Izak Oosthuizen

I am a London IT thought leader, entrepreneur, and cybersecurity expert. I am an Entrepreneur's Organisation London member and was nominated for the prestigious UKTech50 award in 2022. I hold several IT qualifications – including various Microsoft, Checkpoint and VMware certifications. Combined with my 20-plus years of experience in IT, and management qualifications from the London School of Business & Finance and Cranfield School of Management, I appreciate that IT drives growth but also comes with associated security risks. In 2006, I founded Zhero, a London-headquartered end-to-end business cybersecurity and IT support company for SMEs. Zhero is a Microsoft Gold partner providing tailored risk mitigation, cybersecurity, cloud, IT support, consultancy, and professional services to many industry sectors, including medical, finance, legal, insurance, and architecture. Zhero has worked with various brilliant minds and institutions such as WeWork, Giorgio Armani, Energy UK, Edmond De Rothschild, the Federation of Master Builders, City, University of London and Dimension Data. Passionate about all things IT, I found myself in a position where I co-authored two best-selling IT books, ‘Adapt and Overcome’ and ‘Cybersecurity NOW’, both available on Amazon. These are essential reads for navigating the ever-changing worlds of cybersecurity, remote working, and the digitised workplace. My insights have also been featured in The Economist, UK Computer Weekly and other prominent publications. I have made a name as a keynote speaker at events hosted by The Economist, N-Able, and London Market Forums (LMF). At the recent LMF 2023 Cyber Resilience Leaders’ Summit, I shared cyber-edge cybersecurity and risk mitigation strategies with contemporary pioneers such as Gary Brailsford-Hart, the Director of Information & CISO at City of London Police, and Simon Newman, the CEO of the Cyber Resilience Centre for London.