Jayan is a  Director leading Control Risks’ Cyber Consulting and Response business in Europe and Africa. He manages a team of experienced advisory and response consultants who help organisations defend-against and respond-to cyber attacks across the region. 

Jayan supports organisations to design, review and improve cyber security strategies to defend against the specific threats that are likely to target them. He has delivered strategic cyber security advisory projects across multiple industries including, Finance, Telecommunications, Manufacturing, Retail and Media. 

In addition to providing consultancy services to clients, Jayan is an experienced cyber crisis responder, with expertise in directing technical investigations and crisis management decision making. 

Recent tasks that Jayan has worked on include: 

• Delivery of a global cyber risk assessment programme for a global manufacturer across locations in the Americas and Europe and Africa. 
• Management and delivery of cyber incident response and cyber crisis management cases for a variety of clients with varying size, complexity and security maturity. 
• Cyber security strategy definition for major financial institutions based in Europe.
• IP protection strategy advisory and implementation support for a UK-based technology manufacturer.
• Creation and delivery or a global cyber crisis management training programme for senior crisis management teams across over 15 global locations. 

Prior to joining Control Risks, Jayan was a cyber security consultant at Deloitte, responsible for delivering information protection projects and technologies. Jayan attended Leeds University where he read International Relations.