Sithira Hewaarachchi

Sithira Hewaarachchi is an accomplished information security professional currently serving as the Head of Information Security Global at Chakray Consulting, where responsibilities include maintaining SOC 2® Type I and Type II compliance and implementing ISO/IEC 27001:2022 compliance across the global organization. With extensive experience in teaching, Sithira holds visiting lecturer positions in Cyber Security at SLIIT and the Informatics Institute of Technology, and will soon begin a role at Curtin Colombo. Previous roles include Head of Cyber Security Operations at Octopus BI, Information Security & Compliance Officer for Chakray Consulting, and various key positions at Sri Lanka CERT|CC, SecureYetti, and CryptoGen, focusing on vulnerability assessment and penetration testing operations. Sithira holds a Master's degree in Network & Information Security from Kingston University and a Diploma in Software Engineering from the University of Westminster.