Bio

The executor of many successful and effective Information & Cyber Security Transformation Programs for banks and other institutions. 25+ years of Experience in Banking, Financial, and Telecom sectors. A pioneer with 20+ years of core experience in Information Security. A mentor who groomed professionals from various backgrounds to cyber security with innovative approaches. A career guide for many professionals in the region. Advisor - Gartner Security & Risk Summit Advisor - Kerala Police CyberSecurity Conference c0c0n ESafe Child Protection Award 2023 CNME Middle East CISO of the Year 2021 ❤️ IDC Middle East CISO Of the Year Award Winner 2020 Global CISO Award Runner-Up (EC Council, USA) ISACA - CISO of the Year (Middle East) Award CIO of the Year Runner-Up -CIO Connect Computer News Middle East (CNME) - CISO Award 2018 MESA CISO 2016, 2017 & 2018, 2019 Award Chairman - Bank’s Information Security Steering Committee Member - UAE Bank Federation Information Security Committee Advisory Board Member - Emirates Safer Internet Society (E-Safe) Member - Core Advisory Committee - Kerala Police Cyber Security Conference (c0c0n) Jury Member & Keynote Speaker - EC Council/CISO Mag Middle East CISO Award Jury Member - Forrester Award for Cyber Security & Technology Board Member of EC-Council's CISO Program Member/Coordinator of Business Strategy Committees Set up and Manage Information Security Executive Committees for the banks. Outstanding communicator to the Board of Directors and Executive Management, conveying complex security topics in simple business & risk centric language Effective and innovative approaches to identify, classify, label, and protect business-sensitive information from potential leakages. Proven ability to lead complex projects and programs to adhere to regulatory requirements like ADSIC, NESA, PCI DSS, SWIFT CSP, etc, for Banks and Stock Exchanges. Well-received speaker with innovative thoughts delivered keynote speeches at various International Conferences -GITEX Dubai, GISEC 2021, Swift Forum, Secure Dubai by ISC2, CISO Summit USA, CIO Event UK, CIO Show Singapore, Secure Asia-Malaysia, E-Crime Congress, IT GRC, CISO Summit, c0c0n, CISO Summit by EC Council, etc. Thought-provoking writer on cyber security with many articles published in various magazines. Crystal Award from Emirates Airlines and ISACA, World Malayalee Excellence Award, Kerala Engineers Outstanding Achiever Award, and Outstanding Employee of the organization for most of my career.