Natasha Towner

Natasha Towner has extensive work experience in the field of information security. Natasha is currently working at The Francis Crick Institute as the Deputy CISO and Security Operations Lead. Prior to this, they worked at Optomany Limited as an Information Security Manager from August 2019 to June 2023. Before that, they were a Senior Information Security Analyst at Optomany Limited from September 2014 to August 2019. Natasha also worked as a Senior Information Security Analyst at Vanquis Bank from September 2013 to September 2014. Their earlier experience includes working as an Information Security Analyst at Verifone from November 2010 to September 2013, and as a QA Analyst at Commidea Ltd from May 2010 to November 2010.

Natasha Towner completed their education in a chronological order. From 2000 to 2007, they attended Strood Academy where they achieved their A levels and GSCEs. Following this, they pursued a degree in Forensic Computing at the University of the West of England from 2007 to 2010, specializing in Computer Science. In December 2016, they obtained the Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) certification from ISACA.