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As a leading cyber search firm, we’ve pulled together data and industry trends from across the sector to deliver the predictions you need to map out your hiring strategy in 2026.

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Trident&rsquo;s CISO Advisory Board is a global network designed to bring together experienced CISOs to overcome key industry challenges. Our mission is to foster collaboration, share insights, support emerging cyber security businesses and enhance the industry as a whole. Whether it&rsquo;s through peer-to-peer knowledge sharing, mentoring or strategic advice, our CISO Advisory Board empowers leaders to make a lasting impact on the global security landscape.&ldquo;Trident&rsquo;s partnership has been instrumental for us as it has helped us engage directly with CISOs. These connections have allowed us to better align our offerings with real-world security strategies and priorities, accelerating our ability to deliver meaningful solutions. These introductions have led to multiple demo and design partner opportunities.&rdquo;Co-Founder and CEO, Threat Management StartupThe Board is a global network of experienced security leaders committed to helping cyber security founders build stronger, more relevant products. By connecting startups with front-line CISOs, we offer first-hand insight into the real-world challenges security leaders face - ensuring your roadmap is aligned with market needs. Through exclusive access to industry executives, collaborative events and targeted feedback sessions, the Advisory Board is designed to give founders the strategic edge needed to refine offerings, solve pressing security issues and accelerate growth in a highly competitive space. Whether you're seeking guidance on product-market fit, validation from end-users, or opportunities to shape the future of cyber security, our community empowers founders to build with clarity, confidence and purpose.&nbsp;<h3>Meet the Board</h3>

