Gary S.

Gary S. is an accomplished cybersecurity professional with extensive experience in information security and IT management. Currently serving as Deputy CISO for The Scottish Government since November 2021, Gary previously held key roles including Head of IT Security at the National Records of Scotland, where responsibilities included developing a comprehensive cyber security strategy. Prior to this, Gary worked as Security Manager at the Royal Bank of Scotland, overseeing the Guardium Database Activity Monitoring platform and managing various security tools and audits. Gary's career started at the Royal Bank of Scotland Group, progressing through roles in information security strategy, application support, and mainframe security analysis. A graduate of Edinburgh Napier University with a 2:1 BEng(Hons) in Computing, Gary possesses a robust technical background complemented by strong stakeholder and resource management skills.