Bio

Bharat is an experienced security professional and has held roles of Chief Information Security Officer (CISO and BISO), security advisor/advocate, security consultant and project/product manager. He brings expertise on cyber security/business risk, strategy, security/maturity assessments, incident/breach response, operations, security controls and processes, as well as security education, security awareness, culture and in skills/career development. He has over 15 years’ experience in multinational/regulated environments as well as SMEs - leading on designing, implementing and managing end to end cyber security risk and information assurance projects - involving implementing security policies and procedures, security controls, incident response plans, business continuity and crisis management programmes. Bharat enjoys delivering training in certification courses on Information Security Management, Crisis Management, Business Continuity Management and passionately advocates mentoring, coaching and establishing career pathways for aspiring professionals and people entering the cybersecurity industry. He is a key-note speaker at cybersecurity conferences and seminars; international conference chair (on Incident Response/Threat Intelligence), thought leader, podcaster, author & blogger. Skill, experience and subject matter expertise: - CISO, BISO, Advisor on cybersecurity risk, supply chain risk, Information Assurance, incident response - Head of consultancy/advisory services for cyber resilience, security assessments, risk, compliance, auditing - ISO 27001/27005/ISO22301, NIST, ISMS, Cyber Essentials, PCI-DSS, Cyber Kill-Chain, Critical Controls - Product management for Security, Incident Response & Advanced Threat Protection - Incident response planning and preparation, crisis management, war-gaming and crisis simulation - Security education, awareness, culture and specialist training, mentoring and coaching - Cybersecurity career road-mapping, career progression, skills gap analysis and training needs. Qualifications and advisory roles: - Certified Information Systems Security Professional, CISSP, CBCP, CISMP, ISO27001 auditor - MBA (Imperial College, London) - Advisory Board Member: CSARN, RANT, GLG - Advisor: UK Cyber Security Council (UKCSC) - Volunteer: ISC2, ISACA - MSc/BSc University Visiting Lecturer - Conference chairperson and keynote speaker