Ensar S.

Ensar S. has a wealth of professional experience in cyber security. In 2010, they began their career as a Network Security Engineer for Solaris Investment Group. Ensar then moved on to become a Senior Researcher - Cyber Security for TÜBİTAK BİLGEM in 2015. In 2016, they were an Advisor - Cyber Defense for NATO and a National Expert for TÜBİTAK Teknoloji ve Yenilik Destek Programları Başkanlığı. In 2018, they worked as an European Commission Expert Evaluator. In 2020, they were a Project Manager for DefenseIn Cyber Security and an Editorial Board Member for the American Journal of Information Science and Technology. Finally, in 2021, they became the Chief Information Security Officer for BGA Bilgi Güvenliği, and in 2022 they were appointed as the VP of Research, CISO for SOCRadar® Cyber Intelligence Inc.

Ensar S. has an extensive education history. Ensar is currently pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy - PhD in Information Technology from TalTech - Tallinn University of Technology, which they started in 2017. Prior to this, they obtained a Master of Science (MS) in Electrical and Computer Engineering from New York Institute of Technology between 2010 and 2012. Ensar also obtained a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Electrical and Computer Engineering from New York Institute of Technology between 2007 and 2010. Additionally, Ensar S. has obtained a variety of certifications, including Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner from IBM in 2020, NATO Cyber Advisor from NATO CIS School in 2018, Cryptography from Coursera in 2017, Software Security from Coursera in 2017, Hardware Security from Coursera in 2016, Cybersecurity and Its Ten Domains from Coursera in 2016, Cyber101x: Cyberwar, Surveillance and Security from edX in 2016, International Cyber Conflicts from Coursera in 2016, Building an Information Risk Management Toolkit from the University of Washington in 2013, Designing and Executing Information Security Strategies from the University of Washington in 2013, Game Theory from Stanford University and The University of British Columbia in 2010, and Usable Security from Coursera.