Allan Boardman - Isaca Athens Conference

Conference SPEAKERS

Allan Boardman

ISACA Hall of Fame | Founder CyberAdvisor.London

Bio

Allan Boardman, CISA, CISM, CGEIT, CRISC, CDPSE, CISSP, is a seasoned business advisor and accredited trainer focusing on information and technology governance,assurance, risk management, security, and data protection. He is a regular speaker at conferences across the globe and runs audit, risk and security related c ourses and workshops. A Chartered Accountant, he began his career with Deloitte in Cape Town and has 40+ years’ experience including at GSK, AXA, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, KPMG, PwC, Marks and Spencer and London Stock Exchange.

He currently serves as a co-opted member of the Audit and Risk Committee at the London Metropolitan University. He has recently rotated off ISACA’s CGEIT Certification Working Group and currently serves on the CDPSE Certification Working Group. He has served as an ISACA International Vice President and member of ISACA’s International Board of Directors 2011-14, Chair of ISACA’s Credentialing and Career Management Board and member of its Strategic Advisory Council, also 2011-14. He has served on and chaired ISACA International’s CISM Certification Committee and served on its Credentialing Board and Leadership Development Committee. He served on ISACA International’s Audit and Risk Committee from 2014-18 and as Chair 2014-15. He is a past president of ISACA London Chapter (2004-06) and has served on the British Computer Society’s Information Risk Management and Audit committee.
He received the ISACA Chair’s Award in 2014, the Eugene M. Frank Award in 2019 and was included in ISACA’s 2018 and 2019 “Top-Rated Speakers” lists. He is a 2023 inductee in ISACA’s Hall of Fame.

Presentation Abstract

Cybersecurity Careers Unleashed!

There has never been a more exciting time to be involved in Cybersecurity. But just when you think you’re on top of it, along comes Generative AI. And look what a disruptive influence it has had in the past year. So, with this backdrop, how exactly does one manage a career in such a vast and rapid changing environment? There is help at hand. A variety of career pathway tools including skills frameworks have recently been made available by the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA), the UK Cyber Security Council (UK CSC) and indeed organizations like ISACA.

This session will delve into what it takes to be successful in cybersecurity and explore resources that can be used by current and prospective cybersecurity professionals to navigate cybersecurity pathways and manage their career goals and aspirations.

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