David is a smart, cybersecurity, programme and technology practitioner, international award winner and keynote speaker and has directed a range of secure and sensitive programmes in Central government, Security, Energy, Financial and Retail verticals. David has also acted as CISO for corporate and government clients and led a number of security related interventions and operations. David has also published a number of thought pieces on the use of Human Intelligence techniques as part of a cyber defence strategy and is a regular speaker at conferences on this topic.
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David Higgins
Security Consulting Director - High Risk/High Threat Programmes