James Turner is the founder and Managing Director of CISO Lens. Since 2005, James has specialised as a security industry analyst and advisor; facilitating roundtable discussions, conducting primary research, and producing reports that provide evidence-based decision support.

Before creating CISO Lens, James was an Advisor at local advisory firm, IBRS. During his 11 years with IBRS, James authored over 100 advisory notes for clients, presented at all the major security conferences in Australia, and facilitated dozens of executive roundtables.

From 2013 to 2016, James was the appointed Chair of the Advocacy Group and an authorised spokesperson for the Australian Information Security Association (AISA). This volunteer work entailed providing public commentary on various security issues and helping raise the profile of AISA.

In 2019, James was designated an AustCyber AllStar in recognition for his years of supporting and advocating the Australian security industry, as well as for the publication of the CISO Lens Benchmark, which AustCyber stated was a globally unique resource.

James still writes occasional opinion pieces for the Australian Financial Review, providing commentary on cyber security matters.