New director at East Midlands Cyber Security Cluster
Cyber security specialist Rob Kneller has become the third director of the East Midlands Cyber Security Cluster.
He joins Dr Ismini Vasielou and David Nicholls in leading the Community Interest Company, which supports regional economic growth by helping organisations to protect their digital assets from cyber threats.
Kneller has spent more than 15 years in the cyber security industry and is currently the director of KIT365, a cyber security managed service provider and consultant.
He said: “My approach is to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences and businesses looking to improve their cyber security posture.
“Getting involved with EMCSC is a great way to raise awareness of cyber security across the East Midlands and the UK.
“In meeting new people from diverse fields – both in and out of the cyber security sector – I will be looking to share insights and ideas, offer advice to both the private and public sectors, and widen my own understanding of how cyber security contributes to the improvement of people’s lives.”
EMCSC was founded by Dr Ismini Vasielou, associate professor in Information Systems at De Montfort University, in 2023.
Its purpose is to develop opportunities for networking, knowledge exchange, sharing of best practice, and identification of opportunity. Fellow director David Nicholls is managing director and founder of Leicestershire-based IT company Better-IT.
Dr Vasielou said: “It’s fantastic that someone of Rob’s experience has joined Dave and I and we are really pleased to have him on board for some of the big plans we have in the pipeline for the next 12 months.”
EMCSC works across public and private sectors, as well as academia, promoting business cyber-resilience and cyber security careers, with partners including the national UKC3 cyber cluster network and the Cyber Resilience Centre for the East Midlands.
