Before joining CloudMargin, Platt provided information security and data protection consultancy services to a range of UK-based organisations through a firm he founded in 2018 called Privacy Beacon. His work included leading a UK government agency’s digital transformation project adopting “DevOps” methodologies, acting as Director of Cyber Security for digital consultancy Broadlight Global and creating an integrated risk management and compliance framework for online photo printing company Photobox.
He has also served as Head of Information Security Assurance at Dixons Carphone Group, multinational consumer electrical/mobile retailer and service company. While he worked there, he led the restructure of the function after serving as Information Security Manager for a software business within the Group.
Between 2015 and 2016, Platt was IP Security Team Leader, Operations at Three UK, a telecommunications company. In that position, he led the team responsible for managing the core network security for the firm’s telecom network and provided network security support. Between 2012 and 2015, Platt served as Technology Security Authority for Vodafone UK, a technology communications company. In his career he has held a variety of roles including in penetration testing, security product management and security engineering and operations.
Platt is regularly a speaker on matters of information security and DevSecOps. He has also created content and contributed to security training platforms and security conferences.
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