An expert in the human nature of cybersecurity, Jessica Barker is the co-founder and co-CEO of Cygenta, as well as running her own consultancy company, Cyber.uk. Now a well known speaker on cybersecurity, Jessica is one of the best keynote speakers on the circuit.
With multiple years of industry experience and a background in sociology and civic design, Jessica has always had an interest in the digital world. Thus, using her knowledge and understanding of the industry, technology and cybersecurity that she had built up over the years, Jessica decided to set up Cyngenta in 2014 with her husband FC. She is also Chair of ClubCISO and is on the Advisory Board for SANS European Security Awareness Summit as well as the Black Hat European Executive Summit.
As a leading thought leader in her industry, Jessica has been identified as one of the top 20 most influential women in cybersecurity in the UK and has also been named as one of the UK’s Tech Women 50 in 2017. A regular and popular speaker at corporate events and conferences, Jessica has featured at some of the most prominent events including Cybercon 2017, Infosec Europe 2018, (ISC)2 Secure Summit Switzerland 2018, Atlantic Security Conference 2017 and the US Embassy CISO event in London 2017.
As a result of her consultancy experience, technical knowledge and years working on the human side of cyber security, Jessica is perfectly positioned to provide an incredibly detailed and engaging keynote that will help to make cyber security accessible to all.
