Dr Craig Jarvis is a recognised industry leader and academic in cybersecurity, with a distinguished career spanning technical, strategic and executive leadership roles.
He brings substantial industry experience, most notably serving as Chief Technology Officer at DXC Security - then the world’s largest provider of security services. In this role, he was joint second-in-command of a $1 billion annual revenue business comprising over 4,000 cybersecurity professionals and 16 security operations centres. His responsibilities encompassed enterprise leadership, technology strategy, and portfolio development.
During his tenure, Craig founded DXC Security Labs, leading innovation in cybersecurity research and development. He also established a strategic cyber threat intelligence function and launched a cyber-physical systems security division, which generated a $50 million sales pipeline within its first year.
Craig has worked across all major industry sectors. His engagements have included advising energy companies during nation-state breach responses, enhancing hospital resilience strategies, and supporting government agencies with cybersecurity transformation. Most of his time is now spent in financial services, where he advises major banks and private equity firms on cybersecurity strategy, architecture, and due diligence.
A long-standing expert in security operations, Craig spent many years in his early career as a forensic and threat intelligence analyst, leading breach investigations and countering advanced threat actors. He engineered systems to monitor malicious actors within compromised systems.
In addition to his industry contributions, Craig is a researcher and academic. He lectures at leading institutions including the University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Imperial College London, and Royal Holloway. He has delivered training to business executives and technical leaders from some of the world’s most prestigious organisations.
Craig holds a PhD in cybersecurity, as well as master’s degrees in international security, information security and digital forensics, and classical music. He studied at institutions including the University of Oxford, King’s College London, and Royal Holloway.
His forthcoming book, Cyber Terrorism: Extremism & Hacking, will be published in 2026. He is the author of CryptoWars: The Fight for Privacy in the Digital Age and has contributed to Next Generation Enterprise Security. His academic research has been published in respected peer-reviewed journals, including Intelligence and National Security.
As a member of the Offensive Cyber Working Group's College of Experts, Craig plays an active role in shaping research in offensive cybersecurity. He is also the founding chair of the Geopolitics-Cyber Community of London Experts (GeoCyclone), an organisation bringing together business leaders, academics, and policy makers to share knowledge on national security and digital technologies.
Craig is active on LinkedIn, often posting details of upcoming courses and ongoing research.
