Additional Info

Company / OrganizationRed Sea International
Company size1,000 - 4,999 employees
CountryUnited Arab Emirates
World RegionMiddle East
Websitehttp://www.redseaintl.com

NOMINATION HIGHLIGHTS

▪ Over 12 years of expertise enhancing the business resilience of Internationally recognized conglomerate clients.
▪ Key skills include helping organizations to enhance their Information Security and Risk Maturity, achieving excellent compliance across IT Operations, influencing business stakeholders to maintain excellent IT and Cyber Security Standards.
▪ Core technical competencies include Vulnerability and Risk Assessments, GRC, IT Operations, Cybersecurity Operations, Cybersecurity Posture Enhancement, Cyber Security Metrics, Business Continuity Planning, Incident Response, Cybersecurity Policies and Audits across a Complex Landscape of Information Technologies and Digital Assets.
▪ Significantly enhanced the security maturity score of Red Sea International (Owned by Al-Dabbagh Group), a Tadawul Listed Company from 2.0 to 4.0, over a span of two years.
▪ Successfully implemented a robust Security Control System and monitoring including incident management services across a vast and intricate landscape encompassing 6 countries, 3 continents, 1700+ endpoints, and numerous enterprises in-house and cloud applications.
▪ Developed and implemented comprehensive IT and Corporate Security Policies, Processes, and Critical Security Controls that effectively Governed and safeguarded a staggering 3.8 billion confidential and sensitive records of Military, other sensitive project and regulatory data.
▪ Conducted over 20 Risk Assessments, resulting in the mitigation of more than 70 major risks. Additionally, assessed the risk associated with over 3000 operational changes and granted security approval, while leading information security efforts in the security steering committee.
Project Aramco CCC (Nov 2023)
Project Profile Aramco CCC – Third Party Cyber Security Control Implementation and Certification drive.
Project ISO 27001 ISMS Implementation.
Project Profile ISO 27001 Standard Implementation and Certification drive.

Accomplishments

 Visionary Leader bringing over 22+ Years of experience in leveraging Information Technology, Cloud, Cyber Security and GRC to securely drive organizational growth, performance, and profitability.
 Strong Knowledge in Industry Compliance and Standards including NIST CSF, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, Aramco CCC, NCA ECC, SAMA CSF.
 Internationally recognized certification: CISSP, CISA, CISM, Azure Security, ITILv4.
 UAE Excellence Awards - Cyber Sentinels CISO Award 2024 / CSG TOP 50 CISOs Award 2024 / Top Cyber Security Influencers of 2024.