A Seasoned CISO building Trust and Empowering Organizations on Cyber Security & Data Protection. 05+ year's of experience as CISO and overall 15+ years of experience in banking, telecommunications, digital and ICT domains.
• 10+ top-rated internationally recognized information Security & Privacy certifications including CISSP, CIPPE (GDPR), SABSA, CCSK, CISM, CRISC, CISA, CEH. Masters Degree in computer science from a leading state university and SECP Certified Director.
• Proven track record in board advisory, security strategy, security transformation, data protection, security architecture, security standardization & maturity models, security culture, and cyber-warfare.
• Currently working as CISO for UBL Pakistan, UBL UAE, UBL Qatar, UBL Bahrain, a leading digital bank with 14,000 employees and 11+ million customers.
• I have been recognized as one of the global top 100 leaders of information security in 2021. I won awards from Global CIO Forum & Global CISO Forum for my work as CISO in UBL & Telenor.
• Previously served as CISO for Telenor Pakistan, an organization with 1,500+ employees and 49 million customers. Also served as Cluster BSO (vCISO) for Emerging Asia Telenor. Significantly improved security metrics, established a defend-able security architecture & data protection.
• Volunteer experience as President of ISC2 Islamabad Chapter, General Secretary of CSA-PK, and Director of Marketing for ISACA Islamabad chapter. I have facilitated multiple cyber security training including; a CISA training for Ministry of IT, CISSP workshop for Ericsson, APrivacy workshop for NUST & CSA, and CCSK for Oracle -UK & France.