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Ali Alammar, CISO Chief Information  Security Officer

Ali Alammar

CISO Chief Information Security Officer·Confidential

Saudi Arabia

High school or equivalent,

Work experience

Total years of experience: 18 years, 7 months

CISO Chief Information Security Officer

January 2019 - Present

Confidential

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

January 2019 - Present

Direct and approve the design of security systems;
• Ensure that disaster recovery and business continuity plans are in place and tested;
• Review and approve security policies, controls and cyber incident response planning;
• Approve identity and access policies;
• Review investigations after breaches or incidents, including impact analysis and
recommendations for avoiding similar vulnerabilities;
• Maintain a current understanding the IT threat landscape for the industry;
• Ensure compliance with the changing laws and applicable regulations;
• Translate that knowledge to identification of risks and actionable plans to protect the
business;
• Schedule periodic security audits;
• Oversee identity and access management;
• Make sure that cyber security policies and procedures are communicated to all personnel and
that compliance is enforced;
• Manage all teams, employees, contractors and vendors involved in IT security, which may
include hiring;
• Provide training and mentoring to security team members;
• Constantly update the cyber security strategy to leverage new technology and threat
information;
• Brief the executive team on status and risks, including taking the role of champion for the
overall strategy and necessary budget; and
• Communicate best practices and risks to all parts of the business, outside IT.

Company industry:
Public Administration
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Security Manager

January 2017 - January 2019

King Fahad

Saudi Arabia

January 2017 - January 2019

Establish & maintain a framework to provide assurance that information security strategies
are aligned with the business objectives and consistent with applicable laws and regulations.
• Provide leadership and direction for all internal and external IT Audit activities.
• Implement information security policies and procedures for the organization to align
information security with business objectives.
• Identify and manage information security risks to achieve business objectives.
• Perform information security risk assessments and serves as an

Company industry:
Medical Hospital
Job role:
Management

Security

January 2015 - January 2017

Almarai

United Arab Emirates

January 2015 - January 2017

Implement adequate security controls on information assets from vulnerabilities leading to
denial of service, unauthorized access and information theft.
• Quality Assure business applications.
• Systems and Software delivery process improvement.
• Responds to security events, determines root cause and recommends
• Corrective action by working with IT staff members.
• Coordinate the staff training and awareness program across the company.
• Evaluating new application vulnerability, perform vulnerability assessments on business
applications and make recommendations.
• Ensure compliance with all security polices and standards; responds to security events,
determines root cause and recommends corrective action by working with Business Systems
staff members.

Company industry:
FMCG
Job role:
Security

Security Analyst

January 2013 - January 2015

United Arab Emirates

January 2013 - January 2015

Fix detected vulnerabilities to maintain a high-security standard.
• Monitor computer networks for security issues.
• Investigate security breaches and other cyber security incidents
• Maintain Policies and Procedures.
• Operating security incident and event management (SIEM).
• Perform penetration testing.
• Help colleagues install security software and understand information security management.
• Research security enhancements and make recommendations to management.
• Stay up-to-date on information technology trends and security standards.
• Investigate suspicious Activities, contain and prevent.

Job role:
Information Technology

Security Engineer

January 2011 - January 2013

United Arab Emirates

January 2011 - January 2013

Operating and maintaining security tools such as AV, Vulnerability Scanner, and SIEM.
• Running and analyzing vulnerability and compliance scans to support continuous
monitoring reporting and vulnerability management.
• Using security configuration management tools to identify risks and track findings against
security policies and guidelines for mitigation planning and remediation.
• Implements and monitors security measures for communication systems, networks, and
provide advice that systems and personnel adhere to established security standards and
Governmental requirements for security on these systems.
• Monitor the virus submit mailbox and perform initial assessment of emails to determine if
they are SPAM, phishing emails, or malware.
• Submit tuning requests as needed to Network Security Services, Endpoint Security
Services, and Cybersecurity Data Analysis Services

Job role:
Information Technology

Security Engineer

January 2008 - January 2010

January 2008 - January 2010

Implement network security policies, application security, access control and corporate data
safeguards
• Analyze and establish security requirements for your networks.
• Collaborate with colleagues on authentication, authorization and encryption solutions.
• Evaluate new technologies and processes that enhance security capabilities.
• Test security solutions using industry standard analysis criteria.
• Deliver technical reports and formal papers on test findings.

Job role:
Information Technology

Security Administrator

January 2004 - January 2005

United Arab Emirates

January 2004 - January 2005

Designing and implementing technical policies for user groups to adhere to
• Administering groups and organizational units in the system to correspond to business units
and teams requiring similar access levels
• Implementation and administration of Security systems and applications.
• Auditing user access and activities from log files.
• Securing and auditing Active Directory.
PROJECTS
• Single Sign-on Project (SSO), KFMC, 2019.
• Penetration Testing project (Pentest), KFMC, 2019.
• Privilege Access Management project (PAM), KFMC, 2019.
• Identity and Access Management project (IAM), KFMC, 2018.
• Mobile Device Management project (MDM), KFMC, 2018.
• Penetration Testing project, KFMC, 2018.
• Vulnerability Management project, KFMC, 2018.
• Security Incident and Event Management project (SEIM), KFMC, 2017.
• Data Loss Prevention project (DLP), KFMC, 2017.
• ISO 27001 Project, Almarai, 2016.
• Security Incident and Event Management project (SEIM), Almarai, 2016.
• ISO 27001 Project, King Fahad Medical City, 2017.
• PAM, Email Gateway, PT, EDR, FW and IAM, 2019-2020.

Job role:
Information Technology

Education

January 2013

January 2013

High school or equivalent,

United Arab Emirates

January 2008

January 2008

Bachelor's degree,

Jordan

Alahliyyah Amman

January 2004

January 2004

Bachelor's degree, Computer Science

Jordan

Skills

Database Security
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Database Security
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Programming
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Programming
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Networking Strategies
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Networking Strategies
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Project Management
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Project Management
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Information Security Policy
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Information Security Policy
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MICROSOFT ACCESS
Expert
MICROSOFT ACCESS
Expert
POLICY ANALYSIS
Expert
POLICY ANALYSIS
Expert
EVENT MANAGEMENT
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EVENT MANAGEMENT
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INFORMATION SECURITY
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INFORMATION SECURITY
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NETWORKING
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NETWORKING
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PROCESS ENGINEERING
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PROCESS ENGINEERING
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ACTIVE DIRECTORY
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ACTIVE DIRECTORY
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AUDITING
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AUDITING
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BUSINESS SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
Expert
BUSINESS SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
Expert
COMPUTER NETWORKING
Expert
COMPUTER NETWORKING
Expert
Database Security
Expert
Database Security
Expert
Programming
Expert
Programming
Expert
Networking Strategies
Expert
Networking Strategies
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Information Security Policy
Expert
Information Security Policy
Expert

Hobbies

  • Reading