Cathal O'Donovan

Cathal O'Donovan is a software development director specializing in threat management and BISO functions, with over 25 years of industry experience. They held significant roles at EMC, where they developed storage management software and represented the company in industry initiatives, and at IBM, where they led various teams and projects, including the IBM Cork Lab and IBM Security Connect. Currently, Cathal is focused on evolving a cloud-native security platform at IBM, which harnesses AI and machine learning to enhance operational efficiency for security analysts. They have also built a compliance and ethical hacking practice to support ISO certification and drive incident management initiatives. Cathal's educational background includes a BSc in Commercial Computing and several certifications in project management and cybersecurity.