Mark McDermott

Mark McDermott CISA CISM CISSP is a Principal Digital Architect with Belfast City Council. His early career was in web development till he discovered that he had more of a flair for breaking websites rather than creating them. His role now involves cyber risk management, security and incident response. He believes that organisations should be focusing on giving their staff good cyber hygiene and awareness along with role specific training. “Many incidents can be avoided by good user training but the user isn’t the weakest link in cyber security. Staff need good training and support rather than being blamed for every security incident. Although if you use Password1 as your password then it is your fault!”

Mark McDermott
Digital Infrastructure Architect
  • Organisation
    Belfast City Council