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Stephen Coates

Senior Security Consultant, Computer & Network Security

I'm Stephen Coates, "securitysteve", and I advise in information security, cloud, risk and privacy.

Stephen Coates's Bio:

Stephen Coates has been working in the IT industry for more than 30 years and specialises in information security (including cloud, cyber, risk, management, frameworks, controls and anti-fraud), and also privacy and data protection (covering New Zealand, Australia and GDPR). Previous roles and job titles have included IT infrastructure and e-commerce, and his hands-on technical skills have also included firewall administrator, database administrator and software engineer.Stephen Coates sees that industry certification and the hours spent in Continuing Professional Education (CPE) play an important part in keeping his skills and knowledge up-to-date and relevant. His current credentials are as follows: CISM • CISSP-ISSMP • CCSP/CCSK • CRISC • GCCC • G2700 • GSEC • CISA • CFE • CIPP/E • CIPM

Stephen Coates's Experience:

  • Senior Security Consultant at Aura Information Security (powered by Kordia)

    May 2019 - Present | Auckland, New Zealand

  • Information Security Manager at Gallagher Group

    September 2014 - May 2019 | Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand

  • Manager, Information Security at Waikato District Health Board

    September 2011 - September 2014 | Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand

  • Associate Lecturer at Open University

    2007 - November 2011 | Milton Keynes, England

    Associate Lecturer on the Postgraduate Information Security Management Course (M886).

  • IS Security Architect/Analyst at RWE Npower plc

    2007 - September 2011 | Swindon, England

  • Senior IS Auditor at RWE Npower plc

    2009 - December 2009 | Swindon, England

    Seconded to Internal Audit for 6 months.

  • Security Analyst at RWE Shared Services IS (RWE Npower plc)

    2004 - 2007 | Swindon, England

  • eCommerce Manager at P&O Ferries

    November 2000 - February 2004 | Dover, England

Stephen Coates's Education:

  • Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt

    MBA
    Concentration: Business Administration

  • University of Portsmouth

    2002 – 2003
    MSc
    Concentration: Applied Computing

Stephen Coates's Interests & Activities:

In his spare time, Stephen Coates is a member of Toastmasters International, and he enjoys attending local tech events, such as the OWASP NZ Day at the University of Auckland.




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