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bashar alkhatib, Cyber Security /CISO & Director

bashar alkhatib

Cyber Security /CISO & Director ·SSOC

Qatar

Bachelor's degree, computer engineer

Work experience

Total years of experience: 18 years, 9 months

Cyber Security /CISO & Director

January 2021 - Present

SSOC

Doha, Qatar

January 2021 - Present

Program Director/CISO for Nation/Event-Wide Practices:

Key Responsibilities:

• Supervises, manages and leads cybersecurity teams and work.
• Provides expert consultancy and advice on
cybersecurity topics to stakeholders & teams
• Cybersecurity strategies, governance & risk management
• Adopting and tailoring cybersecurity frameworks
• Develops and updates the organization’s cybersecurity policies, procedures, and plans • Cyber security operation center & managed security services
• Plan & guide threat intelligence & incident response capability building
• Cybersecurity solutions engineering & architecture
• Designs and oversees the development and
implementation of cybersecurity capabilities
• Cybersecurity programs management

Company industry:
Cyber & Network Security
Job role:
Security

Information security & GRC manager

May 2018 - September 2019

SC

Doha, Qatar

May 2018 - September 2019

Lead the IS & GRC Practices/Program for the FIFA world-Cup Qatar 2022

Key Responsibilities:

• Information Security Program Management
• IT Governance, Risk & Compliance Management
• Supervise Information Security projects (Planning, Scoping & delivery).
• Responsible for Cyber Incident Response Management.
• Lead Enterprise Cyber Security Strategy
• Information Security Budget/Business Planning
• Monitor internal and external information security policy compliance.
• Responsible for Enterprise Cyber Security Awareness Program
• Managing Data Security Lifecycle

Company industry:
Sports & Outdoor Activities
Job role:
Security

Head of Security Operations

September 2014 - April 2018

SC

Doha, Qatar

September 2014 - April 2018

Lead the Cybersecurity Operations for the FIFA world-Cup Qatar 2022

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead day-to-day IT Security Operations.
• Supervising Security Monitoring Service «SOC».
• Plan, design & build enterprise security solutions
• Reviewing, developing, and continually refining security operation’s operational manuals and procedures • Acting as IT Disaster Recover «DR» team Lead
• Manage & Monitor business/budget planning & management.
• Attend and guide cyber security Incident response
• briefing executives and managers on security-related issues

Company industry:
Public Administration
Job role:
Security

Senior Security Specialist

March 2010 - September 2014

Injazat Data Systems

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

March 2010 - September 2014

Subject Matter Expert as Part of Managed Security services.

Key Responsibilities :

• Act as Subject Matter Expert “SME” for managed security services.
• Conduct Security Controls Configuration review, Hardening & Baselining
• Conduct security UAT “User Acceptance test” & TOP “Turn to Operation” activities.
• Document standard security operating procedures (work instruction, security recommendation, setup review, operational readiness, security posture report). • Security Monitoring Service «SOC» Service profiling & demonstration.
• Security Monitoring Service «SOC» Service Provisioning & administration.
• Develop & operate security monitoring service to ensure clients' deliverables and use-cases are properly addressed.
• Responsible for Incident response

Company industry:
IT Services
Job role:
Engineering

Senior security engineer

December 2007 - September 2009

IT security training and solution "I(TS)2"

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

December 2007 - September 2009

As a Senior MSS security Engineer my main responsibility to help in delivering managed security services to Company's Clients from our 24x7 operations center in Riyadh while performing the following duties:
• Manage, Maintain and Document the technologies that enables MSS to collect and analyze security event data from different event sources.
• Provision the MSS service and Conduct POC (Proof of Concept) to new MSS customers as well as perform the device/event source integration with MSS log management/monitoring technology.
• Participate in Define, document the MSS internal processes, polices and procedure.
• Perform Teir2 Support For: Managed Firewall FW/VPN Service, Manged Intrusion Prevention/Detection Systems (IDS/IPS) Service.
• Perform Teir2 Support For: Managed Log Management Service (Analyze and respond to security threats).
• Conducting the Vulnerability Assessment(VA) and Penetration testing (PT) using market leading technologies ( Qualys, Core Impact) and delivering the technical Reporting and Presentation for the client.
• Perform Vendor Management for Technologies used within MSS ex. Arcsight Logger and ESM, Verisign Teraguard Infrastructure, Security solutions.

