Umar Khalid

Umar Khalid has a strong background in information security, with experience in various roles and companies. Their most recent position was as the Chief Information Security Officer at MobilityOne Sdn. Bhd., where they led compliance, certification, and audit activities for information security. Prior to that, they worked as a Security Risk Manager at SecurePoint 360, where they designed security strategies and executed security measures to protect information and computer systems. Umar also served as a Client Assurance Project Manager - IT Auditor at Afiniti, where they scheduled and planned audits and assessed risks. Umar Khalid's earlier experience includes roles as a Senior Information Security Engineer at Kualitatem Inc. and an Information Security Consultant at ABM Info Tech (Pvt.) Ltd., where they managed 3rd party governance, risk, compliance, and conducted risk assessments and audits. Overall, Umar Khalid has a diverse range of skills and experience in information security.

Umar Khalid obtained a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the Virtual University of Pakistan. In addition to their degree, they have obtained several certifications including Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer™ (Qualified) from ISACA in December 2021, Getting into the Mind of the Hiring Manager from LinkedIn in March 2021, Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) from (ISC)² in June 2019, Certified Information Systems Auditor® (Qualified) from ISACA in October 2018, Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control™ (Qualified) from ISACA in July 2018, Certified Information Security Manager® (CISM) from ISACA in May 2018, Hillstone Certified Security Associate from Hillstone Networks, Inc. in May 2017, ISO 27001:2013 Lead Auditor from the International Register of Certificated Auditors in July 2016, ITIL v3 - Foundation from EXIN your ICT competence partner in December 2015, Messaging Gateway from Symantec in July 2015, Data Loss Prevention from Symantec in June 2015, System Recovery from Symantec in January 2013, Network Access Control from Symantec in March 2012, and Endpoint Protection from Symantec in February 2012.