Sami Altamimi

Sami Altamimi has a strong background in cybersecurity and information security. Sami is currently working as the Cybersecurity Director at THIQAH since March 2023. Prior to this role, they served as the Director of Information Security at NWC from February 2022 to March 2023. Sami also worked as the Director of Identity and Access Management at Mobily from September 2020 to February 2022. Before that, they held positions at Confidential Government, where they worked as the Director of Infrastructure Security from January 2020 to September 2020 and as the Manager of Identity and Access Control from January 2019 to September 2020. Sami started their career as the Sr. Cyber Security Engineer at Advanced Electronics Company from January 2017 to January 2019, and prior to that, they worked as an IT Security Analyst at aramco from May 2012 to January 2017.

Sami Altamimi received a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in Software Engineering (Honor) from the University of Hail, where they studied from 2005 to 2011. In 2022, Sami enrolled in Al Yamamah University for an Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) degree, which they are expected to complete in 2023.

In addition to their formal education, Sami has obtained several certifications to enhance their skills and knowledge in various areas. Sami became a Certified Red Team Professional from Pentester Academy in June 2021 and obtained a Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer certification from ISACA in January 2021.

Other certifications include Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), CEH v9: Certified Ethical Hacker, CHFI: Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator, CompTIA Linux+ (Powered by LPI), LPIC-1: Linux Server Professional Certification, SUSE Certified Linux Administrator (CLA), SUSE Certified Linux Professional, Security+, GIAC Information Security Fundamentals (GISF), ISFS: Information Security Foundation based on ISO/IEC 27002, and Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate. The specific months and years of obtaining these certifications are available in the provided information.

Sami also holds an eJPT certification from eLearnSecurity, but the date of obtaining this certification is not mentioned.