John Scott heads the Security Education programme for the Bank of England, running a team who deliver a series of events and communications to all staff designed to raise awareness of the issues around physical, personnel and information security, and to encourage behavioural and ultimately cultural change.  He is also a SANS instructor, teaching MGT433: Managing Human Risk.

Prior to his work at the Bank, John was an IT trainer in Further and Higher Education for 20 years giving him a strongly honed sympathy for the frustrations many people feel when faced with new technology. He holds qualifications in librarianship and teaching, and most recently completed his MSc. in Cyber Security and Human Factors, specialising in phishing and cyber psychology. He presents internationally on the fields of security culture change.