Ian Bryant (academic)
Ian Bryant | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1965 (age 58–59) England |
| Nationality | UK |
| Education | Taunton School |
| Alma mater | University of Leicester |
| Occupation | Academic |
| Years active | 1980s – |
| Known for | ITSafe, CCT Mark, TSI |
Ian Bryant (born 1965) is a British academic, currently the Technical Director and Programme Manager of the UK Trustworthy Software Initiative (TSI).
Current roles
Ian Bryant currently is primarily engaged in the role of Technical Director and Programme Manager of TSI, but also has roles as:
- Adjunct Faculty at University of Warwick Cyber Security Centre (CSC)[1]
- Adjunct Faculty at De Montfort University Cyber Security Centre (CSC)[2]
- Standards Coherence, with the British Standards Institution (BSI) and ETSI:
- BSI IST/033 – Information Security (Deputy Chair IST/033/-/4)
- BSI IST/015 – Systems and Software Engineering
- BSI IST/038 – Distributed Application Processes and Services
- ETSI MTS – Management of Test and Specification (Security SIG Rapporteur)
Early and Personal life
Ian Bryant was educated at Taunton School in Somerset, and the University of Leicester where he studied Engineering.
Career
Ian Bryant has been a Professional Engineer employed by HM Government for much of his career, either as a technical specialist and/or project manager, with assignments spanning a variety of organisations, including Cabinet Office, MOD, National Archives, National Policing, and the former National Infrastructure Security Coordination Centre (now CPNI).
He has been involved with "Cyber Security" (and its various predecessor terms) since the 1980s, in a variety of roles including Investigation / Incident Response, Security Architecture, Systems Accreditation, Research and Technology Management, and Policy Development.
His work on Trustworthy Software originated with leading the original Cabinet Office (CSIA) study on Secure Software Development (SSD), then being the Technical Manager for the Pilot Operation of the CSIA (now CESG) Claims Tested Mark (CCT Mark) Scheme. Subsequently he contributed to the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) Cyber Security Knowledge Transfer Network (CSKTN) Special Interest Group (SIG) on Secure Software Development, and latterly lead the Secure Software Development Partnership's (SSDP) SIG on Standards before the formalisation of the Software Security, Dependability and Resilience Initiative (SSDRI – the original name for TSI) in July 2011.
He also developed and launched the IT Security Awareness for Everyone (ITSafe) service—now part of GetSafeOnline and helped found the National Information Assurance Forum (NIAF – formerly "GIPSI") which he now Co-Chairs.
Recent research activity includes leading a NATO Research Task Group (RTG), and being the lead Information Security specialist for the European Commission (EC) funded MS3i and NEISAS[3] Projects.
He is heavily involved with Standardisation, including:
- BSI IST/033 – Information Security (Deputy Chair IST/033/-/4) – UK shadow to ISO/IEC JTC 1 SC27
- BSI IST/015 – Systems and Software Engineering – UK shadow to ISO/IEC JTC 1 SC7
- BSI IST/038 – Distributed Application Processes and Services – UK shadow to ISO/IEC JTC 1 SC38
- ETSI MTS – Management of Test and Specification (Security SIG Rapporteur).
He is a frequently invited speaker at a variety of conferences in both the UK and internationally.
References
- ^ WMG: Cyber Security Centre: Group Members, retrieved 30 July 2014
- ^ DMU – Academic Staff – Ian Bryant, retrieved 5 January 2014
- ^ NEISAS, retrieved 5 January 2014