Jessica Sears

Jess Sears is Chief Risk Officer and Chief Operating Officer at Cybernetic Shield, working at the intersection of cyber security, human behaviour, and real-world harm. With a background in cyber consulting and risk leadership, she focuses on what happens when incidents move beyond systems and into people.

Jess has worked directly with individuals in crisis, including children and families, across a wide range of online incidents. This experience gives her a unique perspective on how people actually respond when they are compromised, under pressure, or at risk.

She specialises in high-pressure scenarios where fast, complex decisions are required, often without clear guidance or support. Her work highlights the gap between how organisations expect incidents to be handled and how people behave in reality.

Jess brings a grounded, operational lens to cyber security, focused on improving response, reducing harm, and designing systems that work in the moments that matter most.