Neil Cornally
Ics Ot Cybersecurity Specialist @NEO NEXT+ Energy
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WORK HISTORY
Ics Ot Cybersecurity Specialist @NEO NEXT+ Energy
Aberdeen, GB
Led regulator-facing CAF Basic Profile milestone narrative and evidence consolidation, drove “proof‑of‑use” operationalisation and structured internal review ahead of internal board engagement and external regulator engagement.Own and drive OT cyber programme execution across policy implementation, assurance, and operational controls - positioning the organisation for sustainable maturity beyond baseline compliance.Directed OT threat monitoring enablement, including prerequisites and stakeholder coordination for OT Security Platform deployment and secure connectivity design considerations.Established proportionate third‑party access governance through vendor self‑attestation and controlled OT access expectations (identity, session controls, removable media).Commissioned and managed independent assurance activity and workshops to validate posture and identify evidence gaps, using outcomes to focus delivery and strengthen inspection readiness.Strengthened incident readiness through OT IR walkthrough activity and development of scenario-driven playbook actions (e.g, credential compromise/remote access abuse).Produced OT cyber awareness training content for organisation-wide rollout, translating OT risk into clear, safety-aligned behaviours.
EDUCATION
The Open University
Bachelor's degree, Cyber Security
The University of Manchester
Bachelor's degree, Chemical Engineering
ABOUT NEIL CORNALLY
I’m an OT cybersecurity leader focused on reducing operational risk in industrial environments and building security programmes that hold up under executive and regulatory scrutiny. My work sits where safety, availability, and cyber risk meet - turning requirements into controls that actually work in live operations.My focus is strategic delivery. I help organisations move from intent to evidenced, in‑use resilience by embedding governance, accountability, and assurance into day‑to‑day operations. The outcome isn’t a one‑off compliance position, but a sustainable operating model that leaders can stand behind with confidence.I lead across governance, risk, assurance, and incident readiness, shaping how industrial cyber risk is identified, prioritised, owned, and acted on. This includes clarifying decision rights, strengthening access and third‑party expectations, improving visibility and monitoring practices, and ensuring response arrangements are credible, exercised, and understood before they’re needed.My edge is execution through clarity. I’m a straight talker who cuts through noise, turns complexity into clear decisions, and drives those decisions through to measurable outcomes. I don’t do cyber theatre - I focus on what materially reduces risk, fits operational reality, and can be sustained at scale.I work comfortably with operations, engineering, IT, leadership, and external stakeholders, aligning them quickly around what matters, what’s realistic, and what comes next. The result is momentum: fewer debates, faster decisions, and controls that are adopted rather than bypassed.I’m building toward senior leadership roles with accountability for industrial cyber risk at enterprise scale - shaping strategy, governance, investment decisions, and capability uplift across multi‑asset environments.
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