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The Team8 CISO village is a global community of cyber security senior executives, CISOs and thought leaders from leading enterprises. The Village is an avenue for exchanging ideas, collaborating as an industry and promoting innovation in Cyber Security.

As the Global CISO, I am responsible for developing, implementing and overseeing the information security strategy and programs that protect the company's digital assets and ensure regulatory compliance. Key responsibilities include:- Establishing and maintaining a comprehensive information security program to safeguard the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the organization's data and systems- Assessing and mitigating enterprise-wide security risks through the implementation of robust security controls, policies and processes- Overseeing the security operations team to detect, respond to and recover from security incidents and cyber threats- Collaborating with executive leadership to align security initiatives with business objectives and requirements- Driving security awareness and a culture of cybersecurity across the global organization- Serving as the primary liaison with regulatory bodies and external stakeholders on security and compliance matters- Continuously researching and implementing emerging security technologies and industry best practicesWith over 20 years of experience in information security leadership roles, I bring a proven track record of developing and executing security strategies that protect organizations from evolving cyber threats while enabling business growth and innovation. This includes extensive experience with implementing and maintaining security frameworks, compliance and certifications such as ISO27001, GDPR, DORA, SOC2, and AI-powered security solutions.

Tel Aviv Area, Israel

Tel Aviv - Jaffa, Tel Aviv District, Israel

• Managed a global team of 30 Cyber Security Managers and Professionals• Managed the entire Cyber Security Operations for all Amdocs locations both Corporate and Managed Services sites• Managed customers' cyber support, customers' satisfaction and sales support.• Responsible for contracts with the customers in the cyber field.• Lead the Risk Management process including communication to Senior Management and mitigation plans• Designed and Established 24x7 Tier levels Global Cyber Security Centers including Threat Intelligence, Threat Hunting and Automation• Lead the Cyber Security Professional Services to the organization• Created and managed Cyber dashboards, reports and statistic for internal improvements and to the Management• Established end to end Incident Response processes including KPIs, SLAs etc.• Changed the Cyber response view from Reactive to Proactive as a way of work• Created Policies and Procedures to respond to Incidents including Internal and External communication• Oversaw the Development, implementation and monitoring a strategic, comprehensive information security and IT risk management program according to ISO27001 and best practices• Managed $6M annual budget• Oversaw IT infrastructure and DR Services to the organization including data centers• Oversee DR in the Cloud projects using Azure and replication technologies• Responsible for the strategy, availability, capacity planning for the hardware, backups, data centers, DR and Security Operations• Developed and maintain relationships with all stakeholders including Operations, IT, Legal, HR and others.• Lead Global Awareness campaigns and drills to improve the company's readiness for an emergency

Tel Aviv - Jaffa, Tel Aviv District, Israel

- Managed regional BCM managers and experts around the world.- Provided BCP & DRP solutions to customers including managing the requirements, design, implementation and P&L.- Managed BCM life cycle (BCP & DRP) based on the ISO22301 and NFPA1600 standards.- Managed large DRP budget including AOP- Successfully led the certification process for Amdocs sites in Israel, U.S. and India.

Tel Aviv - Jaffa, Tel Aviv District, Israel

Disaster Recovery Manager of the entire development centers of Amdocs worldwide. This included building DRP solutions for several data centers in different countries around the world. The plans included end to end implementation, recovery procedures, drills, ongoing maintenance, etc.

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area, Usa

Built and managed the entire DRP solution for Amdocs production environments at Champaign.The position included building end to end DRP solution for complex environments with the latest technology. This included detailed recovery procedures, clear communications plans, ongoing maintenance, ongoing drills to make sure the plan is valid.

Greater St. Louis Area, Usa

Infrastructure Manager at Amdocs, St. Louis site. Managed the customers' IT and development infrastructure at the development center, managed a team which supported several production environments for customers in the US.

Oslo Area, Norway

Infrastructure team leader, managing the IT and production infrastructure of a customer located in Oslo, Norway. Dealt with UNIX OS, Storage, Amdocs production environments, 3rd party tools, etc. Provided production support and lead the onsite support team.

Led team of operating systems support to customers, supported pre-sales tasks and worked closely with cutomers to make sure they get excellent services

Unix system admin working on HP, Data General and Sun Unix servers