Samantha has been happily entrenched in the cybersecurity industry for 25 years. During this time, she has helped hundreds of organizations of all shapes, sizes, and geographies recover and learn from cyberattacks, defined strategy for pioneering security products and technologies, and is a regular speaker at security conferences around the world. In her current regeneration, Sam heads up the International Security Strategy team at Exabeam, and is on the board for The Hacking Games.

She authors articles and blogs for various security publications, has a strong passion for mentoring, and volunteers at cybersecurity community events. Sam's on the organisation teams for three UK BSides conferences (Newcastle, Leeds, and Lancashire), volunteers as a SOC Goon at DefCon, and has won various awards including CSO30 UK, TechWomen100, and Top 20 Most Inspiring Women in Cyber.