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Faisal Memon, CISO

Faisal Memon

CISO·wasl

United Arab Emirates

Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering

Work experience

Total years of experience: 31 years, 2 months

CISO

January 2010 - Present

wasl

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

January 2010 - Present

•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.

Company industry:
Management Consulting
Job role:
Information Technology

Lead Information Security Consultant

September 2009 - December 2009

London Global Associates - LGA

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

September 2009 - December 2009

•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.

Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services
Job role:
Information Technology

Senior Officer IT Security

May 2008 - August 2009

Commercial Bank International

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

May 2008 - August 2009

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.

Company industry:
Banking
Job role:
Management

IT Security Manager

November 2006 - April 2008

NIB Bank

Karachi, Pakistan

November 2006 - April 2008

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.

Company industry:
Banking
Job role:
Information Technology

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

January 2000 - September 2006

DuPont Pakistan

Karachi, Pakistan

January 2000 - September 2006

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.

Company industry:
Industrial Production
Job role:
Information Technology

System Administrator

April 1997 - January 2000

Citibank Pakistan

Pakistan

April 1997 - January 2000

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.

Company industry:
Banking
Job role:
Information Technology

Systems Support Executive

March 1995 - April 1997

IOP

Pakistan

March 1995 - April 1997

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

Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services
Job role:
Support Services

Education

Near East University

February 1995

February 1995

Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering

Cyprus

B.Sc. - Computer Engineering

Pakistani High School

March 1990

March 1990

High school or equivalent, Pre-Engineering

Saudi Arabia

H.S.S.C. - (Pre-Engineering)

Pakistani High School

April 1988

April 1988

High school or equivalent, Science

Saudi Arabia

S.S.C. - (Science)

Skills

Project Management
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Information Security Management
Expert
Information Security Management
Expert
Risk Assessment
Expert
Risk Assessment
Expert
Auditing
Expert
Auditing
Expert
Governance
Expert
Governance
Expert
CCSP-Cisco Certified Security Professional
Expert
CCSP-Cisco Certified Security Professional
Expert
CCNA
Expert
CCNA
Expert
MCP
Expert
MCP
Expert
CNA
Expert
CNA
Expert
Six Sigma - Green Belt
Expert
Six Sigma - Green Belt
Expert
CIW
Intermediate
CIW
Intermediate
PMP - 35 hours
Expert
PMP - 35 hours
Expert
CISSP-Certified
Expert
CISSP-Certified
Expert
Internal Audit Controls
Expert
Internal Audit Controls
Expert
CISM
Expert
CISM
Expert
Certified CISO
Expert
Certified CISO
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Information Security Management
Expert
Information Security Management
Expert
Risk Assessment
Expert
Risk Assessment
Expert
Auditing
Expert
Auditing
Expert
Governance
Expert
Governance
Expert

Languages

English

Expert

Urdu

Expert

Arabic

Beginner

Turkish

Beginner

Memberships

ISSA - Information Systems Security Association

Member

January 2007

CSP - Computer Society Of Pakistan

Affiliate

November 2005

ISC

Member

February 2009