Brian is an independent consultant based in Dublin Ireland specialising in the area of Information Security.  With over 20 years experience in the field he is recognised as an industry expert and has addressed a number of major conferences relating to the management and securing of information technology.  Brian is author of the book "Implementing ISO 27001 in a Windows Environment" and has also published a number of technical papers and has been technical editor and reviewer of a number of industry recognised publications.  Brian is also the European editor for the SANS Institute’s weekly SANS NewsBites, a semi-weekly electronic newsletter.

Brian provides consulting services to clients in various industry segments and his work also includes advising to various Government security agencies and the European Commission.

Brian founded the Irish Reporting and Information Security Service (IRISS) which is Ireland's first national CSIRT (Computer Security Incident Response Team).