Former notorious hacker, Greg van der Gaast is now the leading voice on information security, known for applying a humanistic and transparent approach to security solutions. With over two decades of experience, both working for the government and spearheading his own company, Greg is an unrivalled speaker in cyber safety. If you’re wanting truly out of the box thinking, a speaker that breaks the mould, a visionary to offer invaluable advice to your company, then Greg is the ideal speaker for you.
Focusing on the management and leadership side of information security, Greg founded Creative Minds Consulting Group (CMCG) in 2015 with the ambition to provide businesses with insight into the real security solutions they needed. Reducing the huge cost implications companies believe is required for thorough security, Greg draws on his past hacking experience to ensure a business is hacker-proof. Determined to take a different approach to the industry, Greg is known for harnessing the human potential to bring care and accountability to the field and make security a team led responsibility.
Now an expert on creating a bespoke security service for companies, Greg hasn’t always been on this side of the law. Named as one of five of the World’s Most Infamous Hackers, Greg was involved in one of the largest mass hacks of all time in the 90s leading to a national incident being declared. With crimes as clever as they were cunning Greg has been the subject of a number of books, articles and has featured on news outlets like CNN. In 1999 Greg joined forces with the US government to employ his skills to investigate breaches and intelligence activity.
Relatable, holistic and radical are not words commonly associated with ‘security guys’ but Greg van der Gaast is not your average safety expert. Frequently the highest-rated speaker at Information Security and Data Protection events, Greg has taken the speaking circuit by storm, with his passionate keynote addresses. Able to effortlessly explain complex cybersecurity topics in simple, accessible terms makes Greg a natural event speaker. Recently he has been in demand to attend multiple events every week including The Future of Cyber Security Birmingham, Architects of Positive Futures at WaterCooler Live and PrivSec London 2020.
How to hire Greg van der Gaast
Contact the Champions Speakers agency to provisionally enquire about Greg van der Gaast for your event today. Simply call a booking agent on 0207 1010 553 or email us at [email protected] for more information.
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Greg is known to cover the below speaking topics.
- Cybersecurity
- Data Breaches
- Humanistic approach to security solutions
- Executive and strategic communication
- Data protection
- Information security leadership
"Your presentation was extremely well received"
"Rank[ed] the highest of all of our presenters"
"Really positive, useful, completely different twist, much needed at infosec events"
"The best reviews [for a talk] we’ve seen"
"It goes without saying that you were the star of yesterday’s conference"
"The delegate response from your talk has been excellent, you’re a really engaging presenter and people found the advice you gave really constructive and pragmatic."
"Please do send my thanks over to Greg! His part in the event was amazing and definitely provided the wow factor, it was great to see him and Phil talk openly as opposed to death by Powerpoint slides"- Phoebe, Exclusive Networks
"It as a pleasure to work with Greg and we have had positive feedback from our event guests that they enjoyed his keynote session. We booked Greg at short notice and appreciate that he had less time to prepare and we wish to pass on our thanks to Greg and everyone at Champions for helping us arrange it at short notice." - Stuart, SHI
