Ian Redden

Security Product & Program Manager

Professional Summary

Security Product and Program Manager with 20+ years leading product, engineering, and cybersecurity initiatives for cloud-native and AI-enabled platforms. Expert in secure architecture, Kubernetes, and LLM technologies, delivering scalable data and integration platforms while enforcing zero-trust and privacy controls.

Employment History

Principal, Cyber Security / Product Manager

Thales · Remote, Canada
Jun 2024 – Present
  • Led security product design and development for CyberNode, a shipboard SOC platform.
  • Led product design for a Cyber Range platform at the National Digital Excellence Centre, expanding cybersecurity training capabilities.
  • Defined and implemented cybersecurity strategy across application security, infrastructure security, and data protection.
  • Developed security principles guiding secure architecture, engineering practices, and risk management across teams.
  • Implemented a Cyber Range platform at the National Digital Excellence Centre, expanding cybersecurity training capabilities.
  • Partnered with engineering teams to integrate threat intelligence and secure development practices into CI/CD.

Founder & Product Lead

Orcorus · Remote, Canada
Mar 2025 – Present
  • Founded and architected a secure data marketplace platform enabling enterprises to safely expose data and APIs to AI systems and developer ecosystems.
  • Designed a secure platform architecture using Docker Swarm.
  • Implemented zero trust security principles including automated TLS, identity-based access control, and secure service mesh routing.
  • Built security and privacy controls for AI-enabled data pipelines to support safe enterprise adoption of LLM technologies.
  • Led product strategy and delivery across engineering, security, and partner ecosystems.

Director, CXtr 3rd Party Integrations

Cisco · Remote, Canada
Dec 2020 – Jan 2024
  • Led product strategy and platform delivery for the SecureX integration ecosystem, enabling secure data exchange across enterprise security platforms.
  • Scaled an integration platform consisting of 75+ vendors, supporting thousands of enterprise security users.
  • Managed global engineering and security teams delivering integrations across a large-scale SaaS security platform.
  • Implemented containerized development and testing pipelines using Docker and Kubernetes, reducing partner integration time from weeks to days.
  • Oversaw a $5M platform program, driving adoption through developer tooling, automation, and partner enablement.

Principal Consultant

RSA · Remote, Canada
Sep 2015 – Dec 2020
  • Led incident response, threat hunting, and digital forensics engagements across enterprise and government environments.
  • Conducted red team operations, vulnerability assessments, and security architecture reviews for complex enterprise systems.
  • Developed investigative playbooks and operational procedures used by forensic analysts and incident response teams.
  • Partnered with product teams to translate real-world threat intelligence into new security platform capabilities.
  • Delivered hands-on threat hunting and cybersecurity training programs across North America.

Forensics, Incident Response and Product Development

Various
2006 – 2015
  • KPMG: Led national cyber forensics team, built Cyber Lab, managed RFI/RFPs.
  • Deloitte: Built Deloitte’s Cyber Threat Management Portal and contributed to CIRT.
  • RIM/BlackBerry: Conducted forensic investigations and built custom tools for phone imaging and malware analysis.
  • Scotiabank: Investigated insider threats and fraud, collaborated on security policy development.

Education

Product Management

MIT
Jun 2025 – Jun 2026

Advanced Diploma, Computer Security and Investigations

Sir Sandford Fleming College
2003 – 2006

Accreditations & Coursework

Cyber Threat Intelligence (GCTI)GIACAug 2022 – Apr 2026
Certified Forensics Analyst (GCFA)GIACOct 2020 – Nov 2028
Certified Professional (OSCP)Offensive SecurityOct 2017 – Present
Reverse Engineering Malware (GREM)GIACAug 2015 – Aug 2027
Designing High Impact Solutions (MITdesignX)MITJun 2025 – Sep 2025
Designing Product Families: From Strategy to ImplementationMITSep 2025 – Dec 2025
Digital Platforms: Designing Two-Sided MarketsMITDec 2025 – Mar 2026

Skills

Internal AI Solutions
AI Product Management
LLM Technologies
Product Roadmapping
Cross-Functional Leadership
OpenAI API
SAFe Agile
Python
Strategic Planning
Stakeholder Management
User-Centric Design
AWS
Kubernetes
Docker
Model Context Protocol (MCP)
Anthropic API
Digital Forensics & Incident Response
Computer Security
Networking Protocols

Additional Information

Sub-Committee Chair, Technical Advisory Committee

Amateur Radio Digital Council (ARDC)
2022 – Present

ARDC provides grants and funding to projects that advance amateur radio, digital communication technologies, and related education, research, and infrastructure.

Team Lead, Integrations & Analyst

Black Hat NOC Team
2015 – 2023

Black Hat Network Operations Center (NOC) designs, builds, and operates the highly monitored network infrastructure that supports the Black Hat security conference.

Analyst

RSAC NOC Team
2015 – 2023

RSAC NOC designs, builds, and operates the highly monitored network infrastructure that supports the RSAC security conference.