Jimmy

I specialise in information and cyber security, with strong skills in networking, infrastructure, cloud and automation. I’m also CISSP certified. You’ll find me regularly doing public speaking and contributing to information and cyber security debate. My current role is with Palo Alto Networks, where I’m part of the Technology Innovation team within the Office of the CPO. I’m proud of my many years in IT and information security since 2003, including roles in design, architect, build, support, consultancy, training and technical pre-sales. ...

I continue to speak at conferences and events, usually focused on security and/or automation topics. I’ve previously spoken at: BSides Birmingham (2026), Birmingham, UK TechMids (2025), Birmingham, UK OWASP Meetup (2024), Birmingham, UK School of Code Bootcamp (2024), Virtual Palo Alto Networks Tech Summit (2024), London, UK Fusion Meetup (2023), Birmingham, UK Red Hat & Palo Alto Networks Webinar with a live demo (2023), Virtual Jisc Networkshop50 (2022), Nottingham, UK Fuel User Group EMEA (2022), Virtual Palo Alto Networks Ignite (2021), Virtual Birmingham (UK) OWASP Meetup (2021), Virtual Palo Alto Networks Ignite (2019), Barcelona, Spain Fusion Meetup (2019), Birmingham, UK Palo Alto Networks Ignite (2019), Austin, TX Cloud Security Summit (2019), London, UK Palo Alto Networks Ignite (2018), Amsterdam, Netherlands UK Cybersecurity Summit (2018), London, UK Palo Alto Networks Partner Summit (2018), Budapest, Hungary Fuel User Group (2017), London, UK IP Expo (2017), London, UK Infosecurity Europe (2017), London, UK Palo Alto Networks Ignite (2017), Vancouver, Canada Security Scotland (2016), Edinburgh, UK Defending Law Firms from Cyber Attacks (2016), Manchester, UK IP Expo (2015), Manchester, UK Holyrood Cyber Security (2015), Edinburgh, UK I’ve had blog posts published in a variety of places: ...