Family Online Safety Institute

Head of Internet Customer Security & Specialist Services
BT

Brian is responsible for BT's Internet acceptable use policy and its enforcement for BT's 4 million plus customer base across BT's Internet access products. Within BT Brian works as part of its child Internet safety steering group and the corporate responsibility group on social impacts of the Internet. He represents BT on the board of FOSI, the funding council of the Internet Watch Foundation and on the UK Council for Child Internet Safety public awareness committee.

Brian is operational security lead for BT's 30,000 international business travellers; he has spearheaded a proactive approach to travel security, oversees all deployments to high risk locations and leads crisis management.

Brian has 23 years experience working within a crime and security environment, 19 of them in an investigative capacity. In Government service Brian investigated the activities of organised crime gangs, specialising in identity crime cases. Since joining BT in 1997 he has dealt with a multiplicity of criminal matters, focusing latterly on e-Crime issues. Prior to his current role Brian was Head of Incident Management Operations, BT Security where he was responsible for 24/7/365 incident monitoring & handling operations, security incident reporting, management of crime issues, revenue crime operations, intelligence and due diligence teams.