Craig Ford

BIO

Craig Ford is a Cyber Security Expert and Ethical Hacker with extensive knowledge and experience in the field. Craig holds a Masters in Management (Information Technology) and a Masters in Information Systems Security from Charles Sturt University. In recognition of his achievements, Craig was awarded the AISA (Australian Information Security Associated) Cyber Security Professional of the Year in 2020. Craig has been an active member of the cyber security community, having joined the AISA Queensland committee in 2020. Craig was elected as the AISA QLD branch Chair in June 2021, a position he held until January 2023 when he was appointed to the AISA board of directors. Craig is also a prolific author with five books currently published, two self-published cyber security awareness books in the A Hacker I Am Series, two in his traditionally published cyberpunk series Foresight and a kids cyber security awareness book series The Shadow World he coauthored with Caity Randall.

SKILLS

Security | IT Management | Penetration Testing | IT Solutions | Managed Services | Network Administration | IT Service Management | Network Security | IT Operations | Information Security | Disaster Recovery | Cloud Computing | Computer Security | Cybersecurity | Incident Management | Security Operations | Consulting | security Awareness | Journalism | Author | Writer

ACHIEVEMENTS

Co-founder and Director - Cyber Unicorns vCISO - PCYC QLD, Wesley Mission QLD, Ipswich City Council, Hungry Jacks and Baidam Solution. Alumni of the year 2023 - Charles Sturt University Global 40 under 40 in Cyber Security (2022) Special Recognition Award - Male Champion of Change (2021) Cyber Security Professional of the Year (2020) Finalist - Cybersecurity Student of the Year (2019) Finalist - Rising Star Cyber Security (2019) Finalist - Young Business Executive of Year (2013)