Speakers
Session
In this session Alan will explore what cyber risk means for the public sector, why existing cyber risk processes are not working, and what we can collectively do to improve understanding and management of this. Alan will also see what the Scottish Government and the Scottish Cyber Coordination Centre are doing to help and support the public sector, at strategic and operational levels, to improve their cyber resilience.
Alan Gray is the Head of National Cyber Security and Resilience for The Scottish Government. A Security leader with over 15 years of experience within government, professional and public sector organisations, Alan has managed a wide range of security activities from strategic capability development to operational response. Previously as Chief Information Security Officer for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with responsibility for the cyber security of all core technologies and services both at home and across posts and embassies worldwide, he was also a member of the Government Security Board as representative for the CISO community across government. Drawing on past experience in National Security, academia, central government and the private sector, Alan has joined the Scottish Government to drive the consolidation and expansion of Scotland’s cyber security and cyber resilience activities, and to lead the Scottish Cyber Coordination Centre (SC3).