Dr Liz James is a Managing Security Consultant at NCC Group, specialising in Cyber Physical Systems across Operational Technology (OT) and the Transport sector. Her work spans components, functional clusters, full vehicle platforms and wider industrial environments including ships, cars, trucks, buses, trains and energygeneration systems.
Bringing a researchled, engineeringdriven approach, Liz applies core security principles to help organisations operating under the NIS Directive and the NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF) strengthen asset visibility, architectural resilience and cyber hygiene. Her methodology enables operators to understand risk more deeply than compliance requirements alone typically allow.
She leads assessments across complex CyberPhysical environments where operational uptime is critical, ensuring threats are surfaced even when intrusive testing is not feasible. Through rigorous risk management and alternative testing strategies, Liz provides robust assurance while protecting live critical systems.
Subject matter expertise
- Security Engineering,
- Cyber Physical Systems (OT, Transport)
- Systems requiring High Assurance (AI, Smart Cities, Automation, CNI, etc.)
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