Alex Zolodova is a cybersecurity keynote speaker and Senior Cybersecurity Solution Architect, Partners (UKI and EMEA) at Microsoft, known for bringing clarity and control to complex security challenges. She speaks to leadership audiences on modern cyber risk, with her biggest achievement being her role as a trusted adviser to C-level stakeholders across enterprise environments.
Her early career combined communication, strategy and hands-on technical exposure, shaping the way she approaches cybersecurity today. She earned a BA in Communication and Political Science from the University of Haifa, graduating with honours in the top five per cent of her department. She then built experience across digital and technology roles in London and Berlin, working closely with product and engineering teams, leading client integrations, and gaining practical insight into how organisations balance innovation with security and trust. She later strengthened her technical grounding through web programming study, giving her the ability to engage both technical specialists and senior decision-makers with equal confidence.
Alex’s career reflects a clear progression into enterprise cybersecurity leadership. At Microsoft, she advanced to Senior Cybersecurity Cloud Solution Architect, EMEA, where she advised organisations across sectors on cloud security strategy, identity-led architecture and security operations. She is widely recognised for translating complex frameworks such as NIST and CIS into practical, workable approaches within real-world constraints. In her current role as Senior Cybersecurity Solution Architect, Partners (UKI and EMEA) at Microsoft, she works with enterprise partners to design secure-by-design strategies across multi-cloud environments, including SIEM, XDR, cloud posture management and data security. Alongside this, she serves as a Board Member of Women in Cybersecurity at Microsoft, championing diversity and inclusion in the industry. She is also a published voice on cybersecurity trends, with a growing focus on AI security, particularly how artificial intelligence is reshaping both cyber threats and defence strategies.
Alex is hired for her ability to make cybersecurity practical, relevant and actionable at every level of an organisation. Her keynotes cover Zero Trust, identity governance, secure cloud and hybrid architecture, AI-driven threats, cyber resilience and supply chain risk, all grounded in real business impact. She also brings an important perspective as a woman in technology and cybersecurity, sharing insights on talent, leadership and inclusion in a traditionally underrepresented field. Audiences leave with clear actions, whether that is strengthening privileged access controls or improving incident readiness. For organisations navigating rising cyber risk and rapid technological change, Alex offers direction, confidence and a clear path forward.
Alex Zolodova’s official speaker topics are listed below:
- AI Isn't Creating New Risks, It's Exposing the Ones You Had
- AI Risk in the Boardroom
- Governing the Agent Workforce
- Shadow AI: The Unsupervised Reality
Official Feedback from In-Person & Virtual Events
"Alex took the bravest position of the night: AI created no new security risks, it exposed the ones we had and made them impossible to ignore. The strongest point was economic. A human attacker fails hundreds of times, burns weeks, and gives up. AI fails the same number of times, burns a few minutes and some compute. That asymmetry is the real change, not the novelty." - Attendee, ISC2 London Chapter
"I was impressed with the talk, the delivery, how you presented and your subject knowledge. Very impressive." - Attendee, ISC2 London Chapter
"You are very good on the stage. Your energy is top notch." - Attendee, ISC2 London Chapter
"What I liked most was that AI doesn't bring many new risks, but it enhances the old ones… we have to get the basics right and double down on those." - Attendee, ISC2 London Chapter
"The takeaway that resonated most was when you talked about EvilTokens. Now this is exactly why I'm moving to passkeys." - Attendee, ISC2 London Chapter
"Excellent presentation Alex thank you so much." - Attendee, HMRC Tech Week 2025
"Excellent, knowledgeable, captivating and brilliant session." - Attendee, HMRC Tech Week 2025
"My favourite data week session so far." - Attendee, HMRC Tech Week 2025
"This has been one of the most interesting and informative sessions I have ever attended." - Attendee, HMRC Tech Week 2025
- 2026 - Featured speaker at Infosecurity Europe 2026, presenting ‘Cybersecurity in the Age of AI: Securing the Microsoft Ecosystem’
- 2026 - Speaker at the IET Cyber Security for Critical Industries Conference, Savoy Place, London
- 2026 - Speaker for the ISC2 London Chapter, discussing AI security, agent autonomy and the changing economics of cyber attacks
- 2026 - Contributed to ISC2’s ‘Women in Cybersecurity: Voices, Journeys and the Future We’re Building’
- 2025 - Interviewed by Cybercrime Magazine at Black Hat Europe 2025 on women in cybersecurity
- 2025 - Delivered a session to more than 200 attendees at HMRC Tech Week
- 2025 - Co-led a new Microsoft security marketplace from private preview to global launch
- 2025 - Appointed Senior Cybersecurity Solution Architect, Partners, UKI & EMEA at Microsoft
- 2025 - Qualified as a Prosci Certified Change Practitioner and Microsoft Certified Trainer
- 2024 - Appointed Board Member of Women in Cybersecurity at Microsoft
- 2020 - Joined Microsoft as Senior Cybersecurity Cloud Solution Architect, EMEA
- 2014 - Graduated with a BA (Hons) in Communication and Political Science from the University of Haifa, finishing in the top five per cent of her department
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