Rory Byrne

Rory Byrne is the founder and CEO of Security First. His experience draws from over eight years in the human rights world, and also from his work in the military, in Westminster, and as a Certified Ethical Hacker. Rory has a strong track record of identifying human rights problems and implementing solutions through the efficient and secure use of technology. Previously he helped establish and was Head of Security and Research for the human rights organisation, Videre – the world leader in the gathering, verification and distribution of covert camera footage. He successfully developed and trained hundreds of human rights defenders in a thirty-five module training program in areas as varied as encryption, physical counter-surveillance, covert filming, risk management and secure communications – cited by USAID as the industry leading standard. Security First just launched “Umbrella” the first open source and free mobile tool to manage the physical and digital security of journalists, aid workers and activists in the field.