Jan Thornborough is the founder and managing director of Outfox Ltd, and the former head of the Cyber Resilience Unit at the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) in the Government Communications Security Bureau to complement her experience in IT, project management and cybersecurity-related roles, Jan has attained several Information Security qualifications including:

• GIAC Security leadership – GLSC

• GIAC Critical Controls Certification – GCCC

• Certificate in Security Management – CISM

• Certificate in Risk Information Security Controls – CRISC

Jan spent six years with the Government Communications Security Bureau, the last three years of that as the manager of the Cyber Resilience Unit for the National Cyber Security Centre. During this time, Jan designed and implemented a research study of 250 of New Zealand’s nationally significant organisations to determine their capability to defend against cyber-borne threats and understand their level of cyber resilience. She also initiated the development of cyber resilience guides to address the deficits found in the study.

Her work at the National Cyber Security Centre was instrumental in alerting the New Zealand government to a deficit of cybersecurity awareness in businesses nationwide.

The highlight of her career in the GCSB was representing New Zealand on the first public five-eyes cybersecurity discussion panel at Cyber UK alongside the heads of agencies for the National Security Agency (NSA), Australian Signals Directorate (ASD), Canadian Security Establishment (CSE) and

the National Cyber Security Centre UK.

Jan left the NCSC in 2021 to start her own Cyber Resilience company. Outfox addresses a gap in the market for cost-effective and accessible cybersecurity advice and support for small-medium businesses and For Purpose organisations.

The team at Outfox are experienced in providing common sense and fit for purpose solutions for small organisations. Unlike many of the large cybersecurity firms in New Zealand, we are locally owned and operated, and we pride ourselves on being completely impartial.