Paul Heffernan

Group CISO, Unipart Group

Paul is the Group CISO for Unipart Group of Companies. With nine years’ experience in the cyber security world, including consulting to some of the world’s biggest brands and he engages with the business at board level to enable trusted secure commerce. With an ‘ethical hacker’ background, he is able to address complex security challenges but is equally passionate about driving effective change through unambiguous leadership and communication. Paul is a regular international speaker at various industry conferences such as the e-Crime Congress, GBI CISO Summit and CISO360 Barcelona.

When he isn’t keeping Unipart safe, you can find him tinkering with code and figuring out how to inspire the next generation of cyber security professionals. Paul is proud to have been recognized by the Cyber Security Awards as ‘Highly Commended’ CISO of the Year 2017. You can reach him on LinkedIn or on Twitter at @pjh_22.