James comes from a background in cryptography but over the years has worked in a wide variety of security problem domains including anti-malware and hacking.
James spent many years as a hands-on analyst dealing with deep technical issues and is a self-professed "massive geek".
Eventually James escaped dark rooms and learned some social skills, and today is a keen presenter at conferences and industry events.
With a wide range of experience working in a technical and a strategic capacity from incident response to forensics with some of the world's largest and most paranoid organisations James participates in industry panels, policy groups, and is a frequently-called-upon expert advisor all over the world.
James is a frequent guest lecturer and often appears in the media including national TV. As a young spokesperson for the industry James is extremely passionate about talent development and participates in initiatives to identify new talent for the industry and to develop it.