The IT Security Guru’s Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards aims to shed a light on the remarkable women in our industry. The following is a feature on just one of the many phenomenal women put forward for the 2021 awards. Presented in a Q&A format, the nominee’s answers are written in their own words with minor edits made by the editor for readability.

This year, the awards are sponsored by KPMG and Beazley.

Eleanor Ludlam, Senior Associate at DAC Beachcroft LLP 

What does your job role entail?

I am a data protection and cyber lawyer, advising companies on their legal and regulatory obligations following a cyber or data risk incident and managing the crisis response process for the business. I also advise businesses in respect of defending compensation claims which flow from cyber and data risk incidents. 

How did you get into the cybersecurity industry?

I qualified into the commercial litigation department at DAC Beachcroft LLP and practised for around five years before subsequently taking a career break as I struggled to balance work with raising my young children. After a three year career break, I was approached by DAC Beachcroft to see if I would consider returning to work. I was very keen to reignite my career and agreed to join the Information Law team, undertaking data protection advisory work in the run up to the implementation of the GDPR. As part of this new role, I was sent on secondment to a global insurer, joining its privacy team.  Whilst on secondment, I undertook a mix of data protection advisory and cyber work, through advising the insurer in relation to its internal cyber and data ri ..

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