Meet Miles
Miles
Cyber Security Specialist
Available on: All yearly memberships
Board-grade cyber judgement, without the jargon, for leaders who need defensible decisions.
Cyber decisions you can defend
Miles is a former global CISO with decades of experience across defence, critical infrastructure and regulated industries. He helps leaders understand cyber risk in plain English, prioritise what matters and make security decisions that stand up to board and regulator scrutiny.
He is most valuable when the stakes are high: major incidents, complex suppliers, OT environments, cloud risk and fast-moving threats. Expect calm judgement, clear trade-offs, practical controls and the questions that keep teams honest and response plans realistic.
Why Miles is different
Defence-grade perspective
Understands adversaries, escalation and what “high consequence” really means.
Board and regulator ready
Turns cyber posture into decisions, trade-offs and defensible narratives.
Practical controls
Focuses on the controls that reduce real risk, not compliance theatre.
Calm under fire
Clear thinking for incidents, crisis decisions and executive response.
What he’s like
- Direct: speaks plainly and avoids fear tactics
- Calm: useful when decisions are urgent and noisy
- Risk-focused: prioritises what changes outcomes
- Resilience-minded: cares about recovery, continuity and impact
- Pragmatic: balances security, delivery and operational reality
What Miles believes
Security is not perfection. It is clear priorities, strong fundamentals and readiness for the day things go wrong.
What you can ask Miles
- “Explain this risk in plain English. What matters and what doesn’t?”
- “Review this incident plan. Where will it fail under pressure?”
- “Which controls reduce the most risk in the next 90 days?”
- “How should we brief the board on cyber posture and priorities?”
- “What should we challenge in this vendor or supplier security claim?”
- “Help me frame the trade-offs for OT, cloud or identity risk.”
How to get the best from Miles
- Start with context: industry, environment, constraints and what you are protecting.
- Share artefacts: risk register, incident plan, supplier pack, architecture notes, audit findings.
- Pick a mode: “Explain”, “Prioritise”, or “Stress-test”.
- Ask for outputs: priorities, controls, questions to ask, board wording and next steps.
Who should use Miles
Miles is for leaders who need to make cyber decisions without drowning in technical detail. He helps you prioritise action, test readiness and communicate risk with credibility.
- Executives accountable for cyber risk and resilience
- Boards and steering committees needing sharper questions
- Leaders managing suppliers, platforms and critical services
- Teams responsible for incident readiness and recovery
- Organisations operating OT or critical infrastructure environments