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WHO WE ARE

Security Leadership Rooted in Experience, Not Theory

Alvearium Associates was founded on a single conviction: that organisations carrying real risk deserve security leaders who have carried it themselves.

Christian Toon

Founder and Chief Fractional Advisor

Christian has spent more than two decades as a practising CISO – not an advisor who studied the role, but a leader who held it, accountable to boards, regulators, and the people whose data he was entrusted to protect.

His career spans global law firms, listed businesses, and complex regulated environments. He has led organisations through major incidents, regulatory investigations, M&A transactions, and board-level transformations.

He founded Alvearium Associates to make that quality of leadership available to organisations that need it – without the full-time overhead. Every engagement is led personally by Christian. There are no juniors fielded in his place.

Alvearium Associates maintains cyber insurance, professional indemnity insurance, and employers liability insurance. Every engagement is backed by senior-level professional coverage appropriate to the sensitivity of the work we undertake.

Our operating environment is independently validated by our current Cyber Essentials Plus certification — the UK government-endorsed standard for cyber security. This confirms that the organisation you are working with practises what it advises.

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Our Values

Honesty Over Comfort

We tell clients what they need to hear, not what is easiest to say. Boards deserve an accurate picture of their risk, even when it is uncomfortable.

Accountability, Not Advice

We do not produce reports and walk away. We own the outcomes we are engaged to deliver and remain present until the work is done.

Purpose-Driven Work

Security protects people, not just data. We bring that conviction to every engagement – and give 10% of profits to causes that reflect it.

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If you are looking for security leadership that is senior, direct, and genuinely invested in your organisation’s success, we would like to hear from you.

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