About the IAPP

Raj Samani is the chief technical officer for Intel Security EMEA, having previously worked as the chief information security officer for a large public sector organization in the UK. Samani is an active member of the information security industry through involvement with numerous initiatives to improve the awareness and application of security in business and society. He volunteers as the Cloud Security Alliance EMEA strategy advisor, is on the advisory councils for Infosecurity Europe and Infosecurity Magazine. In addition, Samani was previously the vice president for communications in the ISSA UK chapter, having presided over the award for chapter communications programs of 2008 and 2009.  He was inducted into the Infosecurity Europe Hall of Fame in 2012.

Samani is special advisor for the European CyberCrime Centre, is an expert on both searchsecurity.co.uk and Infosec portals, and is a regular columnist on Help Net Security. In addition to numerous published security papers, he has authored or co-authored such books as Applied Cyber Security and the Smart Grid and CSA Guide to Cloud Computing, and was the technical editor for Industrial Network Security (Vol. 2) and Cyber Security for Decision Makers.

A sought-after speaker, Samani regularly appears on television commenting on the top computer security issues driving headlines today. He has also provided assistance in the 2006 RSA Wireless Security Survey and was part of the consultation committee for the RIPA Bill (Part 3).  

He can be found on Twitter @Raj_Samani.

 

More on Raj: Raj's blogUK Telegraph, Nuclear power plants 'could become more open to cyber attacks' as police consider cloud storageAFP, Smart gadgets from guns to cars ripe for hackingHuffPost Tech, The Cyber ManifestoHuffPost Tech,  As it Happens, You Can Put a Price on PrivacyInfosecurity Magazine: Interview: Raj Samani, Intel Security VP & CTO EMEAAutomation World: Honeywell, Intel Security Partner to Tackle Process Security VIDEO: Raj Samani, CTO from Intel Security - Regcast after dark interview