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Cynthia Akiotu

Cynthia Akiotu

Cybersecurity Architect | Global Speaker | Bridging IAM and AI Security for a Zero Trust Future.

Manchester, United Kingdom

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Cynthia Akiotu is a Cybersecurity Architect and Identity Specialist with deep expertise in Identity & Access Management (IAM), data governance, and Zero Trust implementation. Her work centres on securing environments where AI agents, autonomous models, and machine identities are rapidly expanding the attack surface.
With experience across diverse sectors, Cynthia has led projects on secure cloud adoption, privileged access management, insider risk mitigation, and identity governance for AI-driven environments. She holds several industry certifications including Microsoft Certified Identity & Access Administrator and Microsoft Certified Information Security Administrator.

Cynthia is a regular speaker at global conferences where she delivers insights on AI governance, identity observability, and emerging cybersecurity risks. Her thought leadership extends to academic and industry publications, contributing to works on AI-enabled regulatory compliance and digital skills development in security. Beyond her professional work, Cynthia volunteers her time as Cyberhero Coach Cynthia, delivering cybersecurity awareness to children and promoting safe digital habits in her community. Driven by a commitment to secure innovation, she champions identity governance as a foundation for trust in AI-native ecosystems.

Area of Expertise

  • Business & Management
  • Finance & Banking
  • Government, Social Sector & Education
  • Information & Communications Technology
  • Media & Information

Topics

  • cybersecurity
  • Identity and Access Management
  • AI and Cybersecurity
  • Data Science
  • DataSecurity
  • Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Cybersecurity
  • Artifical Intelligence
  • Microsoft 365
  • Microsoft Entra
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Cloud Security
  • AI for Cloud Security and Compliance

Conf42 Observability 2025

I gave a keynote at the conference titled
Access is the New Breach: Why Observability Must Start with Identity

June 2025

International webinar on Artificial Intelligence, Big Data and Machine Learning

I gave a keynote titled “The Use of AI and Cybersecurity: Where do we draw the line?’’

May 2025

Global Azure 2025 - Poland on-line Sessionize Event

May 2025

Cynthia Akiotu

Cybersecurity Architect | Global Speaker | Bridging IAM and AI Security for a Zero Trust Future.

Manchester, United Kingdom

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