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John Sotiropoulos

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Senior Security Architect at Kainos
📍 United Kingdom

John Sotiropoulos is the Head of AI Security at Kainos and a best-selling author on Adversarial AI. A graduate of Edinburgh Napier University, he plays a key role in global cybersecurity standards with OWASP and the US AISIC. Colleagues describe him as innovative, pragmatic, and business-focused, with deep technical expertise.

John is passionate about educating the next generation of cybersecurity professionals, recently delivering a guest lecture on AI Security for undergraduates at The Manchester Metropolitan University. He actively shares his expertise to bridge the gap between academic theory and practical industry application, focusing on topics like GenAI and preventing shadow AI.

He authored the official implementation guide for the UKs AI Cybersecurity Code of Practice, which was later adopted as a global ETSI standard.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Senior Security Architect
Job Level
Senior
Location
United Kingdom
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AI Security
As Head of AI Security, a best-selling author on the topic, and a leader in OWASP's GenAI Security Project, this is his core professional focus.
Agentic AI Risks
He is co-leading the OWASP initiative to define the top security risks for agentic AI applications, indicating a forward-looking focus on emerging threats.
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Career

Work history

3-2021
Senior Security Architect
Kainos
2-2020 - 3-2021
Chief Technology Officer
Stuffstr
6-2018 - 12-2019
Chief Technology Officer
buzzmove
6-2017 - 5-2018
VP of Product & Engineering
Trunomi
1-2015 - 6-2017
VP of Applications
Alfresco
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Education
2018 - 2020
Master of Science - MS
Edinburgh Napier University
1992 - 1995
BSc (1st)
Birmingham City University
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