Kristian Viktorov

Kristian Viktorov

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Manager | Cyber Security & Digital Identity

  • Education

    • National Trade and Banking Highshool, Bulgaria

      2008 - 2013
      Customs and Tax administration

      Activities and Societies: School Trade Fair of Training firms as a part of Training Custom "Omega" (2nd place for best firm overall in the event)

    • Aston Business School

      2013 - 2017
      Bachelor of Science (BSc) Business Computing & IT

      Activities and Societies: Aston Bright Futures Society, Aston Fitness Society, Aston Automotive Society

  • Experience

    • PwC UK

      Sept 2015 - Aug 2017

      I joined PwC as an undergraduate business placement student on the ‘Building Digital Trust’ scheme in September 2015. As such, I spent the majority of my time with the firm delivering on a wide range of Risk Assurance engagements, specialising within the fields of Cyber Security and Controls Assurance.Projects include:- A number of IT General Controls reviews for several large private sector entities. This included client site visits around the UK to perform the in scope testing.- An internal audit review of the design and operating effectiveness of a public sector client’s approach to achieving PCI DSS compliance, assessing its design and the effectiveness of key controls.- A Sarbanes-Oxley (SOx) ITGC review for a large pharmaceutical client.- A number of cyber security maturity gap assessments and internal audit reviews for a range of different clients both from the private and public sector.- A number of business development endeavors with PwC’s Cyber Security and SAP teams around creating efficiencies and building on the growing go-to market propositions. Show less

      • Ambassador

        Oct 2016 - Aug 2017
      • Associate Consultant - IT Risk & Assurance

        Sept 2015 - Sept 2016
    • PwC

      Sept 2017 - Jan 2022

      Leading delivery on projects and providing subject matter expertise in the following areas:- M&A and Investments Cyber Security & Business Continuity Due Diligence;- Third-Party Assurance;- Security Assurance and Gap Assessments (GDPR, NIST, ISO27001, PCI-DSS);- Programme Assurance, Maturity Assessment & Benchmarking;- Security Architecture;- SOC Effectiveness (GPG 13);- Identity and Access Management Operating Model Implementations.Also driving Business Development initiatives, including:- Client Relationship management;- Operations & Profitability;- Services & Solution proposition and proposal development. Show less

      • Cyber & Tech Risk Senior Consultant

        Jul 2018 - Jan 2022
      • IT Risk & Cyber Security Consultant

        Sept 2017 - Jul 2018
    • PwC Bulgaria

      Jan 2022 - Jan 2023
      Manager - Cyber Security & Digital Identity
    • Gilat Satellite Networks

      Jun 2022 - Jan 2023
      Chief Information Security Officer
    • PwC

      Jan 2023 - now
      Senior Manager
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • ITIL Foundation in IT Service Management

      BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
      Sept 2017
    • CyberArk Sentry - PAM

      CyberArk
      May 2021
    • CyberArk Defender - PAM

      CyberArk
      May 2021
    • Certificate in Information Security Management Principles

      BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
      Nov 2015
    • Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

      (ISC)²
      Oct 2019
    • COBIT 5 Foundation

      ISACA
      Sept 2017
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Woodland working party - Volunteer

      Issued by The Woodland Trust on May 2016
      The Woodland TrustAssociated with Kristian Viktorov