Products and Technologies:
Firewall "Cisco ASA/PIX, Juniper Netscreen/SSG, ISS ", IPS/IDS "Cisco IPS/IDS, Juniper IDP /NSM, ISS Siteprotector". VA Tools (Nessus, QualysGuard), PT Tools (Core Impact) SIEM and Log Management solutions Arcsight Logger/Connector, Arcsight ESM, Teraguard, ...

Company industry:
Private Security Services
Job role:
Engineering

customer support engineer

September 2006 - December 2007

Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) - Estarta Solutions

Amman, Jordan

September 2006 - December 2007

As a Customer Support Engineer my main responsibility was to provide technical support for Cisco’s products to customers and partners via the telephone and/or through e-mail and based in TAC Center hosted in Estarta Solutions (Amman):
my responsibilities include: -
• Receiving and resolving complex issues and meeting customer needs
• Working with other people to solve problems and enhance future products
• Using debugging tools and lab simulations to analyze problems and identify solutions
• Keeping up-to-date with new technology products in order to provide support as soon as they are launched in the market

Products and technologies:
Cisco Aironet APs, Bridges, Cisco Airospace technology Wireless lan controller (WLC), LWAPP AP, Cisco AAA server “Cisco Secure ACS”.

Company industry:
Computer Hardware & High-Tech Manufacture
Job role:
Engineering

Technical/Presales Engineer

October 2005 - May 2006

Besnet for Trading and New Technology

Amman, Jordan

October 2005 - May 2006

As a Technical/Pre-sales Engineer my main responsibility was to provide technical support for companies customers, and the Pre-sales activities for companies customers.

Company industry:
Computer Hardware & High-Tech Manufacture
Job role:
Support Services

Education

ALBALQA APPLIED UNIVERSITY - FACULTY OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY.

September 2005

September 2005

Bachelor's degree, computer engineer

Jordan

GPA 3.07 merit V.Good

Skills

Information Security Policy
Expert
Information Security Policy
Expert
Security Services
Expert
Security Services
Expert
Cisco Security
Expert
Cisco Security
Expert
Juniper
Expert
Juniper
Expert
SSL VPN
Expert
SSL VPN
Expert
CCNP
Expert
CCNP
Expert
CCNA
Expert
CCNA
Expert
Wireless technology (Cisco Wireless Engineer)
Expert
Wireless technology (Cisco Wireless Engineer)
Expert
ISS Products "ISS siteprotector , proventia IDS/IPS"
Intermediate
ISS Products "ISS siteprotector , proventia IDS/IPS"
Intermediate
Security Plus Certified
Expert
Security Plus Certified
Expert
juniper products " netscreen/ssg firewall , IDP , UAC , NSM and SSL VPN"
Expert
juniper products " netscreen/ssg firewall , IDP , UAC , NSM and SSL VPN"
Expert
JNCIS-FWV
Expert
JNCIS-FWV
Expert
JNSS-S
Expert
JNSS-S
Expert
JNCIA-IDP
Intermediate
JNCIA-IDP
Intermediate
JNCIA-M
Intermediate
JNCIA-M
Intermediate
JNCIA-SSL
Intermediate
JNCIA-SSL
Intermediate
JNCIA-EX
Intermediate
JNCIA-EX
Intermediate
CCSP and CCNP Security
Expert
CCSP and CCNP Security
Expert
HP Technical Certified I - ArcSight Security
Expert
HP Technical Certified I - ArcSight Security
Expert
CISM
Expert
CISM
Expert
CISSP Training Course
Expert
CISSP Training Course
Expert
Information Security Policy
Expert
Information Security Policy
Expert
Security Services
Expert
Security Services
Expert
Cisco Security
Expert
Cisco Security
Expert
Juniper
Expert
Juniper
Expert
SSL VPN
Expert
SSL VPN
Expert

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Certifications
SABSA Chartered Architect - Foundation Level (SCF)

Training
Cobit Foundation 5
MOTC
Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
ISACA