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Security Assurance Manager
VodafoneSecurity Assurance Manager
Jan. 2024Paddington, England, United KingdomSecurity Assurance Responsible for maintaining a real-time assessment of Vodafone's control effectiveness and compliance with security policies and standards. This includes identifying deviations, weaknesses, and associated risks. Risk Prioritization Specialist Utilizing intelligence and situational awareness to prioritize assurance activities based on risk. Ensuring a proactive approach to security measures to mitigate potential threats. Control Testing Specialist Conducting control testing, in-depth reviews, and monitoring remediation activities. Ensuring the continuous improvement of security controls to fortify Vodafone's resilience against potential risks. Technical Control Testing Specialist Leading the delivery of technical control testing as per the assurance plan. Ensuring rigorous evaluation of security controls to safeguard Vodafone's digital assets. Cyber Risk Mitigation Strategist Actively contributing to the reduction of Vodafone's cyber risk position through the implementation of robust security risk mitigation strategies. Proactively identifying and addressing potential vulnerabilities
GRC Lead Analyst
Speechmatics®GRC Lead Analyst
Aug. 2022 - Jan. 2024Cambridge, England, United KingdomPolicy and Procedure Development: Developed, reviewed, and implemented policies and procedures related to governance, risk management, and compliance. • Risk Assessment: Conducted comprehensive risk assessments to identify and evaluate potential risks to the organization. • Compliance Management: Monitored and ensured ongoing compliance with relevant regulations, standards, and laws. • Security Management: Monitored and responded to security incidents, reviewed access controls, and implemented security measures. • Internal Audits: Orchestrated and oversaw internal audit programs, maintaining accurate and up-to-date documentation. • Incident Management: Demonstrated expertise in managing security incidents, assessing their severity, and coordinating responses with stakeholders. • Training and Education: Developed and delivered tailored training and education programs to empower employees in governance, risk management, and compliance using Mimecast and OneTrust Platform • ISMS Management: Contributed to the successful completion of external and independent information security audits. (ISO27001:2013 & ISO27001:2022) • Reporting and Analytics: Produced insightful reports and conducted data analysis to identify trends and opportunities for process improvement. • Governance Oversight: Ensured alignment with applicable laws, regulations, and best practices
Senior Cyber Security Baseline Specialist
VodafoneSenior Cyber Security Baseline Specialist
Apr. 2021 - Aug. 2022Greater Accra, Ghana• Implement, improve, and oversee the reinforcement of organizational adherence to the compliance of the ISO27001,GDPR, and NIST frameworks. • Produce and execute cybersecurity awareness and educational content and training that is tailored to different audiences, departments, and targeted end-users to increase overall knowledge base in cyber hygiene. • Evaluate, and execute formal cyber security risk analyses, reviews, tests, audits, and self-assessments and implement recommendations to increase the efficiency of internal audits and business preparedness for external audits. • Govern and interpret cyber security controls and capabilities requirements in alignment with international standards and regulatory adherence such as ISO27001, NIST, GDPR. Key Achievements: • Improved and simplified the efficiency of organizational internal audits by adopting and modifying the ISO27001 framework leading to reduced timelines for internal audits and streamlining organizational preparedness for external audits • Achieved over 98% in organizational-wide Cyber Security Awareness Training through interactive, collaborative, simplified, and systematized training modules using KnowBe4, training facilitation, and stakeholder consultation
Cyber Security Manager
HuaweiCyber Security Manager
Jan. 2020 - Mar. 2021Ghana | Liberia | Sierra Leone• Supervised a team of 12 Cyber Security engineers in Ghana, Liberia, and Sierra Leone in spearheading cyber security strategy development for telecom, government, and multi-national private sector organizations with a focus on creating risk-based and rational security improvement programs. • Chaired and directed the implementation and operation of cybersecurity controls and cyber security programs based on industry-accepted frameworks. • Consulted and proposed SME input to security control implementation, deployment, and maintenance, of infrastructure hardware and software that are required to effectively manage network and resources. • Accelerated the implementation of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and guided junior teams on how to use the framework to Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, and Recover from different categories of breaches and facilitate a cyber security program Key Achievements: • Coordinated the continuous development, implementation, and updating of security and privacy policies, standards, guidelines, baselines, processes, and procedures. • Supported the development of business-relevant metrics and key performance indicators to measure Cyber Security program maturity. • Drove the delivery of Cyber Security plans and implementation of leading practice controls, with an understanding of proactive defense principles and strategies
Information Security Engineer
HuaweiInformation Security Engineer
Sep. 2018 - Dec. 2019Ghana | Liberia | Sierra Leone• Engineered the solutions (processes & technologies) to mitigate the control gaps • Administered, configured, and monitored security applications and appliances for continuous monitoring, scanning, and remediation of assets. • Provided technical assistance and hands-on development support for security controls for an enterprise DLP program • Performed threat modeling, design, and security strategy reviews for new products. • Ensured the organization’s data and infrastructure were protected by enabling the appropriate security controls.
Information Security Officer
Millennium PromiseInformation Security Officer
Jun. 2016 - Sep. 2018Accra• Worked with external vendors to provide optimal operational support for various services • Helped to provide long-term and short-term solutions for over 2000+ end users • Executed Security initiatives of the cloud platforms and worked to investigate and resolve any related issues

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