John Allen

John Allen is a strategic leader with 23 years at GSK predominantly in Manufacturing IT, as well as leading the OT Cybersecurity transformation program as VP in the CISO leadership team. John now works freelance bringing strategic consulting in Manufacturing IT (and applications), M&A, Digital and OT Cybersecurity in the Pharma domain.

Posts by John Allen

MedCity Influencers, BioPharma

Don’t wait until it’s too late: Now’s the time to leverage cybersecurity standards for the production environment

Today’s factory floors include production equipment that’s linked directly into those IT systems that are so often the victims of a cyberattack. This “operational technology” (OT) is critical for pharmaceutical manufacturing and R&D organizations.