About Nicola Whiting

About Nicola Whiting

One of the most influential women working in cyber and an 'Unsung Hero' of the industry.

Advocating from experience…

A neurodiverse woman in cyber – Nicola is an experienced Chief Operations & Strategy Officer with a strong history of working in Cyber Security / Information Security. Respected by many for her business strategy, Nicola has led Titania, the company she now co-owns, from ambitious start-up to the multi-million pound, award-winning company it is today: in less than a decade.

 

An advocate for Autism and Women in Cyber, Nicola provides government level advice on Diversity and is Worcestershire’s Commissioner for the UK Cyber Science & Innovation Audit. Nicola is also on the Advisory Board of BetaDen – an innovative new accelerator programme and 5G testbed for tech entrepreneurs based in the Malvern Hills Science Park.

 

Nicola is regularly asked to write for publications such as The Huffington Post, Defence Contracts Bulletin, Defence News Online and Signal. She is also an engaging public speaker who is often asked to deliver keynotes and contribute to panelist discussions at security conferences around the world.

 

In 2017 Nicola was named by SC Magazine as one of the Top 20 most influential women working in cyber security. She was also revealed as an Unsung Hero for her Leadership & Mentoring at the Security Serious Awards in October 2018.

NICOLA’S POPULAR KEYNOTES:

A.I. Driven Cyber Defenses

The Nightmare on Cyber Hygiene Street

The Future of Autonomous, Self-Healing Systems

The Rise of Automated Attacks

Hacking the Human Brain

All the Voices at the Table

Women in Cyber

Diversity in the Workplace

The Art of Persuasion and Neuromarketing

Strategic Trust-Based Selling

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Testimonials from those who’ve worked with Nicola

  • “Nicola makes for the perfect event speaker with her infectious enthusiasm and genuine passion for all things tech. I have seen many audiences take an instant liking to Nicola’s witty personality, energy on stage and ability to draw upon experience of operating one of the UK’s fastest growing cyber companies. I would fully recommend Nicola as an inspiring event speaker.”

    Gary Woodman - Chief Executive, Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership

  • “I thought that Nicola did an extremely good job at engaging with the room. Her talk generated lots of discussion and questions which shows how much people connected with the message of her presentation. Her delivery was informed, funny and relatable. As a self-avowed bookworm I liked how she recommended books so that I can explore the ideas she introduced in more detail”

    Alex Holland - Author, B-sides Bristol

  • “Dear Nicola Thank you so much for your presentation last night. It was truly inspirational and I am sure there will be many applications being submitted following the event. It was so good to finally meet you as I only hear excellent things about you and Titania. We really appreciate your time taken to make the presentation.”

    Deborah Crowther - Executive Assistant, Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce

  • Titania are a great company to work with and it's been a pleasure to work with Nicola who I believe is a passionate and visionary leader. Titania have a huge amount to offer the security world and their product is innovative and world leading.

    Rich Horton - Zentano, Managing Director

Nicola’s recent published work

Abstract – Solving the challenge of Self-Healing Networks: The world’s most secure networks leverage the combined strengths of multiple technologies. Their goal is to use a multi-layered appro...

In dark corners of the Internet, criminals vie for access to weapons available to anyone with cash and a computer. Advances in automated cyber weapons are fueling the fires of war in cyberspace and en...