Andrew Cormack

Biography

Andrew Cormack has worked at JANET(UK) since 1999, initially as Head of CERT, then as Chief Security and Chief Regulatory Adviser. He now concentrates on the awareness, policy, legal and regulatory aspects of computer and network security, working with JANET(UK) and its customers as well as with government and other network operators and users. He is a member of TERENA’s Technical Committee and of the Permanent Stakeholders Group of ENISA (European Network and Information Security Agency).

Before joining JANET(UK), Andrew worked for Cardiff University where he looked after web servers and caches as well as dealing with security incidents; the NERC’s Research Vessel Services, running scientific computer systems on board ships with uncertain power supplies and moving floors; and Plessey Telecommunications. He has degrees in mathematics (Cambridge University) and law (Open University), and is a European Chartered Engineer.