Charles Brookson

Zeata Security Ltd

Charles Brookson, OBE CEng FIET FRSA. – Member of the Programme Committee
Charles was at the United Kingdom Government for twelve years and is an Electronics Engineer. He was Head of Security for the UK mobile operator and was in British Telecom for twenty years. He has worked in many security areas over the last 40 years, including Cryptographic systems, secure designs, policies, auditing, and mobile radio for over 40 years. He now runs his own Company Zeata Security Ltd, and is a Director of Azenby and Floor51 Ltd. He was Chairman of the GSM Association Security Group for 25 years.

He was within GSM and 3GPP security standards, chairing the Algorithm Expert Group in 1986, which helped define GSM Security. He also helped to define Public Key Standards and ISO 27000 Standards. He was the first Chairman of the ETSI TC CYBER, then the Vice Chairman. He was awarded an OBE for services to Telecommunications Security in 2015.