Darren Smith has spent over 20 years helping public sector organisations strengthen their cyber resilience, including 15 years leading enterprise cybersecurity strategy for complex, large-scale environments. During this time, he has led security transformations for more than 50 public sector organisations, helping them navigate evolving cyber threats while enabling secure digital transformation.

A former government security advisor, Darren combines deep public sector expertise with extensive knowledge of industry-leading security and compliance frameworks, including the Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF), ISO/IEC 27001, and the NIST Cybersecurity Framework. He is recognised for translating complex cybersecurity challenges into practical, risk-based strategies that improve organisational resilience, governance, and compliance.