Chief Security Officer
Portugal
Chief Security Officer
Portugal
During these years in the security area, I've had the opportunity to work in several areas (implementation, consultancy, development, auditing) of the field as well as in several sectors (financial, public, telecommunication, health).
I maintain an information security website dedicated to posting news in portuguese @ http://infosec.online.pt.
My focus is Information Security, including policy development, process integration, presales, security design and implementation, business continuity, emergency and crisis management, auditing, training and awareness.
Sound knowledge in several standards, regulations and frameworks, including ISO 27001/17799/BS7799, BS25999, SOX, CobiT and ITIL.
(Banking industry)
October 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)
In charge of developing the Information security program throughout the organization, regarding policy development, risk management, technical (IT/IS) security, business continuity, physical security, compliance, training and education.
Also participated in a Virtual Work Group from ENISA's Awareness Raising to publish the document Information Security Awareness in Financial Organisations.
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; NBA; Information Technology and Services industry)
October 2006 — October 2007 (1 year 1 month)
Provided security consultancy to both public and private sectors and managed the security services team, budgeting projects, vendor selection, recruitment and staff management as well as project management.
Services provided included:
-Security assessments
-Policy creation and advice
-Secure infrastructure design and review
-Secure messaging design
-Security architecture
-Secure perimeter design
-Subject matter expertise
-Security management
-Risk management
-Business Continuity
-Disaster Recovery
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; NBA; Information Technology and Services industry)
February 2004 — October 2007 (3 years 9 months)
Developed projects mainly with major clients by supporting the security function.
Major projects included:
- Internal Control Audit based on CobiT v.3 framework
- Sox Compliance Project
- Developing tools and processes in a major banking institution to implement 'always on' audit and management capabilities in the IT infrastructure.
- Collaboration in an Information classification project for a telecommunications company.
- Collaboration in the security requirements definition for the e-vote internet system used in the Portuguese legislative election.
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Information Technology and Services industry)
November 2002 — January 2004 (1 year 3 months)
While working as a freelancer I had the opportunity to develop my skills at several levels, the most important one being time-management.
Major projects:
- ISO17799-based audit in a major portuguese ministry and subsequent writting and implementation of a Security Policy.
- Several perimeter security implementations in banks and insurance companies.
- ISO17799-based audit in a major public institution.
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
August 2001 — October 2002 (1 year 3 months)
Involved in several consultancy and implementation projects, as well as presales.
Major projects at Novabase:
- Involvement in the definition of requisites for certificate authorities in Portugal
- VPN implementation for a Medical Services company
- Several audits
- Implementation of strong authentication in a major public institution
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
February 2001 — August 2001 (7 months)
Accumulated the positions of security consultant and presales at the portuguese branch of Secunet (http://www.secunet.de).
Major project at Safenet/Secunet:
- IS security audit for public sector company
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
September 1999 — January 2001 (1 year 5 months)
Involved in standalone implementation projects (Firewall, IDS, antivirus, proxies) or integrated (security perimeters, PKI, desktop security rollout).
Major projects in Unisys:
- Security perimeter implementation for a homebanking project.
- PKI and digital certificates for online brokering project.
Master , International Relations , 2009 — 2010 (expected)
Currently enrolled in the Master’s Degree in International Relations, specializing in the fields of Intelligence & Security.
Post graduation , Intelligence & Security , 2008 — 2009
Finished the course with a classification of 17 (from 0-20).
Introduction to Firefighting Techniques 2009
1/2 day introduction to firefighting techniques, including theory and hands-on practice with fire extinguishers.
Ocupational Health and Safety for employer representatives 2009
Five days training focusing on OHS topics, such as legislation, risk analysis, health vigilance, safety, emergency, work conditions, etc.
Anti Money Laundering 2009
1/2 day workshop presented by Kenneth Rijock & Humberto Aguilar
Anti Money Laundering & Terrorism Financing 2009
One day training with participation of the Financial
Intelligence Unit of the Portuguese Criminal Police
Seminar , Building Network-Enabled Communities , 2008
Advanced Seminar + Crisis Management Exercise
Specialization course in terrorism 2008
Classification of 18 (from 0-20) with the paper "Cybercrime and Cyberterrorism".
Workshop on cons, frauds and forgeries 2008
Graduate , Informatics Engineering , 2007
4-year degree with specialization in Information Systems.
CMMI Seminar 2007
BS/ISO/IEC 27001:2005 Lead Auditor Course 2006
ISO 27001 ISMS System Builder 2006
Building a Computer Security Incident Response Team 2006
BCLE 2000 Business Continuity Management for Advanced Professionals 2006
ITIL Foundation 2006
First Aid Provider 2001
First course in 2001, recertified every 2 years
Reading, scuba diving, orienteering, movies
ISACA Member, AP2SI
Several acknowledged certifications, such as:
- ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
- ISO 27001:2005 Lead Auditor,
- ISC2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP),
- DRII Associate Business Continuity Professional (ABCP),
- ITIL Service Management Foundation,
- COMPTia Security+
- Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE),
- CISCO Certified Design Associate (CCDA),
- CheckPoint Certified Security Administrator (CCSA) & Engineer (CCSE)
- Internet Security Systems Certified Security Professional (ISS-CSP)
- Websense Certified Systems Engineer (WCSE)