Bio
Christopher Burgess (@burgessct) is an award-winning writer and speaker on the topics of safety, security, intelligence, privacy and national security.
He also is an advisor, consultant and advocate for effective security strategies, be they at the office or at home.
He has deep expertise in intelligence, counterintelligence, competitive intelligence, big data solutions, big data analytics, information security, security, online safety and security, compliance and privacy on a global scale.
He has appeared on CNN, News Nation, BBC, I24, China News, Bloomberg, CBS, NBC, ABC, and others providing his commentary and analysis.
Additionally, he has lectured and presented before government, academic and business organizations around the globe.
He previously held the position of Senior Security Advisor to Cisco and served 30+ years within the CIA. He has traversed the startup world, as CSO, COO and CEO.
Upon his retirement from the CIA, he was awarded the Distinguished Career Intelligence Medal. Upon his retirement from Cisco they gifted him a fine Stetson and a bottle of single-barrel Jack.
His writing appears regularly in CSO Online and Clearance Jobs where his byline columns cover outcomes, strategy, tactics, modus operandi, nation state activities, and erudite research – with emphasis on what the CISO/CSO/CIO/CEO needs to know; the prevalence of espionage, the ever-present insider risk management and of course the machinations of Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea.
In addition, he writes a monthly blog for DTEX Systems, and hosts their “Conversations from the Inside” a monthly program on LinkedIn where insider risk thought leaders discuss issues of the day. He also hosts a weekly program, “Classified Chronicles” on ClearanceJobs Live (member only) where he discusses national security issues.
He co-authored the book, “Secrets Stolen, Fortunes Lost, Preventing Intellectual Property Theft and Economic Espionage in the 21st Century.” He is currently crafting an upcoming book, co-authored with Barbara Schluetter, “The Trusted and Valued Insider (Threat/Risk).”
His archive of articles can be found here: Burgess Archive