Geraint Williams

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ABOUT GERAINT WILLIAMS

Chief Information Security Officer at Modern Networks.Previously the CISO at GRC International Group which includes IT Governance, DQM GRC and Vigilant software. I was previously the head of technical services at IT Governance and responsible for growing the services from its sole consultant to being CREST accredited penetration testers, an accredited PCI QSAC (Payment Card Industry Qualified Security Assessor Company) and a leading provider of Cyber Essentials. Before working with the GRCI group of companies I worked at the University of Bedfordshire as the Head of Technical Services for the school of computing and as a lecturer in computer security and ethical hacking. I have broad technical knowledge of vulnerability testing, digital forensics, secure networking, and wireless security, and high-performance computing. I have been a Payment Card Industry Qualified Security Assessor and consultant and have worked with breached companies along with household names to ensure they meet the minimum-security requirement to protect cardholder data. Also been a CREST accredited Ethical Hacker and Information security. I am passionate about continued learning and being an evangelist for information security. Interests include electronics as well as computing and been known to turn Arduino and Raspberry Pi’s into hacking tools.I do give presentations to professional bodies; as part of gaining CPD points to retain a number of certifications; on a range of topics involving Information security.Specialties: Computer SecurityInformation SecurityPen TestingDigital ForensicsBeowulf ClustersCloudNetwork InfrastructureComputer HardwareWireless Networks