Gbolabo Awelewa is a seasoned Digital Technology and Enterprise Security leader with nearly 2 decades of experience in designing, building, and managing secure systems and infrastructure. He leverages his expertise as a technology strategist and business executive to deliver high-performance solutions for complex business challenges.Currently the Chief Solutions Officer (CSO) at Cybervergent (formerly known as Infoprive), an innovative technology company that provides automated cybersecurity solutions, and at every stride today, is building the future of Digital Trust. Gbolabo has a successful track record in various leadership roles, including Chief Technology Officer, Chief Information Security Officer, and Enterprise Security Architect, across Fintech Unicorns, Multinationals, and Financial Institutions. He has consistently demonstrated success in leading effective security programs and driving profitability through strategic technology management.Gbolabo is also passionate about Generative AI and Blockchain Infrastructure, especially their application to optimizing security solutions thus bringing significant enthusiasm and expertise to these cutting-edge fields. He holds numerous industry certifications, including C|CISO, CISM, CHFI, COBIT 5, and ISO 27001, 22301, and 20000 Lead Implementer. Additionally, he boasts of an academic background with a B.Sc. in Electronics and Computer Engineering, an MBA, and Harvard Executive Education in cybersecurity.Beyond his corporate achievements, Gbolabo actively contributes to the broader digital ecosystem. He serves as an advisor to LSETF (Lagos State Employment Trust Fund), Sothes Group (CyberXchange Conference), and various FinTech and digital technology startups. He is also a recognized thought leader, frequently participating as a keynote speaker at global conferences and media discussions. Notably, he has led impactful cybersecurity awareness programs for leading Financial Technology firms, significantly enhancing their security posture and helping them establish Digital Trust.His unwavering commitment to digital safety and leadership acumen positions him as a thought leader at the forefront of building Digital Trust on the Cybersecurity Landscape.
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Chief Business OfficerEsentryLagos, Nigeria
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Chief Solutions OfficerCybervergent Sep 2023 - PresentUnited States, Australia, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya -
Board AdvisoryKredibank Jan 2021 - PresentLagos, Nigeria -
Cto | VcisoInfoprive May 2019 - Oct 2023Lagos, NigeriaCybersecurity AdvisorySecurity Integration & Engineering Business Information SecurityTechnology Management Managed Security Services -
Country ManagerEsentry May 2019 - Oct 2023Lagos, NigeriaeSentry Systems is a Managed Security Service Provider with a focus on situational awareness, continuous security monitoring, threat hunting and analysis, incidence response and cybersecurity compliance.Monitoring and Incident Management (SOC) Real-Time Threat IntelligenceExternal Threat Protection (Brand & Reputation Management)Offensive Security (Red Teaming | Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing) Blue Teaming & Remediation Management
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Digital Security ManagementSothese Inc Jan 2018 - Oct 2023Lagos, Nigeria• vCISO Service• Technology Management• Cybersecurity Management• DevSecOps• OT & ICS• Business Continuity & Risk Management• Business Information Security• GDPR | NDPR• Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Group Head, Technology & Security Management | CioUnified Payments Mar 2018 - Apr 2019• Enterprise Security Management - Development and Management of Information Security program. - Advocate for the Organization information security needs and responsible for the development and delivery of a comprehensive information security strategy. - Provide strategic and operational leadership for Information Security and IT Risk Compliance efforts by coordinating core aspects of the security strategy, including oversight of security improvement projects & financing, security awareness, audit response, and risk oversight & reporting.• IT Infrastructure Management; - Provide Technology vision and leadership in developing and implementing robust and secure service enhancing technology infrastructure to support distributed and centralized Transaction Processing and Switching Operations. - Ensure effective connectivity with all Banks and payment service providers - Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity implementation with Banks and Merchants to ensure Continuous Service Availability. -
Chief Technology Officer | CisoCoronation Merchant Bank May 2016 - Jan 2018Victoria Island, Lagos• Provide technology vision and leadership in the development and implementation of the bank-wide information technology program.• Design and implementation of Enterprise Security Architecture.• Lead the bank and its subsidiaries in planning and implementing enterprise information systems to support both distributed and centralized business operations and achieve more effective and cost beneficial enterprise-wide IT operations. • Ensure alignment with global best practices for IT Service Management, Information and Communication Security and Business Continuity Management.• Oversee the planning, design and implementation of the Coronation MB Group’s Fintech initiatives. -
Head, Application & Database Security ManagementUba Group Mar 2014 - May 2016Africa, New York, London And Paris• Participate in planning & design of enterprise security architecture• Delivery of Information security and business continuity using industry standard frameworks.• Management of Business Continuity Management and Disaster Recovery plans for IT business units.• Lead the integration of security activities into the Software Development Lifecycle.• Participate in the design & execution of Application and Database vulnerability assessments, penetration tests and security audits.• Security management on the Enterprise converged infrastructure Virtualization platform (VCE Vblock)• Participate in the creation of enterprise security policies, standards, baselines , guidelines & procedures• Support application developers in identifying risks during all phases of the SDLC• Responsible for the day to day operations of the in-place application and database security solutions• Identify, investigate & resolve security breaches detected and carry out forensic investigations• Lead the implementation of new application and database security solutions• Keep abreast of new/revised or improved IT security solutions, processes and development of new threat and attack vectors• Maintain up-to-date baselines for the secure configuration & operation of all in-place IT Security solutions• Identify and prioritize IT Security risks based on current and previous security assessments• Provide leadership for a team of Application and Database security analysts -
Enterprise Information Security ArchitectInfoprive Apr 2012 - Feb 2014Lagos, Nigeria• Development, management and executing IS Management strategy in alignment with organizational goals• strategic planning and policy development for information technology security programs• Defend organizations from Security breaches, actively enhance complex IT solutions, and enforce regulatory requirements of the organization in alignment with organization's objective.• Design, implementation and management of Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Programs• IT and Information Security compliance specialist (PCIDSS, ISO and COBIT); - Plan coordinate PCI DSS health checks for clients. - Review cardholder data infrastructure network architecture, processes, procedures and documents for clients - Plan, coordinate, and implement security measures for information systems and security operations. - Perform security audits of Information Systems and recommend controls - Provide advisory for business continuity plan and business impact analysis of payment system infrastructure - Regulate access to computer data files and prevent unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure of information. - Partnering with qualified security assessor (QSA) to help clients achieve PCIDSS compliance - Prepare PCI DSS compliance reports• Design, Implementation and management of Data Loss Prevention Infrastructure for organizations• Development and management of Security Operation center for organizations to defend against Advanced Persistent Threats and Cyber attacks.
