Burgessct - Christopher Burgess

 

Christopher Burgess (@burgessct) is a writer and speaker on the topics of safety, security, intelligence, privacy and national security.

He also is an advisor, consultant and advocate for effective security strategies, be they at the office or at home.

He has deep expertise in intelligence, counterintelligence, competitive intelligence, big data solutions, big data analytics, information security, security, online safety and security, compliance and privacy on a global scale.        

He has appeared on CNN, News Nation, BBC, I24, China News, Bloomberg, CBS, NBC, ABC, and others providing his commentary and analysis.

Additionally, he has lectured and presented before government, academic and business organizations around the globe.

He previously held the position of Senior Security Advisor to Cisco and served 30+ years within the CIA. He has traversed the startup world, as CSO, COO and CEO.

Upon his retirement from the CIA, he was awarded the Distinguished Career Intelligence Medal. Upon his retirement from Cisco they gifted him a fine Stetson and a bottle of single-barrel Jack.

He co-authored the book, “Secrets Stolen, Fortunes Lost, Preventing Intellectual Property Theft and Economic Espionage in the 21st Century.

His appears regularly in CSO Online, Clearance Jobs and Security Boulevard, where his by-line columns covering global security, privacy, intelligence and national security are featured.


His archive of articles and posting can be found here: Burgess Archive