Bio / Profile
About
Matthew
Carr.
Builder. Hacker. Strategist. Industrial security and risk governance for organisations where the stakes are real.
01 / The work
Fifteen years, four continents
I co-founded Atumcell to help organisations make sound decisions in complex cyber, operational and regulatory environments — particularly where standard compliance frameworks fail to reflect real risk. Alongside advisory work, I build software specifically to support that mission.
My work sits at the intersection of industrial security, executive risk governance and emerging AI oversight. I translate complex technical exposure into clear, defensible recommendations that boards, regulators and senior leaders can act on.
For more than fifteen years, I have worked across critical infrastructure, national security and highly regulated sectors. I advise on operational risk, governance gaps and adversary-driven threats that rarely surface through audits or certification exercises.
Before Atumcell, I led adversary simulation and cyber-physical security research for major global organisations.
I do not lead with tools. I help organisations determine what actually matters, and then decide what to do about it.
02 / Primary interests
What I work on
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Simplifying compliance without weakening assurance
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Building AI governance that withstands real scrutiny
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Framing risk for boards, investors, and senior decision-makers
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Operating where policy, technology, and accountability intersect
03 / Career log
Milestones
2024
Co-Founded Atumcell
Helping organisations make sound decisions in complex cyber, operational, and regulatory environments — particularly where compliance frameworks fail to reflect real risk.
2017–2018
DefCon — ICS Killswitch
Disclosed cyber-physical industrial security research at the world's largest hacker conference, two years running.
2018
Spectre / Meltdown commentary
Provided expert analysis to The Telegraph on the Intel chip security flaw and its implications for crypto exchanges.
Pre-Atumcell
Adversary simulation lead
Led adversary simulation and cyber-physical security research for major global organisations across critical infrastructure, defence, and regulated sectors.
04 / Recognition
On the record
Award-winning research
Cybersecurity research recognised by industry publications and national press.
International speaker
Briefings delivered across Europe, the Gulf, the United States, and Asia-Pacific.
Published commentary
Quoted in BBC, The Telegraph, The Register, Barron's, Channel Futures and others.
OT/ICS expertise
Specialist in operational technology, industrial control systems, and cyber-physical risk.
05 / Next
Work with me
Speaking engagements, advisory services or media enquiries — I would be glad to hear from you.