Gareth Haken
Director of Cyber Risk and Resilience
Gareth Haken leads the ISF Research team, having previously headed the ISF Technology team for two and a half years.
In addition to his research leadership role, he is responsible for managing the ISF’s internal information security programme, including the Information Security Management System (ISMS) and associated accreditation activities.
Gareth is the author of the latest Threat Horizon 2028: Coping with conflict – Executive View, providing strategic insight into the evolving global threat landscape. He also has contributed to the development of previous versions of the ISF Standard of Good Practice for Information Security (SOGP).
He holds an MSc in Information Security and authored an academic paper on the security of Apple Pay, which was presented at the 3rd ACM Cyber-Physical System Security Workshop in Abu Dhabi in 2017. Prior to joining the ISF, Gareth gained extensive experience working across a range of organisations, including the British Army, the National Crime Agency, and British Telecom.