Dr Malcolm Shore

Dr Malcolm Shore joined the GSCB as the Director of Information Systems Security in 1990 to manage the national information security programme for New Zealand. He was the Technical Director at CES Communications where he was responsible for developing embedded cryptography products, and at BAE Systems Applied Intelligence where he managed the security evaluation, reverse engineering and penetration testing teams. He has held a number of Chief Security Officer roles in the telecommunications field, including Telecom NZ, NBN Co, and Huawei Australia. As a consultant he has undertaken security architecture contracts in the UK, Australia and the Gulf region. He has published research in the cybersecurity field, and is the author of numerous online cybersecurity and programming courses and develops courseware and labs at Offensive Security. He is currently an adjunct Professor at Deakin University Institute for Cyber Resilience and Trust.