Barrie Dempster

Barrie Dempster has extensive work experience in the field of cybersecurity. Barrie currently holds the position of Director of Penetration Testing at IOActive, Inc. since November 2022. Prior to this role, they served as the Associate Director at IOActive, Inc. from July 2019 to November 2022.

Before joining IOActive, Inc., Barrie worked at BlackBerry in various roles. From March 2018 to June 2019, they held the position of Director, Cybersecurity Services. Earlier, they served as the Senior Manager, Cybersecurity Consulting from March 2016 to March 2017. Barrie also worked as a Senior Security Researcher from November 2011 to February 2016 and as a Security Researcher from October 2009 to November 2011.

Prior to their time at BlackBerry, Barrie worked at NGSSoftware (NCCGroup) as a Senior Security Consultant from June 2006 to October 2009. Barrie also worked as an Infrastructure and Security Consultant at Quorum Network Resources Ltd from May 2004 to June 2006 and as an IT Manager/Network Administrator at Premier Contact Ltd from November 2001 to May 2004.

Barrie Dempster attended Lochgelly High School from 1994 to 1998. No degree or field of study information was provided for this period. In addition to their high school education, Barrie later obtained several certifications. In 2005, they became a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) through Microsoft. In 2016, they obtained three more certifications: Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) from (ISC)², CSTM - Cyber Scheme Team Member from Cyber Scheme, and ISO 27001 Lead Auditor from PECB.