Law at Harvard Law School & Professor of Computer Science at Harvard’s School of Engineering & Applied Sciences

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Cyber security is vital for every business, especially SMEs. With 43% of cyber-attacks targeting smaller companies, the risk is far from distant. Even more alarming, 60% of SMEs hit by an attack close within six months. Strong cyber defences protect not only data but business survival. Investing in cyber security safeguards reputation, customer trust, and long-term growth in an increasingly digital and unpredictable landscape.

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Keynote speakers on cyber security help businesses understand, manage, and reduce digital risk. They translate complex technical issues into clear, practical guidance that resonates across departments, not just IT. By sharing real-world examples of breaches and recovery strategies, they show how preparation can save both money and reputation. Their talks raise awareness of human error, phishing, and data protection, empowering staff to act responsibly online. Cyber security speakers also help leaders build robust incident response plans and foster a culture of digital resilience. In an era of constant online threats, their expertise is crucial for keeping businesses secure and confident.