Rizwan Sharif Email & Phone Number

Islāmābād, Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan And Usa

A Cyber Security Specialist Company providing expert consultancy and solutions to a wide range of Bank, Government, LEA and Corporate clients. Area includes; Cyber Security, GRC Consulting, VAPT, App Testing, Code Reviews, Secure App Dev, ISO/ISMS27001, COBIT, Digital Forensics and Trainings etcResponsible for IT/ IS Audits, Security Gap Analysis, Transformation, Cyber Defense, Cyber Response, Compliance Tests/ Audits, Forensics Audits of clients to include Banks, Public and Private Sector Organizations.

Pakistan

Heading IT setup of premium Real Estate Housing Authority of Pakistan.

Pakistan

Directing Transformation Projects with multi faceted domains to integrate and make them business operations worthy from a challenging legacy environment. Handling IT and Telecom business of the Enterprise.Providing consulting services in Financial, Corporate and Government sectors.Primarily focusing on Cyber/IT Transformation, Policy, Defense, Response, GRC, CERT & DR planning.Leading & managing expert’s team in design & implementation of numerous hi level innovative & state of the art projects.

Islamabad

Providing IT consultation in a board role to a company experienced in delivering physical and technical security and surveillance for critical infrastructure to include but not limited to Datacenters, Banks etc

Pakistan

Pakistan Info Security Association (PISA) is a NGO working for improvements in Cyber Security and contributing to the national industry, government and Law Enforcement on matters related to Cyber Defense, CERT, Incident Management etcCoordinate Cyber Security consultancy activities with stake holders. Hold and organize Premium Cyber Security annual events like Cyber Secure Pakistan (2015 to 2018) and CERT drills and activities in coordination and collaboration with regional CERTS. Participate in Human Capital Development. Work done: (to detail) Collaboration & Coordination with Government bodies, Telcos, Financial and other corporate entities over matters pertaining to cyber threat, mitigation and response Contributed to the preparation of National Cyber Law Provided technical input to the Ministry of IT on National Cyber Security Policy through Cyber Task Force enacted for the purpose Communication and Coordination with Regional CERTs and key stakeholders about IT security threats Contribution on Cyber Security / Information Security awareness of community, Incident Response and Coordination with International CERTs Lead PISA-CERT Team and represent Pakistan in Cyber Drills organized by OIC-CERT, JP-CERT and APCERT every yearResults achieved: Assisted Financial Institutions on Cyber Security Policy, implementation and follow up Contributed to the preparation of National Cyber Law. Later approved by the national parliament Provided input to stake holders on threat and alerts in coordination with regional CERTS Updated Policies and SOPs on business and operational routines of PISA Won 1st Position in AP-CERT Ransomware Cyber Drill 2015 out of 29 participating CERTs Leading Position in OIC-CERT Ransomware Cyber Drill 2016 out of 29 participating CERTs Leading Position in AP-CERT Ransomware Cyber Drill 2017

Islamabad

Appointed as consultant on a IT Gap Analysis, Capacity Building and National Fleet Management Project where my job is to find IT and Cyber Sec Gaps in existing system, ensure compliance, build organizational capacity to absorb innovative projects. Team building, hierarchical review are also required.Architect of Operational and Financial Model of Fleet Management System in compliance and conformity with Federal Board of revenue Guidelines.SOC and End Point Security also being consulted for.IT Gap AnalysisCyber security ImplementationDatacenter up-gradation project planning & supervisionSIEM Product evaluation, selection and implementation supervisionISO/ISMS 271001 planning and supervision Oracle ERP integration planning & supervisionSTEP-FBR proposal evaluation, planning, technical & financial proposals preparation & submission

Islamabad

Consultant services for a new project dealing with China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) requirements gathering, evaluation, financial estimations and integration requirements with National Database managed by NADRA. Evaluated existing IT infrastructure on CPEC entry points, route, service areas and mapped those with the requirements in wake of projected traffic flow on the route. The evaluation warranted calculations of expected human registration at border points, integration of biometric registration kiosks with NADRA and travel and health insurance service providers. Vehicle and fleet tracking and monitoring was also desired by the stakeholders to monitor traffic flow and logistics operations etc.

Singapore

The role and responsibilities as CAST Review Board member varied based on area of cyber expertise, the projects at hand and the latest industry standards. I was responsible to the chair and board for updating the syllabi, policies and procedures and contribute with intellectual input based on experience and latest trends.

Islamabad

Program Director and Pioneer Head of Cyber Security. Responsible for Cyber Maturity Assessment, Transformation, Organizational Development, Cyber defense, Response, DR and Governance Risk & Compliance. A result driven program with high stakes and accountability with great responsibility. Implementation and working experience of PCI DSS, ISO, HIPPA, COBIT, RISK IT and other frameworks and standards.

Islamabad

Responsible to review and monitor maturity status, progress of stakeholders and report with recommendations to the board as member (technical)Contributed in Strategic Planning, Policy and Frameworks implementation (NIST, ISO & CSFs).Contributed in recommending, planning and forming CERT.

Islamabad

Coordinate and supervise Humanitarian Relief and Logistics.As a Project Director, responsible to ensure smooth evacuation, temporary settlement, life support and security. Supervise logistics and coordinate with WHO, UNICEF, USAID and national relief agencies and donors.

Islamabad

Study contemporary Cyber Security Systems, contemporary Cyber Security Strategies, Policies, International Frameworks, form part of Gap analysis team and recommend measures. Contributed in IT Asset Identification & prioritization program.Provided input on Vulnerabilities, Exposure and Risk.Sought input & coordinated with National Cyber Task Force and Federal Investigation Authority’s (FIA) National Response Centre for Cyber Crime (NR3C).

Islamabad

Represented parent organization and provided technical & policy input on national web front over security exposure matters.Input on Web monitoring, Social Media Monitoring, Web Content Evaluation, Critical & Confidential content discovery, content aggregation.Contributed in e-Government Planning and web presence.

Sudan

United Nations Mission in Sudan was deployed to ensure No Conflict between separating factions. The contingents comprised of multinational military and logistics outfits.Responsible for Accounting, Financial Planning, Budgeting and Management of multi-nation organization.Cost of Equipment estimation, planning, budgeting and re-imbursement to multi-nation force. Vendor & Contractual Management.Forward planning and shortlisting of future requirementsPlacing advance orders and substitute foresight for Risk Purchase in case of short supplies or failed contract.Force emoluments calculation and disbursement to each contingent from various countries.Medical and health claims.

Islamabad

Responsible for Software Development, Datacentre Operations, NOC Operations and Management.Software development in Cobol, VB, C, C++ etcidAM implementation and supervision.Infrastructure Operations: Installing, maintaining, monitoring, patching and updating server, storage and network resourcesSecurity: Processes, tools and technologies to ensure physical and logical security in data center premisesManagement: Creation, enforcement and monitoring of policies and procedures within data center processesNetwork Troubleshooting and ResolutionAlarm Handling and EscalationDocumentation and ReportingDR, Backup and storage managementFirewall and intrusion prevention system (IPS) monitoring and managementPatch management and whitelistingThreat analysis and reporting

Edp, Info Tech, A+

Activities and Societies: IBM AS-400 Club. Did a Military level course on Electronic Data Processing (EDP) on Mini Frame Systems.

Master Of Science - Ms, Information Technology, 3.0

Cmilt, Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management, A+

Activities and Societies: Research Group on SCM and its ICT Implementations.