Edward (BSc, CISO, CISSP, ISO/IEC 27005, ISSA, MCIIS, MIET), a Chief Information Security Officer, a Principal Security Consultant, and an Information Security Senior Lead Risk Manager, is the Founder and Managing Director of CariSec Global Inc., a company standing at the forefront of Next-Generation Managed Service Providers, offering Risk-Integrated Cybersecurity and ICT Managed Strategic Services in varying sectors: financial, government, health, manufacturing, private, retail, and energy and utilities. As an Information Systems Security, Information and Communications Technology, and Telecommunications veteran of over two decades, he has led a broad sector of organizations to achieve further financial goals through strategic planning, design, and solutions direction. His specialties are in Policy Development, IT and Security Governance, Information and Cybersecurity Risk Management, Enterprise Defence and Security, Cybersecurity Incident Management, Malware and Attack Technologies, and Security Operations. His complex skills, knowledge, and experience have assisted many organizations, such as Internet Service Providers, ICT Service Providers, Telcos, Banking, Government, and Governmental Organizations in their development and services evolution. He is a Member of The Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) – International, a Full Member (including candidate assessor) of the Royal Chartered Institute of Information Security (CIISec), and a Member of The Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET); as well as a Cybersecurity Awareness Advocate, he continues to advocate for greater Cyber Risk Management of organizations' evolving digital transformation programs - instituting risk-based Information Security Governance Programs in building organizational cyber resilience in protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the organization’s assets – owing to their expanding threat landscapes and today's growing cyber risks. He has appeared in various global Security Magazines, multiple global and regional Conferences, Newspaper articles, and television, sharing and highlighting information on Cyber and Information Security Risk, Cyber Resilience, and Enterprise Risk Management to build business risk awareness for Business Resilience.
