About
As the Pacific Zone’s Senior Cyber Security Governance officer, Asaf Ahmad’s mission is to protect and manage cybersecurity risks to Schneider Electric, its customers, and other stakeholders.
Asaf is responsible for enabling the business to minimise those risks and ensure it is continuously maturing its capability across the organisation. He is also responsible for challenging, reviewing and enhancing the cybersecurity posture (process, people, technology). In doing so, he works closely with every part of the organisation to enhance collaboration and partnerships across Schneider Electric’s stakeholder ecosystem to keep raising the cyber resilience bar of the industry at large.
Prior to Schneider Electric, Asaf has worked in both the private sector and government sector to implement information security management systems. This includes his role as Chief Information Security Officer at Fire & Rescue NSW as well as his experience in the oil and gas industry, where he was involved with system engineering, digital and advanced control in refineries.
Asaf has also served as president of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) board of directors, among other positions, and has contributed to cyber security professional leadership and certifications to address the emerging cyber security needs of the industry for building a cyber-safe ecosystem.
Asaf brings with him over 35 years of experience, a Master of Technology in Management and Systems, a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, and CISM, CRISC, ISO 27001, and CDPSE, FGIA certifications. Although Asaf is Indian by birth, he, his wife, and two sons call Australia home.
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Rise of the CISO: Why the C suite needs a security chief
Rise of the CISO: Why the C suite needs a security chief
By Asaf Ahmad
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Webinar: Collaborative Onsite Assessments: A Game Changer in Third-Party Risk Management
Webinar: Collaborative Onsite Assessments: A Game Changer in Third-Party Risk Management
By Asaf Ahmad
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The 2015 Global State of Information Security Survey® by PwC
The 2015 Global State of Information Security Survey® by PwC
By Asaf Ahmad
Activity
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Wonderful ISACA Sydney Chapter session tonight by Gurvinder Pal Singh(CISA, CISM, CRISC, CDPSE) & Paras Shah on AI! It was insightful, interesting…
Wonderful ISACA Sydney Chapter session tonight by Gurvinder Pal Singh(CISA, CISM, CRISC, CDPSE) & Paras Shah on AI! It was insightful, interesting…
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I was delighted to present "From Silos to Synergy: Establishing Secure IT/OT Integration for Future-Proof Operations" at the CISO Executive Network…
I was delighted to present "From Silos to Synergy: Establishing Secure IT/OT Integration for Future-Proof Operations" at the CISO Executive Network…
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It was great to speak at the recent Google CISO APAC Summit in Sydney on the "From Bytes to Boards" panel last week. Together with Daniela F. (Head…
It was great to speak at the recent Google CISO APAC Summit in Sydney on the "From Bytes to Boards" panel last week. Together with Daniela F. (Head…
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Experience
Education
Licenses & Certifications
Volunteer Experience
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Boy Scouts
Boy Scouts, Burn Hall School, Srinagar, Kashmir, India
- 3 years 8 months
Social Services
Help everyone
Publications
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Cyber Security: An Australian Perspective on Strategy and Governance
Seminar Journal and ISACA Sydney Chapter
The NSW Government has in place a systematic ICT Strategy, translating stakeholders’ needs at Federal and State level, for cyber security, better service, better value investment, security and assurance, and the adoption of cloud services technology, into specific, actionable and customised goals. COBIT 5 Goals Cascade and strategic planning (refer to the diagram) suggest a similar approach.
The article can be seen in "Seminar Journal" at:…
The NSW Government has in place a systematic ICT Strategy, translating stakeholders’ needs at Federal and State level, for cyber security, better service, better value investment, security and assurance, and the adoption of cloud services technology, into specific, actionable and customised goals. COBIT 5 Goals Cascade and strategic planning (refer to the diagram) suggest a similar approach.
The article can be seen in "Seminar Journal" at: http://www.india-seminar.com/cd8899/cd_frame8899.html. Please click on 2013 (Seminar Web Edition), and then the October Issue.
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English
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Hindi
Native or bilingual proficiency
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Urdu
Native or bilingual proficiency
Organizations
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Australian Information Security Association
Life Member
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Chair, Fraud and Risk Management Summit
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Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer Governing Body, Evanta, Gartner
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Cybersecurity/Information Security (CS/IS) Steering Group, NSW Cybersecurity Disaster Recovery Whole of Government, NSW
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Fellow Governance Institute of Australia (FGIA)
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ISACA - CISM, CRISC, CDPSE
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Judge, Most Outstanding Woman in IT Security Categories
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Member, Organising Committee, ISACA International Women Day ISACA International Women Day
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Presenter, PSN, CISO AS/NZ and ISACA Oceania
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ISA Delhi Section is pleased to announce and welcome Sh. Andre Shori - APAC Cybersecurity VP & CISO Schneider Electric as our esteemed Keynote…
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Personal story can help relate to the real challenges one encounters in a journey achieving successes and excellence.
Personal story can help relate to the real challenges one encounters in a journey achieving successes and excellence.
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ANNOUNCEMENT: Introducing more incredible nominees for the 2024 Australian Women in Security Awards. Nominations are now CLOSED , if you have been…
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As the home to Cyber Security NSW and my team the Cyber and Information Security Office, I’m super proud of the Department being nominated as one of…
As the home to Cyber Security NSW and my team the Cyber and Information Security Office, I’m super proud of the Department being nominated as one of…
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Award Recognitions in two Australian publications - The Australian Today and Cyber Daily. On this beautiful Sunday, I reflect on how special it…
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