Contact
Phone
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Email
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Address
Kollamkudy House,
Manickamangalam, Kerala- 683574
Education
BTech
Computer Science and Engineering
Kerala Technological University
Nano Degree
Cyber Security
Udacity
Expertise
Curriculum Development
Learning Design
Documentation
VAPT
NIST NICE Framework
Certifications
CEH, EC-Council
CSA, EC-Council
Cloud Application Development
Foundations, Professional
Certificate Program - IBM
Splunk for Security Analytics and
Monitoring - LinkedIn
Agile Project Management with
Jira Cloud
Attended Training for
Cisco CyberOps, NIST CSF,
ISO27001, MITRE ATT&CK
Defender
Manu Francis
E-Learning startup founder
A highly skilled educator with extensive experience in education, research, and practical
application. Certified in CEH and CSA, I've developed and delivered cutting-edge programming and
cybersecurity courses, collaborated with government agencies, and actively contributed to
information security research and consultation. My passion for cyber security and management
drives my work. I’m also an Edutuber with over 31000 subscribers.
Experience
2019 - 2024
Edwhere Education, Kerala India
Founder, CEO
In my capacity as the Founder of Edwhere Education, my primary focus was on
information security curriculum development. I spearheaded educational content creation
for distinguished clients, including Labour India Magazine and Kerala Police Cyberdome,
as well as leading academic teams to develop robust, information security-centric course
syllabi and structures over a 4.5-year span. My responsibilities extended to strategic
business planning, process optimization, project management, and resource allocation, all
with a strong emphasis on establishing standard operating procedures for efficient, secure
operations and timely, budget-conscious project deliveries. I played a vital role in creating
technical platforms for content delivery and student management, ultimately certifying
numerous students across Kerala's engineering colleges in information security.
Additionally, my contributions included the integration of international standards like ISO
17024 and ISO 21001, authoring NIST NICE Framework-aligned curriculum for
information security. I’ve delivered sessions on IoT security, Cyber Kill Chain, MITRE
ATT&CK ...
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Multiple
Security Consultant
As a product security engineer for Ufarms.io, I implemented security controls for their IoT
and IT infrastructure. I conducted various security assessments and implemented best
practices from NIST and JPCERT. I led the security testing and patching activities for the
network and software components.
As a Security consultant for Azzam Group (UAE), I secured and designed the network
security architecture. I implemented baseline security controls for endpoint devices. I
have utilised CIS checklists, Microsoft Security Baselines, NIST 800- 123 for the same.
I’ve used MITRE ATT&CK to identify relevant groups related to travel industry and
studied the coverage of existing tools and suggested new controls to protect their
systems. I’ve also utilised DeTT&CT for analysing the data sources coverage.
As a security consultant for Track Sports and Apparels, I conducted incident response
activities and secured their ecommerce web application. Additionally, I implemented AAA
security controls to ensure safety.
2018- Present
Kerala Police Cyberdome
Volunteer
As a volunteer for Kerala Police Cyberdome, I was identifying and reporting security
vulnerabilities in various systems and applications, as well as creating content to raise
general awareness about cybersecurity. In addition, I assisted in cybercrime investigations
by gathering evidence and providing support to the Cyberdome team.
