Golam Mortuza Azam

Golam Mortuza Azam has a diverse work experience in the field of cybersecurity and technology. Golam Mortuza has held positions such as Vice President at INNOVO, where they facilitated cost-saving procurement and supplier-customer connections through advanced technology. Golam Mortuza also served as a Leader and Adjunct Professor at Emeritus, leading the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) xPRO Post Graduate Certificate program in Cybersecurity.

Additionally, Azam founded Israel Tech at IT Inc., focusing on governance, management, innovation, and growth with the implementation of next-generation technologies. Golam Mortuza has also mentored students in the MIT xPRO Professional Certificate program in Cybersecurity, guiding them towards becoming future industry leaders.

In their role as Principal Consultant Information Security - Director Level at 7-Eleven, Azam provided advisory services on Extended Detection and Response and oversaw incident response, forensic investigations, and cybersecurity simulation exercises. At PwC, they served as a Senior Information Security Advisor, guiding clients on Extended Detection and Response.

Azam has also held leadership positions at PeaceHealth and the North Dakota Information Technology Department (ITD), where they directed security automation engineering initiatives. Golam Mortuza has also worked at AIG as a Senior Manager in Global Network Security Automation, and at Palo Alto Networks as a Principal Professional Services Consultant in Next-Gen Security.

Throughout their career, Azam has demonstrated expertise in cybersecurity, automation, and orchestration, with a focus on driving innovation, providing strategic guidance, and mentoring future leaders in the field.

Golam Mortuza Azam completed a Post Graduate in Tech Leadership from Harvard University in 2020. Prior to that, they pursued an Executive Masters of Business Administration from The University of Comilla, with the exact end year not specified. Golam Mortuza also holds a 4-year Diploma in Computer Engineering from Barisal Polytechnic Institute (BPI) and a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and Engineering from Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology.

In addition to their formal education, Golam Mortuza Azam has obtained various certifications. Golam Mortuza received the Proofpoint Threat Response for Administrators - Level 1 certification from Proofpoint in November 2019. In October 2019, they obtained the DEMISTO SOAR / Cortex XSOAR Admin Certification from Demisto and the DEMISTO SOAR / Cortex XSOAR Engineering Certification from Palo Alto Networks in March 2019. Golam Mortuza also completed the Cyber Attack Countermeasure certification from NYU Tandon School of Engineering in July 2018. Furthermore, they have certifications in IT Security from Google, including "Defense against the digital dark arts" in July 2018, Splunk Certified Power User and Splunk Certified User in July 2018, as well as certifications in computer networking and technical support fundamentals from Google in May 2018 and February 2018, respectively. Golam Mortuza Azam had also received the Young Best Professional award IWMPE-2012 from IWMPE-2012 in November 2012.