Hey there! I'm Aaron Mathews, and I've spent over 20 years keeping the digital world safe.Presently, I'm building a cybersecurity practice from the ground up using everything I've learned about keeping companies secure online. I've done some cool things over the years – like testing the defenses of Ontario's biggest nuclear power company and helping aviation handle IT emergencies.Looking ahead, I'm really interested in how new tech like blockchain and AI will change the cybersecurity game. I'm always learning about these to stay ahead of the threat actors.I started as an electronics engineer. But then I got swept up in India's booming call center industry. That led me into tech support, then IT, and finally cybersecurity. It's been quite a ride, taking me from Mumbai to Toronto and now New York.Here's something that keeps me going: "To outsmart a hacker, you need to understand how they think." That's why I'm so interested in what makes cybercriminals tick. It helps me figure out better ways to stop them.Want to talk about keeping the internet safe, or just chat about tech? DM me or send a connection request!
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Global Head Of CybersecurityOrion InnovationNew York, Ny, Us -
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Head Of Cyber Security Consulting, New YorkQvest.Us Aug 2021 - Jul 2024New York, New York, United StatesQvest is an end-to-end business and technology consulting provider that strategize, implements and advise on how to build innovative solution for media and entertainment world. I am spearheading the creation and growth of Qvest cyber security consulting practice in New York. This involves leading a strategic vision, driving business development, and forging strong client relationships. I actively identify and pursue new opportunities to expand our market presence within the cybersecurity space. Furthermore, I ensure we stay ahead of the curve by continuously monitoring emerging threats and industry trends and integrate them into our consulting methodologies and service offerings to deliver the most effective solutions for our clients -
Co-FounderToken Bazaar Feb 2021 - Mar 2022Toronto, Ontario, CanadaTokenBazaar is a marketplace for NFT, a one-of-a-kind digital asset that you can truly own in your own right. I drive the vision, mission, and strategy of TokenBazaar, working closely with the team to define and execute the company's roadmap. https://www.tokenbazaar.io/
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Senior Manager, Cyber AuditScotiabank Jun 2018 - Jul 2021Toronto, Ontario, CanadaAs the global leader of Cyber Audit teams, I provide strategic direction, expert guidance, and ensure adherence to the highest audit standards and best practices worldwide.My focus is on enhancing the effectiveness of cybersecurity controls by proactively identifying maximum number of high-risk issues, exceeding global benchmarks by 8%.Under my leadership, our team has achieved outstanding results, including the highest number of audit issues raised in our first year, resulting in the receipt of the Excellence Award. This recognition underscores our commitment to continuous improvement and excellence in cybersecurity audit function.I am dedicated to innovation and standardization, having developed a comprehensive Detailed Audit Procedures and Risk Assessment Framework tailored for critical security domains such as Cryptography & Data Encryption. This framework serves as a benchmark for our global cyber audit practices, ensuring consistency and rigor in our assessments.Conduct design and operational effectiveness of internal controls using COSO, COBIT and NIST framework for key security domains such as Data Loss Prevention, Hong Kong & Malaysia Cybersecurity Regulatory (Onsite), Cyber Threat Intelligence & Threat Hunting, Cyber Controls – Covid-19, Malware Protection. Social Engineering and Phishing, Cyber Integrated Business Audits and SWIFT Customer Security Controls Framework (CSCF) 2021 -
Sr Consulting Manager, CybersecurityCapgemini Feb 2016 - May 2018Toronto, Ontario, CanadaLead and manage a team of cybersecurity consultants, providing guidance, mentorship, and support to deliver high-quality consulting services to clients.Manage and execute quarterly penetration testing using Nessus, Qualys, KaliLinux, Metasploit tools on the IT infrastructure of the largest power producer government client in Toronto.Oversaw security team that reviewed and actioned malware alerts.Oversaw simulation exercise, campaigns and assisted the team to document the process & framework to demonstrate how threat intelligence is integrated with overall incident and response capabilities.Manage deployment of the RSA Security Analytics project and the migration from Websense to Fortinet. Perform forensic analysis for infected systems through EnCase V8.Key stakeholder in MIC (Millennial Innovation Council) group, it’s a National Workshop that ran Case Study Competition to address challenge in unconventional ways. -
Founder & Director8951420 Canada Inc Jul 2014 - Aug 2015Toronto, Ontario, CanadaI led IT Service Delivery Management consulting for the Greater Toronto Airport Authority (GTAA), managing Canada's largest airport facility with over 38 million passengers annually. GTAA is a cornerstone of Canadian transportation infrastructure and hosts North America's largest and most complex IT infrastructures.In this role, I provided strategic guidance to GTAA's leadership, advising on IT operational issues and major incidents to ensure seamless service delivery. Collaborating closely with GTAA's stakeholders—air carriers, passengers, and tenants—I aligned service levels with their evolving needs and expectations, fostering optimal operational efficiency.To strengthen partnerships with suppliers and vendors to streamline operational processes, effectively managing fluctuations in business demands and driving continuous improvement initiatives.Ensuring meticulous oversight, I supervised all IT operations reports and documentation, maintaining strict adherence to accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with organizational policies and procedures.To ensure GTAA's resilience, I orchestrated quarterly disaster recovery tests for critical security incidents, ensuring robust contingency plans capable of swiftly restoring and sustaining operations during disruptions.I enforced rigorous compliance among suppliers, ensuring adherence to GTAA's IT policies encompassing architecture, security, business continuity planning (BCP), service provisioning, and change management protocols.I streamlined the onboarding process for new airlines, ensuring seamless integration into GTAA's IT environment while upholding rigorous standards and protocols established for operational excellence
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Global It Security ManagerSitel Nov 2002 - Dec 2013Toronto, Canada AreaTrusted to be the single point of contact (POC) to manage highest revenue generator accounts on a 7x24 basis. Managed Service Desk team based at two sites. Oversaw the delivery of large, complex programs, ensuring the team was well coordinated throughout the deployment process. Helped lead the release from the earliest stages of scoping plus planning, through testing plus ultimately through product deployment. Oversaw incident management for four contact centers from Operational and Information Security standpoint. Managed IT Service & Security Management team and aligned IT to ITIL framework. Designed and raised Capex within the assigned financial goals.Key Accomplishments: +Managed and designed a reporting and tracking mechanism for IT Security Baseline implementation across all five regions resulting in completely upturned the compliance level of LATAM region from 57% to 80%. +Singlehandedly completed start-end project migration from Dallas, TX to APAC region for 22 FTE, for one of the world's leading Automotive Finance Company, which resulted into a business win amounting to additional FTE's. +Led the construction of a research team, which framed the most cost-effective strategy for introducing a new semiconductor product offering in the US industry. +Created and disseminated the procedure to mitigate risk of misuse of credentials for exit employees and was promoted to a position thereby globally managing IT security and compliance project for SITEL. +Overturned the downfall of a critical US project within a span of one month and headed the project consistently to continue to be above the entitlement for two years calling it an “All Green Queue” +Designed a realistic monthly measurement metric for one of the powerful credit intelligence organization in US, to meet and exceed their compliant goal thereby meeting their business objectives.
Aaron M. Education Details
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Master Of Management Analytics
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Aaron M. works for Orion Innovation
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Aaron M.'s current role is Global Head of Cybersecurity.
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Aaron M. attended Queen's University.
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Aaron M.'s colleagues are Krishna Kumar, Stefan Zivkovic, Sunny Talebi, Sajan Joseph, Venkatesh Ravinuthala, G Fernando Castro G, Tanja Jovanovic.
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