Bio

Forward Security is comprised of a team of highly accomplished professionals who focus on delivering security solutions in the Finance, Health, Technology, and E-commerce industries. Our team has experience with some of world’s largest organizations such as HSBC, Intel, HP, and Motorola, all the way to medium sized enterprises and even local start-ups. We understand the issues that each size and scale of company may face, and we work closely with your team to ensure a successful solution is in place. Farshad Abasi is an innovative technologist with over twenty four years of experience in software design and development, network and system architecture, cybersecurity, management, and technical instruction. With a keen interest in security from the start, he has become an expert in that aspect of computing and communication over the last twenty years. He started Forward Security in 2018, with a mission to provide world class information security services, particularly in the Application and Cloud security domains. Prior to creating Forward, he was a senior member of HSBC Group's IT Security team with the most recent positions being the Principal Global Security Architect, and Head of IT Security of the Canadian division. Farshad is continuing an eighteen year stint as an instructor at BCIT where he shares his passion for information and network security, helping others build a career in this exciting field. He is also the security correspondent for CFAX radio, BSides Vancouver/MARS board member, Vancouver OWASP chapter lead, a CISSP designate, and a UBC CS alumnus.