Dr. Kevin Jones is the Group Chief Digital / Information Security Officer (CISO) at Airbus, responsible for the digital security programme including risk management, design architecture, red team, detection and response, plus cyber security research & innovation across the IT, ICS, people and product security domains. He provides strategic, organisational, and technical programmes within the digital security function.<br><br>Kevin is an industry-recognised expert having previously worked in the technical fields of both offensive and defensive cyber security, and more recently in strategic and senior leadership roles. He is active in the cyber security research community, has published over 50 articles, holds multiple patents within the domain, and regularly engages with the security community and businesses on implementing best in class digital security programmes.<br><br>Kevin works closely with Government agencies and is currently the Industry Chair of the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) Industrial Control Systems Community of Interest and a member of the associated expert group. <br><br>He is an advocate and champion for cyber security in academia, the development of cyber skills and for multi-disciplinary research. He is a founding member of CyberWales representing the cyber security ecosystem across Wales and on the International stage.<br>