Tom Burton

Tom Burton is a cyber professional with over 20 years of experience in business, IT, and security leadership roles. His expertise lies in simplifying complex security problems and enhancing cyber security and efficiency across various industries such as Defence, Aerospace, and Pharmaceuticals. His approach is based on applying engineering principles to deliver sustainable business change.

Tom's career highlights include serving as a Commissioned Officer in the British Army, where he was promoted to CIO. He later joined Detica (now BAE Systems Applied Intelligence) as the Strategic Advisor to the Ministry of Defence CIO, overseeing a multi-billion set of IT-enabled benefits-driven change programmes. He also held the position of Global Head of Managed Security Services, growing the business from sub-£1m to £15m+ orders.

In 2014, Tom moved to KPMG UK as Director for Cyber Security, responsible for selling and delivering business across various sectors. He co-founded Cyhesion in 2017, developing a SaaS platform to disrupt the Third-Party Risk Management market. Most recently, he founded Digility in 2022 to deliver security and digital transformation consultancy and interim management, serving as Interim CISO at a Tier 1 Outsourced Service Provider.