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<h3 style="font-weight: 600;">Who are we?</h3>Trident Search, Trident Horizon and Trident Connect (Address: 13 Dirty Lane, London, SE1 9PA). From executive search to strategic investment and industry-wide collaboration, Trident fuels the growth of the world&rsquo;s most pioneering cyber security companies. We provide headhunting services, investment and events for cyber security clients.Trident Search - Company Number: 12394249, VAT Number: GB345170416 Trident Horizon - Company Number: 16274301 Trident Connect - Company Number: 16296169<h3 style="font-weight: 600;">What does this Policy cover?</h3>We at Trident Search take your personal data seriously.This policy:Sets out the types of personal data that we collect about you;Explains how and why we collect and use your personal data;Explains how long we keep your personal data;Explains when, why and with who we will share your personal data;Sets out the legal basis we have for using your personal data;Explains the effect of refusing to provide the personal data requested;Explains the different rights and choices you have when it comes to your personal data;Explains how we may contact you and how you can contact us.<h3 style="font-weight: 600;">What personal data do we collect about you?</h3>We collect the information necessary to be able to source candidates for clients and vice versa. This information includes: contact details, CV&rsquo;s, work history, references, feedback, salary expectations and current recruitment requirements.When you access our website, we may process certain information you provide automatically. This may include your IP address, browser type, where you visited on the site, how long you stayed there, when you left and where you visited the site from. This data is processed to understand how users use our site, to improve the experience on the website and, in the event of breach of security, may be used to aid detection.<h3 style="font-weight: 600;">Where do we collect personal data about you from?</h3>The following are the different sources we may collect personal data about you from:Directly from you. This is information you provide when in contact with us.From an agent/third party acting on your behalf. e.g. Contractors Limited Company.Through publicly available sources. We use the following public sources: LinkedIn, job boards, company website.By Reference or word of mouth. For example, you may be recommended by a friend, a former employer, a former colleague or even a present employer.Through website cookies (see &ldquo;Do we use Cookies to collect personal data on you?&rdquo;).<h3 style="font-weight: 600;">How and why we use your personal data?</h3>For our candidates we store and use your personal data to match your skills and experience with a potential employer. For our clients, we store data regarding your organisation in order for us to source suitable candidates for roles.<h3 style="font-weight: 600;">How long do we keep your personal data for?</h3>We retain your data for the duration of the communications for the provision of our service for the candidate or client. Thereafter the data is held for 24 months.<h3 style="font-weight: 600;">Who do we share your personal data with?</h3>Our candidate&rsquo;s personal data is shared with the client who initiates a search for a new role. The search for which you are considered, to ascertain if you are a good fit for the available position. We may also conduct reference checks with previous employers to verify the information you have provided. Our client&rsquo;s data is shared with candidates in the recruitment process in order to provide the candidate with the required information regarding the new role.<h3 style="font-weight: 600;">What legal basis do we have for using your information?</h3>For prospective candidates, referees and clients, our processing is necessary for our legitimate interests in that we need the information in order to be able to assess suitability for potential roles, to find potential candidates and to contact clients and referees.If you are interviewed and submitted as a candidate, then this may involve the processing of more detailed personal data including sensitive data such as health information that you or others provide about you. In that case we always ask for your consent before undertaking such processing.For clients, we may also rely on our processing being necessary to perform a search for you.<h3 style="font-weight: 600;">What happens if you do not provide us with the information we request or ask that we stop processing your information?</h3>If you do not provide the personal data necessary or withdraw your consent for the processing of your personal data, we may not be able to match candidates with available job opportunities or source candidates for clients.<h3 style="font-weight: 600;">Do we use Cookies to collect personal data on you?</h3>Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users, recognise and count the total number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our site when they are using it. This information helps us to improve our services generally and to provide visitors with a good experience when browsing. For example, by understanding which areas are of particular interest and ensuring that visitors are always able to find what they are looking for. By continuing to browse the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.Trident Search uses the following cookies:Strictly necessary cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms.Analytical/performance cookies: They allow Trident Search to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around the website when they are using it.Functionality cookies: These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies then some or all of these services may not function properly.Targeting cookies: These cookies, including but not limited to the LinkedIn Insight Tag, may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device.If you do not wish to accept cookies you are able to decline them by altering the settings in your browser. All browsers are different but the &lsquo;Help&rsquo; section of your browser should explain what you need to do. You can access your browser&rsquo;s help section by pressing the &lsquo;F1&rsquo; key while browsing.If you do choose to block all cookies (including essential cookies) using your browser&rsquo;s settings, you may not be able to access all or parts of our site.To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org. To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all Websites, visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.<h3 style="font-weight: 600;">Do we transfer your data outside the EEA?</h3>The data that we collect from you may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination outside the European Economic Area (&ldquo;EEA&rdquo;).Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access, such as using secure online programmes.<h3 style="font-weight: 600;">What information do we collect when you register for our events?</h3>When you register for an event, we process your personal data solely for purposes of managing your participation, such as registration confirmation, access, communication and post-event follow-up. We adhere to the UK GDPR principle of data minimisation, collecting only what is necessary to fulfil these purposes.With your consent, we may share limited registration data, such as your name, professional affiliation and contact details with event sponsors, which you are informed of when signing up.<h3 style="font-weight: 600;">What rights do you have in relation to the data we hold on you?</h3>By law, you have a number of rights when it comes to your personal data. Further information and advice about your rights can be obtained from the data protection regulator in your country.The right to be informed:&nbsp;You have the right to be provided with clear, transparent and easily understandable information about how we use your information and your rights. This is why we&rsquo;re providing you with the information in this Policy.The right of access:&nbsp;You have the right to obtain access to your information (if we&rsquo;re processing it), and certain other information (similar to that provided in this Privacy Policy).This is so you&rsquo;re aware and can check that we&rsquo;re using your information in accordance with data protection law.The right to rectification:&nbsp;You are entitled to have your information corrected if it&rsquo;s inaccurate or incomplete.The right to erasure:&nbsp;This is also known as &lsquo;the right to be forgotten&rsquo; and, in simple terms, enables you to request the deletion or removal of your information where there&rsquo;s no compelling reason for us to keep using it. This is not a general right to erasure; there are exceptions.The right to restrict processing:&nbsp;You have rights to &lsquo;block&rsquo; or suppress further use of your information. When processing is restricted, we can still store your information, but may not use it further. We keep lists of people who have asked for further use of their information to be &lsquo;blocked&rsquo; to make sure the restriction is respected in future.The right to data portability:&nbsp;You have rights to obtain and reuse your personal data for your own purposes across different services. For example, if you decide to switch to a new provider, this enables you to move, copy or transfer your information easily between our IT systems and theirs safely and securely, without affecting its usability.The right to object to processing:&nbsp;You have the right to object to certain types of processing, including processing for direct marketing (i.e. if you no longer want to be contacted with potential opportunities).The right to lodge a complaint:&nbsp;You have the right to lodge a complaint about the way we handle or process your personal data with your national data protection regulator.The right to withdraw consent:&nbsp;If you have given your consent to anything we do with your personal data, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time (although if you do so, it does not mean that anything we have done with your personal data with your consent up to that point is unlawful). This includes your right to withdraw consent to us using your personal data for marketing purposes.Please consider your request responsibly before submitting it. We&rsquo;ll respond as soon as we can. Generally, this will be within one month from when we receive your request but, if the request is going to take longer to deal with, we&rsquo;ll come back to you and let you know.<h3 style="font-weight: 600;">How will we contact you?</h3>We may contact you by phone, email or social media. If you prefer a particular contact means over another, please just let us know.<h3 style="font-weight: 600;">How can you contact us?</h3>If you are unhappy with how we&rsquo;ve handled your information, or have further questions on the processing of your personal data, contact us at info@tridentsearch.co.uk

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