ASPACE appoints chief information security officer

Harris has 10 years experience in the IT security sector and recently gained CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) Certification through the fast-track programme. He joins ASPACE from cryptographic solutions specialist nCipher where he was business development manager and security consultant.

Prior to nCipher, Harris was project manager at Thales e-security, designing and delivering cryptographic hardware for the payments industry and worked as an IT consultant for Abbey National. He holds a degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Hertfordshire.

"With his impressive technical knowledge and experience of the financial services marketplace Mark will play a vital role in addressing security issues for ASPACE customers, supporting system integrations and providing high-level input to the ASPACE portfolio," said Steve Keohane, CEO at ASPACE. "As financial services organisations look to embrace new ways to interact with their customers, increasing demand for secure multi-channel access solutions continues to drive expansion at ASPACE," adds Keohane. "Mark is one of a number of senior appointments in the last few months and we are developing new relationships with industry partners to further accelerate our growth in the UK and abroad."