Ric Derbyshire
Principal Security Researcher, Orange Cyberdefense
Principal Security Researcher, Orange Cyberdefense
Ric is a Principal Security Researcher at Orange Cyberdefense and an Honorary Researcher at Imperial College London. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from Lancaster University, where his research focused on adversary-centric quantitative risk assessment. His work centers on the cybersecurity of operational technology and critical infrastructure, particularly where traditional approaches fall short against the reality of adversary behavior. He focuses on cyberthreats to physical processes, challenging how security is commonly understood in operational technology environments.