Mr Gibson is the primary spokesperson for Microsoft Ltd UK on all cyber, hi-tech, internet security/ risk matters. This includes serving as the senior adviser to Microsoft’s customers, partners, government elites, and the public on how to best respond to the current security environment – from internal leakage of intellectual property to best practices for online cyber security – and how to improve their security through Microsoft’s solutions and services. One of the key skills Mr Gibson brings to Microsoft is his ability to forge and maintain strategic alliances across public and private sector organisations in an international environment. He is the link between Microsoft and industry specialists, government and academia, law enforcement and commerce, facilitating the sharing of security knowledge between these disparate groups.

Ed’s knowledge and experience was gained through a 20-year career as a Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). He specialized in investigating economic espionage, complex money laundering, cyber fraud schemes, and intellectual property theft. From 2000-2005, Mr Gibson was assigned to the U.S. Embassy in London as the FBI’s Assistant Legal Attaché in the UK and Ireland responsible for all FBI Hi-Tech, Internet Extortion and Blackmail, Cyber Terrorism, Infrastructure Protection, Intellectual Property, and Crimes against Children investigations. His focus on how criminals exploit the internet and his investigative abilities have made him an ideal figurehead for Microsoft’s efforts in secure computing.

Before his appointment to the FBI, Mr Gibson served for 5-years as a lawyer in the General Counsel’s Office for a multi-national corporation based in the U.S. He is a qualified Solicitor in England and Wales, completed a 2-year ‘computing’ program at Oxford University, serves on several technology association Advisor Boards and Steering Committees, is a CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional), and is a Fellow of the British Computer Society. Since taking on his role with Microsoft UK, Ed has lectured widely on world-wide cyber-threats and internet crime, social networks, and e-business & risk management. He is a sought after speaker given his ability to bring current security problems to life and make IT personal. Contact Ed by e-mail at [email protected]

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