RCS - Crossword Cybersec - Appointment of URENCO CISO to Advisory Board

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15/09/2021 07:00

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RNS Number : 7604L  Crossword Cybersecurity PLC  15 September 2021

Crossword Cybersecurity Plc

 

Appointment of URENCO CISO to Advisory Board

 

 

15 September 2021 - London, UK - Crossword Cybersecurity Plc
(http://www.crosswordcybersecurity.com/) (AIM:CCS, "Crossword", the "Company"
or the "Group"), the technology commercialisation company focused on cyber
security and risk management, is pleased to announce the appointment of
Alison Dyer, Chief Information Security Officer at URENCO and former Director
at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), who joins the Crossword Advisory Board as Chair.
She takes over from Dr Robert Coles who has moved to Crossword's main Board of
Directors.

 

The Advisory Board, made up of senior figures from academia, the corporate
world, defence and government, provides a range of unique perspectives on
cyber security that benefit Crossword clients and inform Crossword's product
development strategy.

 

Alison Dyer joined URENCO, a global supplier of enrichment services and fuel
cycle products, in 2018 and is responsible for all aspects of their
information and cyber security, covering both information and operational
technology.

 

Prior to this Alison was Director of GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) global cyber
security programme, where she led multiple strategic delivery workstreams
including security technology, governance, culture, third party management and
operational technology security. Alison holds a BEng in Mechanical
Engineering from Imperial College, London and an MSc in Information Security
from Royal Holloway University.

 

Tom Ilube, CEO of Crossword Cybersecurity plc, commented: "We are delighted
that Alison has taken on the role of Chair of Crossword's Advisory Board.
Alison's role as Chief Information Security Officer of URENCO, a global
nuclear industry company, gives her unique insight into the needs of a major
organisation that is part of the critical national infrastructure. She is
perfectly placed to ensure that Crossword's products and services meet the
needs of real-world, end user organisations."

Alison Dyer, commented: "I am very pleased to take on this role at Crossword
Cybersecurity.  I'm impressed with Crossword's innovation, products and team
and I'm looking forward to help them guide their cyber security product
portfolio by providing a strong industry perspective."

 

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Contacts

Crossword Cybersecurity plc - Tel: +44 (0) 333 090 2587

Email: info@crosswordcybersecurity.com

Tom Ilube, Chief Executive Officer

Mary Dowd, Chief Financial Officer

 

Grant Thornton (Nominated Adviser) - Tel: +44 (0) 20 7383 5100

Colin Aaronson / Lukas Girzadas

 

Hybridan LLP (Broker) - Tel: +44 (0)203 764 2341

Claire Louise Noyce

 

For media enquiries contact:

Duncan Gurney, GingerPR

duncan@gingerpr.co.uk (mailto:duncan@gingerpr.co.uk) - Tel: +44 (0)1932 485
300

 

About Crossword Cybersecurity plc

Crossword Cybersecurity plc focuses on the development and commercialisation
of university research-based cyber security and risk management related
software and cyber security consulting.  The Group's specialist cyber
security product development and software engineering teams work with its
university partners to develop the research concept into a fully-fledged
commercial product that it will then take to market. The Group's aim is to
build up a portfolio of revenue generating, intellectual property based, cyber
security products. Rizikon Assurance, Crossword's leading product, is a SaaS
platform that enables medium to large companies to assess and manage all risks
from their suppliers.  Nixer CyberML, Crossword's most recently launched
product, is a new tool for businesses that want to solve advanced security and
cybercrime problems, such as detecting and dealing with compromised accounts,
fraud, and in-application denial of service attacks.  Crossword's team of
expert cyber security consultants leverages years of experience in national
security, defence and commercial cyber intelligence and operations to provide
bespoke advice tailored to its clients' business needs.

 

 

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