Hilary Walton

Hilary Walton is the chief information security officer of the Kordia Group, responsible for the business-critical connectivity, cyber security and cloud solutions for clients in both Australia and New Zealand. Previously, she  worked for Mi5 in London and the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games leading the information security programme.

Hillary has a background in organisational psychology, security and risk management. She was also a uniformed officer in the Royal New Zealand Air Force and has written a book and developed an app on how to improve security Culture. She is a founder of the New Zealand Digital Leaders Network (NZDLN) and the Digital Culture Ideas network. Through her podcast series, and YouTube and LinkedIn channels she is a thought leader on culture change, digital transformation, IT security and cybersafe parenting.