As a Principal Virtual Security Officer, Alastair works alongside a wide range of organisations to transform their approach to security. His experience spans more than two decades in information management to both enterprise and Government organisations.
Alastair started his career at British Telecom in the United Kingdom. Since moving to New Zealand he has held key security roles with Dimension Data, Spark and was most recently CISO at NSP.
His areas of expertise span a wide range of security related fields including cloud security architecture, SOC/ SIEM, Privacy and Governance. He also has strong expertise in the specific data security needs of the healthcare industry. Alastair has numerous qualifications in the advisory space, including CISM, CISSP, CIPM, CRISC and CGEIT.
Alastair moved to New Zealand from the UK in 2013 and has been studying martial arts for over 25 years.
Expertise at a Glance
Security risk management
Data privacy
Cloud security and data sovereignty
IT Governance and strategy CISM, CISSP, CIPM
and CGEIT certified