Senior Manager - IT Security at Ernst & Young and Information Security Advocate
United Kingdom
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- Senior Manager - IT Security at Ernst & Young
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- EMEA Security Architecture and Consulting Manager and Strikeforce Global Practice Lead at CSC EMEA
- Strikeforce Australia Lead, Senior Security Architect at CSC Australia
- Consultant at Ernst & Young
- Education
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- University of Technology, Sydney
- University of Technology, Sydney
- Macquarie University
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Gilbert Verdian’s Summary
Introduced to the UNIX operating system at the age of 6, he has spent countless hours and nights picking apart programs and operating systems to discover their internals ever since.
Gilbert Verdian is currently a Senior Manager in IT Security at Ernst & Young in London.
Previously he headed up Professional Services in the Global Security Solutions division of CSC EMEA and the Global Practice Lead for the StrikeForce ethical hacking team. Before this role, he lead the StrikeForce team for Australia, specialising in ethical hacking, vulnerability assessments and remote exploitation of client’s networks During this time he has applied his technical skills & expertise in Consulting, Risk Assessments, Security Architecture, Privilege Management Infrastructure, Web Hosting, Directories and Security research.
Prior to this, Gilbert has had vast experience in the security field; assisting clients develop secure solutions, policies and networks, working for companies such as Telstra, Ernst & Young, Optus and BTLooksmart.
Gilbert is a member of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) and is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA). He also holds certifications in Cisco, Checkpoint, Security, Unix and Linux.
Mr Verdian holds a Bachelor of Business degree majoring in E-business and a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). He is currently completing a PhD in risk management from Macquarie University.
Gilbert Verdian’s Specialties:
Information Security, Risk Assessments, Incident Response, Security Architecture & Design, Penetration Tests, Vulnerability Assessments, Vulnerability Research, Information Technology, Internet, Web, Enterprise Security, Compliance and Assurance.
Business, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Finance and Accounting, Managing, Change Management, Strategic Management, Knowledge Management, Corporate Governance, Sales.
Consulting, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking, Authoring, Academic Research
Gilbert Verdian’s Experience
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Senior Manager - IT Security
Ernst & Young
(Partnership; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
October 2007 — Present (1 year 10 months)
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EMEA Security Architecture and Consulting Manager and Strikeforce Global Practice Lead
CSC EMEA
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CSC; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 2006 — August 2007 (1 year 8 months)
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Strikeforce Australia Lead, Senior Security Architect
CSC Australia
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CSC; Information Technology and Services industry)
October 2001 — December 2005 (4 years 3 months)
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Consultant
Ernst & Young
(Partnership; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
1998 — 1999 (1 year)
Gilbert Verdian’s Education
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University of Technology, Sydney
MBA - Master of Business Administration , Strategic Management , 2003 — 2005
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University of Technology, Sydney
Bachelor of Business , E-Business , 1998 — 2002
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Macquarie University
PhD , Research in IT Security
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Gilbert Verdian’s Interests:
entrepreneurship, business, networking, security research, gadgets, linux, apple, skiing & snowboarding, travelling, knowledge
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