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Katie Shanahan

Associate Director, Information Security

Crossword Cybersecurity Plc

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United Kingdom

Bio

Winner of Outstanding Young Cyber Security Professional for CyberOSPAs 2022, Finalist for Woman of the Year Award for WomenInTechExcellence 2022, and nominated for Rising Star Award for WeAreTheCity2022 🎉 Proud member of SheLeadsTech which aims to increase the representation of women in the technology workforce and leadership. Set up a faculty of young professionals in the Finance Sector to elevate their expertise to board level and inspire the next generation. CISM | CIPP/E | ISO 27001 Lead Auditor | ISO 22301 Lead Implementer | IASME Cyber Assurance Assessor | Cyber Essentials Assessor | Security+ | Azure Fundamentals | CISMP | Prince2 Protecting your data, your people, and your business can feel intimidating. It doesn’t have to. I’m an Associate Director within Information Security Consulting experienced in leading, advising, and delivering on end-to-end Cyber Security and Data Privacy projects and programmes. I enable organisations to grow. Securely. Sustainably. I’m adept at stakeholder management, whether working with business execs, operational or technical teams, or external stakeholders. I’m recognised for my knowledge and expertise, attention to detail, and positive attitude. I founded the Next Gen Faculty at LIBF to close skills and knowledge gaps in the Banking and Finance sector across digitisation, sustainability and GRR by facilitating cross-functional collaboration, intergenerational communication, learning & development, and elevating diverse voices. I lead, organise and facilitate events and webinars as SheLeadsTech London exec to increase the representation of women in leadership and within the technology workforce. I have experience across Healthcare, Critical National Infrastructure (CNI), Energy, Banking & Finance, Public Sector, Luxury Retail, Property, Transport, and Defence. I’ve worked with Start-Ups, to SMEs, to global FTSE 100s.

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Current Position

Associate Director, Information Security at Crossword Cybersecurity Plc

Degrees

Bachelor’s Degree, English Literature and German

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