Discussion co-steered by:

Andy Solterbeck, Distinguished Engineer, Illumio

Andy Solterbeck is a cybersecurity expert with over 25 years of experience. Currently, he is a Distinguished Engineer at Illumio. He previously led the development of defense-grade gigabit-capable network cryptographic devices and served as VP of Product and Engineering at SafeNet, where he developed a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) for Swift. Andy has been a member of the Critical Infrastructure and Security Advisory Board to the Attorney General of Australia, influencing national cybersecurity policies. At Telstra, he built the Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) capability and was a key member of seven cyber incident response teams. He also played a crucial role in RSA’s global cyber incident response team post-EMC breach. In the Asia-Pacific region, Andy launched Cylance, the first AI-driven malware detection solution. As CTO of KPMG Australia, he led scaled DevSecOps teams and reported to the KPMG Global Board on a major cyber resilience uplift program. Andy’s career is marked by his leadership and innovation in cybersecurity, making significant contributions to the protection of critical infrastructure and digital ecosystems globally.

Graham Edwards, CISO, Domestic & General

A successful senior Chief Information Security Officer and Operational Risk Director with a proven track record in multi-cultural and multi-national organisations. Able to bridge technical and business disciplines and communicate at all levels. Extensive knowledge of Information Security, Cyber Security, Physical Security, BCDR, Operational Risk, Crisis Management, Data Protection, Financial Crime and Compliance. The first 16 years of Graham’s career were spent in the Diplomatic Service engaged in technical security for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. He then moved to the financial services sector where he has held senior security posts with Abbey National, Standard Chartered, Barclays, RBS, HBOS and ING. Through these roles he has developed a holistic approach to risk management and security, holding responsibility for information risk, IT security, physical security, fraud, money laundering, business continuity planning, compliance, crisis management and intelligence. He has also worked outside of the banking industry as the Group Head of Information Risk for Centrica. He then held the position of Director of Data Security at Nationwide Building Society before taking the role as Head of Information Security at Camelot Lottery Solutions and then as Head of Cyber Security at Yorkshire Water.  He has a master’s degree in Information Security from Royal Holloway.