Six Degrees Group News

Secure, integrated cloud services provider, Six Degrees, announced that it has achieved SD-WAN Specialisation as part of the Fortinet Engage Partner Program. Through the Secure SD-WAN Specialisation, Six Degrees’ sales and technical teams have expanded their knowledge in SD-WAN deployment scenarios using Fortinet’s Secure SD-WAN solution. As such, Six Degrees is able to help customers conceptualise, enhance, and troubleshoot their SD-WAN deployments. SD-WAN solution In a fast-movi...

Six Degrees has appointed Caroline O'Connor to the role of Chief Legal Officer (CLO). Caroline joins Six Degrees from AI scale-up Tractable Ltd where, as Group General Counsel, she spanned the legal and risk framework that underpinned the company's commercial growth, international expansion, and regulatory regime.  Caroline previously held a series of senior leadership roles within the technology sector with high-profile brands including GoCardless, Rackspace, and BT. Cloud and secur...

Six Degrees has appointed Chris Jackson to the role of Chief Product and Technology Officer (CPTO). Chris joins us from online education provider Insendi, where his role as Chief Product and Technology Officer focused on their mission to create compelling digital learning experiences for students globally. Chris has previously worked in senior leadership roles with several pedigree brands, including Thomas International, Pearson, and Rackspace. Author's quote Chris Jackson, CPTO, Six Degrees,...

Six Degrees has appointed Chris Dunning-Walton to its advisory team. Chris joined the Six Degrees advisory team on 1st January 2023. Chris is currently CEO and Managing Partner of Sentients, a boutique international executive search firm that focuses on placing Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and other cyber leaders with FTSE 250 enterprises. He is also CEO of InfoSec People Ltd, a multi-award-winning cyber security recruitment consultancy, and the founder and director of CyNam, the...

Six Degrees is pleased to confirm the appointment of Lindsay Gallard as Chief People Officer (CPO). Lindsay joined Six Degrees in 2018 and has served in a variety of roles including Executive Operations Director. Most recently, Lindsay has been in the post of Interim People Director since January 2022. Before Six Degrees, Lindsay worked in a series of senior HR roles covering the UK and Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific. He has a varied background in organisations spanning the public, not...

Every day, millions of people worldwide use their personal credentials to prove their identity and access a range of services, from databases in their workplace to the banking app on their smartphone. But while this ensures only authorised people have access to certain systems, the use of this personal data opens users up to cyber risks, primarily in the form of identity theft. On Identity Management Day, Source Security spoke to seven IT and cybersecurity experts to discuss their experiences a...