A world-renowned cybersecurity expert and esteemed journalist, Misha Glenny has built quite the reputation by combining his skills in both fields to report on the global safety of our online data. Having been educated at an independent school, Magdalen College School, in Oxford, Glenny studied at the University of Bristol and Prague’s Charles University before becoming the central Europe correspondent for The Guardian and later the BBC. A highly impressive figure that is held to the highest regard within his field of expertise, Misha Glenny is available to book for your next event, conference or function through his booking agent, The Motivational Speakers Agency.
In the early 1990s, Misha specialised in reporting on the Yugoslav wars that followed the breakup of the country. During his time at the BBC, Misha was awarded the Sony Gold Award in 1993, for his outstanding contribution to broadcasting. To date, Misha has written three books about Central and Eastern Europe. In McMafia, he stated that international organised crime could account for 15% of the world’s GDP.
Whilst overseas, Misha advised the US and some European governments on policy issues, running an NGO for three years to help with the reconstruction of Serbia, Macedonia and Kosovo. Misha appeared in the 2011 documentary film, Raw Opium: Pain, Pleasure, Profits - a documentary about the criminal trade of heroin, from production to distribution, concluding with its devastating effects. Since January 2012, Misha has been visiting professor at Columbia University’s Harriman Institute, teaching a course on Crime in Transition.
In 2011, Misha gave an interview with Simon Baron-Cohen at Cambridge where he spoke about his new book, DarkMarket, a novel assessing cybercriminals, the Stuxnet cyber-attack, and other more recent cyber-attacks. Misha serves as an executive producer on the BBC/AMC miniseries McMafia, inspired by his 2008 book of the same name which received widespread plaudits and commendations as well as rave reviews from both critics and viewers alike.
Within a global landscape where technology and the internet continue to shape our lives, the fortunes of business, corporations and individuals alike are more at threat than ever from hackers, making cybersecurity a matter of paramount importance. If you would like to be one step ahead of cybercriminals and be ahead of the curve when it comes to cybersecurity then look no further and contact booking agent, The Motivational Speakers Agency to hire the breathtakingly brilliant and tremendously accomplished Misha Glenny as the speaker for your next event where his expertise, knowledge and esteemed delivery are certain to transform the safeguarding of your business and private life forevermore.
