Len Kleinman is the Chief Cyber Security Advisor for RSA International focusing on Government, Critical Infrastructure and Education. His current focus is to work with executives and business stakeholders to make security a strategic priority that translates into business value. Len has close on 30 years of experience in the information technology industry, with an early focus on Oracle CASE, network operations and database administration. A security technology community activist, he is involved in and supports several cyber security and technology organisations and regularly speaks at security events. Prior to joining RSA, Len worked in senior roles in IT security at the Australian Tax Office, including governance and risk, compliance, and the IT Security Advisor role. Kleinman also served as Senior Director of the Vulnerability Management and Research team (VMR) where he contributed to the development, implementation and review of cyber security strategy and operations. Focus areas included specialist advice and policy on a range of business and technical activities, strategic and operational planning, service provider engagement, contingency and incident response, and threat intelligence.
He has qualifications in Information Systems, Management from Edith Cowan University, Tax Administration Law from University of New South Wales and Security & Risk Management from Canberra Institute of Technology.