Ian Bryant (academic)

Ian Bryant
Born 1965 (age 4950)
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:

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:

He is a frequently invited speaker at a variety of conferences in both the UK and internationally.

References

  1. WMG: Cyber Security Centre: Group Members, retrieved 30 July 2014
  2. DMU – Academic Staff – Ian Bryant, retrieved 5 January 2014
  3. NEISAS, retrieved 5 January 2014
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