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Information Security & Compliance ManagementAltech West Africa Oct 2011 - Sep 2012Nigeria• Define, review and enforce information security policy, standards and guidelines for business operations and technology implementations.• Proactively identify IT security risks, develop risk mitigation techniques and develop incident response strategies to proactively contain incidents before it becomes a problem.• Carry out Security trends analysis, threat modeling and data forensics and correlation and also provide a level of intelligence gathering and analysis.• Implementation and Management of Identity and Access Management System for the Organization covering all the card production and processing Infrastructure and to comply with MasterCard and Visa certifications for Card Personalization.• Develop Proactive Threat Discovery and Risk Mitigation techniques using Situational Awareness platforms.• Conduct security assessments and audits, penetration testing, forensic IT and incident management.• Coordinate Group-wide IT Security matters such as incident response, intrusion detection management and IT Security advisory.• Develop and deliver structured Security Awareness training and transfer best practices knowledge.• Design and implementation of solutions for vulnerability management, compliance auditing and enterprise reporting.• Implementation and management of Enterprise Security Solutions using various products such as Symantec’s Security suite of products (Symantec Endpoint Protection, Security Information Manager, Control Compliance Suite, and CCS-Vulnerability Manger), SecureVue (EIQ Networks), and Modulo.• Implementation and management of Database Activity Monitoring and Security solutions. -
Head, Information Systems & Security ManagementInterswitch Limited Aug 2007 - Nov 2011• Setup and administration of Company’s Domain including Windows Active Directory and ISA Server for monitoring and managing Network and Internet traffic.• Ensure that the switching infrastructure delivers the highest levels of resilience, reliability to meet and exceed client’s requirement and expectations.• Administration of Application and Web Servers (Tomcat, Apache, IIS)• Setup and management of 2-factor Strong Authentication Infrastructure using the nCipher netHSM and Gemalto Strong Authentication application.• Management of IBM Domino Infrastructure for Messaging and Collaboration.• Setup and management of the IBM Distributed Key Management System used for Key generation and management on the Switching infrastructure. Also setup the DKMS Certificate Authority used for Managed PKI for generating and signing keys and web certificates.• Administration of the McAfee Enterprise Infrastructure which includes McAfee ePO for the central installation of the Antivirus and HIPS and consistent distribution of antivirus updates. Also administer McAfee File and Folder encryption for proper encryption of databases and systems that contain Card holder details.• Setup and management of Enterprise Virtual Infrastructure using ESX 3.5 /Vsphere 4 and Virtual Center 2.5.• Management of physical and logical access control system.• Responsible for planning and implementing backup and disaster recovery procedures.• Involved in Configuration and Change management procedures within the organization.• Implementation and management of a Customer support Center application for logging and management of issues which involves the definition and setup of Service Level Agreements. (Frontrange ITSM)• Implementation of a CRM application and database using Goldmine application.• Integration of the Miller Heiman Sales Process into Goldmine CRM to achieve the Company’s Sales Process Automation for monitoring and management of Sales Leads and Opportunities. -
System EngineerPhillips Consulting Limited 2005 - 2007• I manage servers, including e-mail, print and backup servers and their associated operating systems and software. • I Manage security solutions, including firewall, anti-virus, and intrusion detection systems.• I Manage all network hardware and equipment, including routers, switches, and UPSs.• I was involved Installation, configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of end user workstation hardware, software, and peripheral devices.• I Inspect, maintain, and where necessary replace network cabling, voice/data jacks, and other network-related equipment.• I administer all equipment, hardware and software upgrades.• I Perform network design and capacity planning.• I assist in the development, implementation and maintenance of policies, procedures and associated training plans for network resource administration, appropriate use, and disaster recovery.• Network asset management, including maintenance of network component Inventory and related documentation and technical specifications Information. • I administer and maintain end user accounts, permissions, and access rights.• I perform server and security audits and system backups and recovery.• I monitor and test network performance and provide network performance statistics and reports.• I recommend, schedule, and perform network improvements, upgrades, and repairs.
Gbolabo Awelewa Education Details
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Cybersecurity -
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Advanced Management Program -
Business Administration And Management, General -
Electronics & Computer Engineering -
Cms Grammar SchoolSciences
Frequently Asked Questions about Gbolabo Awelewa
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Gbolabo Awelewa works for Esentry
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Gbolabo Awelewa's current role is Chief Business Officer.
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Gbolabo Awelewa attended Harvard Kennedy School, Rome Business School, Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University, Tekedia Institute, Lagos State University, Cms Grammar School.
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