Qazi Mohammad Misbahuddin Ahmed Email & Phone Number

- CISSP, CPTS, CEH, ITIL, COBIT and MBCI with over 20 years of direct, full time experience in the field of Information Security- Areas of expertise include but are not limited to Information Security Governance, ISO 27001, Information Security Policies, Security Assessment & Penetration Testing, Cyber Security Operation Center, Incident Management, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, Digital Forensics, Threat Intelligence and Training- Initiated, managed and successfully delivered the Qatar National Cyber Security Operations Center (NCSOC) for Qatar government and critical infrastructure- Served as member for Network Security, Linux and E-Commerce task forces working under Ministry of IT&T, Government of Pakistan- Credited for finding the most critical security vulnerability ever in Microsoft .Net Passport services (including MSN/Hotmail)- Awarded an honoree for the Asia-Pacific Information Security Leadership Achievements (ISLA) Program 2008 in the Senior IT Security Professional category by ISC2- Published a threat intelligence report on the recent leak of credit and debit cards of 22 Pakistani banks on Darkweb. The report was extensively covered by national and international media and continue to be referenced on TV channels, news and security websites, twitter feeds and social media such as Reuters, IndiaTimes, iZOOlogic, Infosecurity Magazine, TheNextWeb (TNW), CyberScoop, Business Insider, Gulf Today, The Paypers, Bank InfoSecurity, DAWN, GEO TV, Samaa TV, The Express Tribune, etc.- Appointed as Proctor for CISSP examinations in Karachi by (ISC)²- Chief Guest at ISACA Karachi chapter for the CISA certificate distribution ceremony- Keynote speaker for the seminar on Information Security organised by Pakistan Scientific and Technological Information Centre (PASTIC). - Interviewed by NEO TV regarding a child pornography incident involving darkweb in Pakistan.- Interviewed by DAWN newspaper about political campaigns run using fake social media accounts in Pakistan- Conducted a Security Awareness seminar at BIZTEC Pakistan and APTECH Pakistan - Conducted a seminar at ISACA Karachi Chapter about “IT Security – Tools and Framework” - Conducted a seminar at the E-Merge on “E-Commerce Security”, organised by Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) and United Nations Development Project (UNDP) - Performed as Judge at the ITCN Asia ProQuest Ethical Hacking Competition - Conducted a seminar at the National Software Exhibition (ProCom 2001) on “Incident Response & Ethical Hacking”

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  Chief Information Security Officer

  Hugobank

  Mar 2024 - Present