Faisal has two decades of progressive leadership experience in Cyber Security and Enterprise Architecture. Playing an integral role in spearheading all Integration of IS/IT, IT Infosec Strategy, Security Technology Roadmaps, Cyber Security Architecture, Incident Response Team, and Red/Blue Teaming (cross functional team leadership – Purple teaming). Proven role model, Virtual CISO, and an engineering mentor, including university post-graduate lecturer. Faisal is an official Certified EC-Council Instructor (CEI) for CND, CEH and CCISO certifications.
Engaged with the Asian IT communities, actively researching, speaking and advocating for better Cybersecurity. Apart from coaching the next generation leaders, Faisal actively engages with the IT communities within the region, giving time on researching, speaking at public conferences and advocating on better Cybersecurity practices and defining improvements in the Information Security space. Experience in white paper development, capability briefings, technical presentations to clients and technical writing. He also a contributor for InfoKomputer magazine, APACCIOOutlook, and Peerlyst – an online cybersecurity wiki. He is passionate about applying the latest technology securely and efficiently.