Mike Pannell

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ABOUT MIKE PANNELL

I have over 25 years’ experience in IT, predominantly in systems integration and business transformation. My specialisms extend across a broad spectrum of technologies from networking and service optimisation to information security. During my career I has worked with a range of government and private sector organisations to help them develop secure IT solutions.I am enthused about the power of communications to transform the world we live in, enabling both speed and democratisation of information sharing. I believe that security is at the heart of this, protecting information we care about and providing trust that data we hold is genuine.During the past 10 years I was responsible for the architecture and design for a complex communications service that provided security across multiple government departments.This has involved all elements of the delivery lifecycle, through design, delivery and service management. This lead role gave me the insight to take strategic decisions that reconciled the customer, commercial and security requirements. My judgement on information security is often sought by customers with whom he has developed trusted relationships.I have witnessed the rise of malicious attacks on networks from the origins of the Internet to today’s highly engineered targeted attacks. The growth of cloud computing brings many business benefits but introduces new issues to keep the data secure. Continual innovation is required in security protection, and I continuously develop and adapt my knowledge of effective defence strategies.I am a member of the Institute of Engineering and Technology (MIeT) and a Chartered Engineer (CEng). I graduated from University of Newcastle upon Tyne with an Honours degree in Computer Science. Living in Northumberland, I spend time on his sports, family and love of Italian cars.