Ashraf Abdelazim, PMP

Ashraf Abdelazim, PMP

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  • About me

    Supporting nations and organizations to achieve cyber and business resiliency by securing data, assets, identities, and operations against cyber threats.

  • Education

    • Project Management Institute

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      Project Management Professional
    • Faculty of Computer Science

      1999 - 2004
      B.Sc. of Computer Science Computer Science
    • The American University in Cairo

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      Bachelor's degree Professional Sales and Marketing
  • Experience

    • Space Tech

      Jun 2004 - Mar 2005
      System Administrator

      Manage hosting environment based on LAMP from A-Z

    • ValueSYS

      Mar 2005 - Sept 2011

      Manage security products in Egypt and North Africa, Handles sales, presales and channels management activities and processes. develop business plans and working on channels development.A usual speaker in all my employer events and activities.Sept-2006: Product Manager: for Kaspersky Lab, Linux Open Source and Tripwire Provide professional support services, official training curriculum, demonstrations and presentations for Linux/OSS and Security products for Enterprise Customers

      • Sales and Presales Manager - North Africa

        Sept 2006 - Sept 2011
      • Linux Technical Consultant

        Mar 2005 - Sept 2006
    • Computerlinks

      Oct 2011 - Oct 2013
      RSA Regional Sales Manager - MEA

      Manage Information Security products in Middle East and Africa, handling sales, business development, channels management activities and processes. develop business plans and working on channels development in MEA for RSA Authentication and Security Management Products.Products include: RSA SecurID for Two-Factor Authentication, RSA DLP, RSA Security Analytics (NextGen SIEM, Network Forensics and Monitoring), RSA Archer (eGRC and GRC), RSA enVision (SIEM), RSA IPV - Identify Protection and Verification for Web Fraud Detection and Prevention, RSA ECAT and RSA SilverTail. Show less

    • Kaspersky Lab

      Oct 2013 - Sept 2016
      Director, Sales and Business Development - MEA

      Managing and developing business for all Kaspersky Lab B2B business lines with focus on developing enterprise portfolio including Kaspersky Threat Intelligence Services, Kaspersky Datacenter Security, Kaspersky Endpoint Security, Kaspersky Fraud Prevention, Kaspersky Anti-Targeted Attacks Platform, Kaspersky Industrial Cyber Security, Kaspersky DDOS Protection and others.A permanent speaker in all my employer events and second spokesperson.Feb-2016: Director, Enterprise Business META "ME, Turkey, Africa".Dec-2014: The Best New Comer Individual Global Award Nov-2014: Become responsible to manage all business lines of B2B for Kaspersky Lab in ME Nov-2013: Establishing an enterprise business for MEA with focus on Fraud Prevention and Threat Intelligence starting with 7 professionals. Show less

    • IBM

      Oct 2016 - Aug 2024

      • Led the Threat Management Portfolio for IBM Security in MEA, overseeing Resilient, QRadar, Xforce, and Watson CyberSecurity AI Advisor.• Developed strategic plans to enhance threat detection and response capabilities in the MEA region.• Implemented innovative solutions to mitigate cyber threats and ensure the security of IBM's clients. Leading the business for Resilient in IBM for Incident response platform and its services for Middle East, Turkey and Africa

      • Manager, Threat Management - MEA

        Jan 2019 - Aug 2024
      • MEA Region Leader - Resilient

        Oct 2016 - Jan 2019
    • Anomali

      Sept 2024 - now
      Regional Director - META

      Leading the sales and business development for Anomali Cyber Security Solutions in Middle East and Africa excluding Saudi Arabia and Jordan.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • RSA Certified Instructor for RSA Official Sales Professional Workshop

      RSA, The Security Division of EMC
      Mar 2012
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    • NCLE - Novell Certified Linux Security Engineer

      Novell
      Feb 2007
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    • KLDSP - Kaspersky Lab Data Security Professional

      Kaspersky Lab
      Jan 2008
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    • RHCE - Red Hat Certified Engineer

      Red Hat
      May 2004
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    • RSA Certified Sales Professional for Authentication

      RSA, The Security Division of EMC
      Mar 2012
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    • PMP - Project Management Professional

      Project Management Institute
      Apr 2010
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    • RSA Certified Sales Professional for Security Management

      RSA, The Security Division of EMC
      Mar 2012
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    • NCLP - Novell Certified Linux Professional

      Novell
      Jul 2006
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    • Microsoft Certified Database Administrator - MCDBA

      Microsoft
      Mar 2000
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    • Microsoft Certified System Engineer - MCSE

      Microsoft
      Mar 2000
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  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Ashraf Abdelazim, PMP
      Highest Growth Award in Security Solutions 2017 - MEA IBM Security Feb 2018
    • Awarded to Ashraf Abdelazim, PMP
      The Most New Logos 2017 - Global Award IBM Resilient Jan 2018
    • Awarded to Ashraf Abdelazim, PMP
      The Best Newcomer 2014 - Global Individual Award Kaspersky Lab Dec 2014 Global Individual Award as The Best Newcomer in Kaspersky Lab for 2014