Beyond Blue Appoint new Chair of Advisory – Scottish Business News

As posted on High Growth Scotland, Beyond Blue, an award-winning consultancy that helps organisations tackle their most complex cyberAs security and resilience challenges, today announced it has established a Strategic Advisory Board. The Board has been set up to advise and develop the Beyond Blue consulting team and to establish a ‘think tank’ function to contribute to community thinking and inform and support clients in an ever-shifting digital world.

Joining the organisation’s Board, Beyond Blue has selected a panel of esteemed experts, with Gaven Smith CB FREng, the former CTO for GCHQ, holding the position of Chair. He is supported by Phil Packman ChCSP, the current head of cyber security architecture for easyJet, alongside Fiona Strens, the current director of the Centre for Defence & Security AI at the University of Lincoln. The team is also further supported by technology industry veteran, Paul Taylor CBE FREng, a former Technology Director General in UK National Security, who holds the position of overall company Chair.

Beyond Blue is a consultancy firm which helps organisations and leadership teams build their strategic cyber security and resilience.  From world leading banks, insurance companies, government departments and FTSE entities, Beyond Blue excels at helping mission-critical businesses improve cyber resilience and respond to and manage emerging risks. The company was founded in 2019 by David Ferbrache OBE, who has over 30 years of experience in cyber and defence, holding previous roles as the Head of Cyber and Space for the Ministry of Defence and Global Head of Cyber Futures at KPMG.

“We have established the Strategic Advisory Board to contribute ideas and views to the community, as well as to develop and mentor our own team, allowing us to benefit from the knowledge and experience each member brings. From being at the forefront of national resilience, to leading the security agenda for some of the UK’s largest organisations, to managing technology (not least the potential of AI) for the UK’s intelligence agencies, our team of Advisory Board members have been at the cutting edge of technology, security and cyber defence for most of their careers. Together they provide massive insight, helping the Beyond Blue team provide expert advice to clients on how to meet the resilience and security challenges of a digital world.” said David Ferbrache, CEO of Beyond Blue.

“We work in one of the fastest moving industries on the planet and it is essential we keep pace with evolving technology and cyber risks to help serve our customers. This was one of the key drivers behind the Strategic Advisory Board, we recognised the importance of contributing to thinking across the community, to better inform and equip customers for the continuous changes they experience in today’s digital world. We are all delighted to be working with Beyond Blue and we are keen to use our experience to mentor the diverse and inclusive team of remarkable cyber and resilience talent to not only help them better serve clients, but also to support them as they develop both personally and professionally,” said Gaven Smith, Chair of the Beyond Blue Strategic Advisory Board.

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