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Faisal Memon

CISO

wasl

Location:
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education:
Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering
Experience:
29 years, 4 months

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Total Years of Experience:  29 Years, 4 Months   

January 2010 To Present

CISO

at wasl
Location : United Arab Emirates - Dubai
•Provide vision and leadership for developing and supporting security initiatives
•Planning and implementation of enterprise IT system, business operation, and facility defenses
•Planning, Designing & Implementing ISO 27001 International Standard accross organization. Help Organization acheiving ISO27001 certification.
•Auditing security systems to ensure the robustness of the systems
•Overall responsible for the security of IT infrastructure, information systems and data facilities.
•Working incompliance with UAE Regulations & Local Laws.
September 2009 To December 2009

Lead Information Security Consultant

at London Global Associates - LGA
Location : United Arab Emirates - Dubai
•Information Security Business Solutions.
•Compliance (PCI:DSS, ISO27K, AML, WPS) & Regulation to Central Bank.
•Security Posture Assessment and Internal IT Audits.
•Penetration Tests, Vulnerability Assessments of web facing applications.
•Risk Assessment of
Business Critical Applications/Infrastructure/Systems/Databases.
May 2008 To August 2009

Senior Officer IT Security

at Commercial Bank International
Location : United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Plan / Design / Implement Security Policy throughout Bank using (ISO-17799). Educate Users & IT department on Security Policies & Industry best Procedures. Help IT to develop SOP (Standard Operating Procedures).Plan / Design / implementation IT Projects with adequate level of security meets business requirement. Help business mitigating Risks by identifying Operational Risks & Controls. Playing major part in Internet Banking Project. Taking care of Infrastructure from Network point of view. Perform frequent Audits / Penetration testing to assess current security level & gaps recommend remedies after Risk Analysis. Perform Monthly vulnerability assessment on all devices / systems. Supporting business by giving them access to different network even outside UAE using state of the art technology & solutions in the market.
November 2006 To April 2008

IT Security Manager

at NIB Bank
Location : Pakistan - Karachi
Managing IT Security Policies, Procedures, Audit & Governance. Educate Users & IT department on Security Policies & Procedures. Plan / Design / implementation IT Projects with adequate level of security meets business requirement. Develop processes like Staff entry & exit, Incident Reporting, Escalation Matrix, BCP/DRP, ADC (ATM, POS, IVR). Perform frequent Audits / Penetration testing to assess current security level & gaps then after Risk Analysis recommend remedies. Perform Monthly vulnerability assessment on all devices / systems. Help other units within IT to develop SOP (Standard Operating Procedures). Implemented SGS (Symantec Gateway Security) & Biometric Access Control devices at head office. Monitoring & logging Juniper NetScreen Firewalls, Symantec Gateway Security (IDS / IPS), Microsoft ISA, Cisco Routers, & Switches.
January 2000 To September 2006

Telecommunication Analyst / Service Delivery Leader / Regional Security Manager-AP

at DuPont Pakistan
Location : Pakistan - Karachi
Working as Team leader in IS/IT function.
Responsibilities:-
•Ensure all IT services are delivered according to vendor SLA and company requirements.
•Leading Regional Telecommunication Security / PABX related projects.
•Security of clients / servers / LAN & WAN devices / data centers.
•Penetration testing & system audits using Qualys Guard.
•Looking after countrywide LAN/WAN, Access Routers, Voice (PABX).
•Vendor/Contract management.
•Update senior management with new development & business need in respect to information technology.
April 1997 To January 2000

System Administrator

at Citibank Pakistan
Location : Pakistan
Looks after all LAN / WAN products, especially Unix & Windows NT servers
Have strong knowledge of HP OpenView Network Management Products used for LAN / WAN monitoring / managment.
March 1995 To April 1997

Systems Support Executive

at IOP
Location : Pakistan
Deploy & maintained Novell Netware servers for one year at Unilever Pakistan headoffice, resident engineer by IOP.

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February 1995

Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering

at Near East University
Location : Nicosia, Cyprus
B.Sc. - Computer Engineering
March 1990

High school or equivalent, Pre-Engineering

at Pakistani High School
Location : Dahran, Saudi Arabia
H.S.S.C. - (Pre-Engineering)
April 1988

High school or equivalent, Science

at Pakistani High School
Location : Dahran, Saudi Arabia
S.S.C. - (Science)

Specialties & Skills

CCSP-Cisco Certified Security Professional

Six Sigma - Green Belt

PMP - 35 hours

CISSP-Certified

Internal Audit Controls

Certified CISO

Project Management

Information Security Management

Risk Assessment

Auditing

Governance

Languages

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English

Expert

Urdu

Expert

Arabic

Beginner

Turkish

Beginner

Memberships

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Organization : ISSA - Information Systems Security Association
Membership/Role : Member
Member since : January 2007
Organization : CSP - Computer Society Of Pakistan
Membership/Role : Affiliate
Member since : November 2005
Organization : ISC
Membership/Role : Member
Member since : February 2009

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