About

Jason Joseph is an experienced electronics and communication engineer with a diverse background in engineering, technology, software, and cybersecurity domains. He has extensive experience in critical infrastructure, smart grid, banking and financial services, healthcare, and omni-channel B2C B2B B2G. Jason is a winner of the India-Dutch Cybersecurity School Challenge Series 2020, 21, and a finalist of the Global Cyber Strategy Challenge 2.0. He has several major certifications, including CND, CEH, ECSA, CPSA, CHFI, C-SCRM, OPSEC, CCIO, ISO27001LA, CSFPC, and SFPC, and is currently pursuing certifications in CISA, PCI-DSS, CISM, PMP, Cyber Law-PgD, CDPSE, OSCP, CRISC, and CISSP. Jason's expertise includes IT/OT Cyber and Information Security, Privacy, AI, Analytics, BI, Threat Intelligence, Geopolitics, and National Security. He is proficient in programming languages such as C, C++, C#, Visual Basic, Basic, Python, PHP, R, and Scala, and has experience in communication systems, networking protocols, and software packages. Jason is well-versed in cybersecurity GRC, including standards such as ISO 27001 (ISMS), 27701 (PIMS), cyber risk management, DevSecOps, data protection, BFSI-fintech laws, and critical infrastructure. Currently, Jason is the Group Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at a fintech-regtech group of companies, where he is responsible for driving the information/cybersecurity strategy, business, and technology across organizations, verticals, products, and services in scope. Previously, he served as a CISO-as-a-Service/vCISO/Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at a confidential omni-channel company, where he put the company on the roadmap to envision an information security management system (ISMS) and/or PIMS (Privacy Information Management System) and RMF (risk management frameworks) as necessary. Jason's past experience also includes serving as a Project Coordinator & Head (IT) at Gramaniketan Centre for Rural Development & Social Research, a multi-functional non-governmental organization (NGO) partnered with the Planning Commission of India, dealing with microfinance, self-help groups, education, edtech, and information technology outreach. Jason holds a Bachelor