Zakarya Drias

Zakarya DRIAS, Ph.D., currently serves as the Global Cybersecurity Director for OT Managed Cybersecurity Services at Schneider Electric since November 2022 and is a co-founder of Portend Cybersecurity. With extensive experience at Schneider Electric from 2012 to 2022 in various cybersecurity leadership roles, Zakarya DRIAS has developed cybersecurity strategies, requirements, and architectures for automation systems. Prior roles include Security Solutions Architect at CFAO and a solution designer intern at IBM. Zakarya DRIAS holds a Ph.D. in Cyber Security for Industrial Control Systems from Télécom Paris and has a Master's degree in Networking and Security from Sorbonne Universities, along with a degree in Computer Systems Engineering from Ecole nationale Superieure d'Informatique.