Rory Shannon

Rory Shannon has a strong background in security and technology management. Rory is currently serving as the Vice President of Engineering at Cyderes since December 2022. Prior to that, they held the position of Managed Services Director at Adarma Security from June 2019 to December 2022 and at ECS Security Ltd from January 2019 to December 2022. Rory also worked at ECS, where they served as the Head of Security Managed Services from November 2016 to January 2019 and as the Service Manager of the Security Operations Centre from July 2014 to November 2016. Before transitioning into the technology sector, Rory worked as a Police Officer at Lothian and Borders Police from June 2008 to May 2013.

Rory Shannon holds a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Advanced Security and Digital Forensics from Edinburgh Napier University, which they completed from 2015 to 2018. Prior to that, they received a BA Hons degree in Politics and History from Newcastle University, where they studied from 2004 to 2007. Rory'searlier education includes a period at Stewarts Melville College from 1999 to 2004, for which no specific degree or field of study is mentioned. Additionally, Rory Shannon has obtained certifications in Splunk Administrator and Splunk Power User in 2017, as well as an ITIL Foundation certification in 2014.