Des Ward

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Introduction I’ve been working in the Information Risk Management industry for over 17 years. My background and skillset ranges from the technical to the non-technical through forensics and pen-testing to risk assessment and corporate governance; which allows me to interface between the technologists and the business to facilitate effective communication and understanding between them, achieving compliance in line with business goals whilst still providing effective information risk management. More recently, I’ve been engaged as the Head of Framework Development within the Common Assurance Maturity Model programme. This engagement has allowed me to be allowed to create the UK & Ireland Chapter of the Cloud Security Alliance, where I trust my passion for communicating the benefits of effective Information Risk Management will show in the output from the chapter and subsequent engagement with all stakeholders in the cloud environment.