Proven record of experience in Business Development, Cyber Security, Risk Management, Governance, Compliance (ISO27001/ISO20000,ITIL, SOX, GDPR, PCI-DSS), Information Security Governance, Information Security Program Development & Management, Security Architecture, Security Assessments, Cloud Security, Managed Services , Hosting Providers, Cloud Services, Vulnerability Management, Penetration Testing, Network Security, Encryption, Incident Management and Response, Information Systems Audit & Control and Security Operation Centres.

Managed and Lead projects across Oman, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi, Jordan, Egypt, India, United States and United Kingdom which span across verticals like Telecom, Manufacturing, Retail, Islamic Banking & Finance, Government, Banking, Finance, Power and Gas, Real Estate, Construction, Hospitality, Managed Service Providers and E-Commerce.

Was involved as a key executive in the establishment of the first two islamic banks in Oman, first managed service provider, construction and design of of the first Tier 3 data centre in Oman and launching the first Public Cloud platform in the Middle East.

International Seasonal speaker at MIS CISO Summit, Cyber Defense Summit, ISACA Chapters, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman CERT, ISC2 and other forums.

Specialties:

Enterprise Risk Management

Regulatory & Compliance Management

Information Security Governance

Policy & Procedures Development

Information Systems Audit, Control & Risk

Security Architecture

Fraud Investigations

Cloud & Hosting Services

Managed Services