Cormac Callanan, PhD

Cormac Callanan has a PhD in data privacy risks on mobile devices, an MSc in Computer Systems Design and an MSc in Advanced Security and Digital Forensics (GCHQ certified). He has over 30 years’ working experience on international computer networks and 20 years’ experience on illegal content and cybercrime activities on the Internet.

He owns Aconite Internet Solutions, which provides expertise in cybersecurity risk mitigation and cybercrime. He co-authored the Council of Europe Guidelines on Cooperation between Law Enforcement and Internet Service Providers quoted by the European Court of Human Rights. Dr Callanan is past president and CEO of INHOPE (www.inhope.org), addressing illegal child abuse material on the internet.