Ed has had an innate appreciation of technology since he can remember, following the footsteps of his late father, an IT field engineer, who configured and deployed the first production IP networks in the UK during the late 1980s and 90s. Ed always knew that he wanted to work in IT, recognising the endless possibilities and risks tech brings.
Ed carried this passion from secondary school, where he joined the Digital Leaders group. Over 5 years, Ed supported students and teaching staff with new technology implementation and represented the group at various events including BAFTA, BETT & Hampshire Council conferences, co-presenting talks on the future of IT in education to key decision-makers.
At college, Ed actively participated in events, including Lockheed Martin’s annual Code Quest. He discovered his passion for cyber security after discovering security vulnerabilities in his college’s IT systems, supporting the IT managers to mitigate them. Ed left college in 2018, achieving a Distinction*Distinction* in his Oxbridge & RSA OND in IT.
Ed then began studying Computer Systems & Networks Engineering at university. In his first year, alongside studies, he won the first academic excellence grant from a local charity and fostered the growth of one of the largest IT professional community groups worldwide to date, This is an IT Support Group; now with over 150k+ members worldwide. He graduated in 2021, achieving a 1:1 (1st) with Honours. Ed began studying his MSc in Cyber Security Engineering the same year and graduated in 2022 with a Distinction, following his thesis on Resillience Engineering and the impacts of Big Tech dependency.
Alongside Boudica Cybersecurity & The Cyber Show, Ed continues to manage a range of IT professionals’ networks and is currently writing The Cyber Self-Defence Handbook. He has been a member of the British Computer Society since 2020.
