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Hayden Edwards is a Cyber Security Specialist at Bank of New Zealand since September 2023, previously serving as Cyber Security Lead at Tata Consultancy Services from March 2022 to September 2023. At Tata, key responsibilities included leading cyber security initiatives for a confidential customer. Prior to that, Hayden worked as a Senior Cyber Security Defense Analyst at Vodafone New Zealand from November 2020 to March 2022, focusing on incident response and DDoS mitigation. Experience also includes roles as Senior Information Security Analyst at Westpac New Zealand and Senior Security Monitoring Analyst at NatWest Group, where responsibilities encompassed SIEM monitoring, incident response, and security investigations. Hayden began a career in cyber security as a Junior Cryptography Analyst at NatWest and completed a diploma in Cyber Security Information Professionals through QA Apprenticeships. Educational background includes secondary education at The Royal High School and The Edinburgh Academy.