Overview

Tony Anscombe is the Senior Security Evangelist for AVG Technologies. Tony’s role at AVG is to bring products and solutions to the company’s users that allow them to enjoy their online experiences while trusting AVG to protect them from malware and data loss. Tony is also instrumental in relationships with third party testers of anti-virus products which help AVG to continue its focus on delivering product quality and excellent security.

Tony is a speaker at global events including CIS Summit, CTIA and RSA, the Security Conference. He regularly contributes to industry forums and is an established media commentator on issues surrounding privacy, security, child internet safety, online threats and viruses. Tony has also lead the AVG Digital Diaries research series, the international study into how technology is changing childhood and beyond.

Tony joined AVG in August 2009, bringing over 20 years of IT experience with his last 12 years being focused on the security sector. Prior to AVG, he worked for German based anti-virus company Avira where he was responsible for the consumer product division that included both paid and free anti-virus products.

Before moving into the consumer anti-virus market Tony worked with a number of companies that provide authentication, data leakage prevention and the more complex environment of government certified encryption technology. The experience of multiple technologies all in the security sector and a technical background make Tony well placed to understand the requirements of this very fast moving sector of the industry.