Daniyal Naeem

Principal Security Authority - AI BT Group

Daniyal Naeem is an experienced Cybersecurity Professional with extensive expertise in cyber threat research, specialising in complex cybercriminal and nation-state threat actors. He has built and led global Cyber Incident Response and Threat Intelligence programmes, strengthening organisational resilience against advanced and evolving threats. Daniyal also brings expertise in the security, governance, and risk management of emerging technologies, including Artificial Intelligence, agentic AI systems, and AI-enabled security tooling. His work focuses on secure-by-design AI architectures, AI risk management, adversarial threat modelling, and the security of AI orchestration frameworks and data flows. He actively contributes to industry collaboration and standards initiatives, including ETSI and GSMA Fraud and Security Group (FASG) working groups, as well as broader cross-sector engagement through organisations such as TechUK. He is a critical thinker, MITRE contributor, astute problem solver, and an effective translator between technical and non-technical stakeholders, with a strong focus on aligning security strategy, operational resilience, and emerging technology governance. He holds a Master's degree in Information Security from Royal Holloway, University of London and is CISSP, CISM, and CCSP certified.