
Timeline
About me
Accomplished Information security professional with comprehensive experience in leading the development, implementation, and communication of Information Security, Technology, and Data risk management policies/standards
Education

Air force comprehensive school
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Obafemi awolowo university
2005 - 2009Bachelor of science (bsc) accountingActivities and Societies: Accounting Students Representative Council (A.S.R.C)

Glasgow caledonian university
2013 - 2014Master's degree banking, finance and risk managementActivities and Societies: Nigerian Students Society (N.S.S.)
Experience

First bank of nigeria ltd.
Jun 2011 - Jul 2012Customer service representative
Pacesetters group of companies
Aug 2012 - Dec 2012Customer service administrator
Rgis - uk
Aug 2013 - Sept 2014Auditor
- freelance
Jan 2015 - Feb 2017Risk management analyst
Access bank plc
Aug 2015 - Oct 2019Access Bank PLC: Information Systems Security Risk Analyst Information Security Risk Strategy & Governance - •Maintain the Bank’s ISO27001 & PCIDSS Certifications.•Develop and maintain frameworks, policies, procedures to support the ISMS and the Bank’s objectives.•Enforce compliance to the Bank’s information security policies, directives, standards of conduct, and applicable laws/regulations.•Manage security risk assessments and compliance initiatives to evaluate and measure the effectiveness of existing policies, standards and controls, & related risk mitigation plans•Identifies potential threats to the CIA of the Bank’s Information Assets.•Handle Information Security training and awareness to promote sound information security practices/culture in the bankInformation Security Risk Monitoring & Improvement •Ensured DB security through DAM•Ensured application file integrity through FIM•Vulnerability management on the Bank’s network, servers, endpoints and / or databases.•Defined physical security requirements for all key information assets •Conducted Datacentre, Networks, ATMs, Cardholder Environment (CDE) & other IT infrastructure review•Security patches and AV update monitoring to ensure conformity to the Bank’s policy•Information security incidents collation, analysis & reporting. Application Security Risk Management •Ensured that application security risks were taken into consideration during the deployment of applications in the Bank•Performed source code analysis/review on the bank’s application to identify coding flaws and drove remediation of those flaws as a prerequisite for application certification.•Provided input in the formulation of necessary information security policies, procedures and guidelines to guide the SDLC and ensured the quality of software and applications developed. Show less
Operational Risk Manager - Digital and Technology Risk Analyst
Apr 2019 - Oct 2019Operational Risk Manager - Information Security Risk, Strategy and Governance
Aug 2015 - Mar 2019

Heritage bank plc
Oct 2019 - Feb 2021Information security analyst - information and cyber security operations• Monitored Information security events for incidents / threats and led incidence response.• Received and analyzed Cyber security intelligence feeds and recommended security controls• Drove incidence response with respect to breaches or APTs, determined root cause, & recommended remediation. • Ensured compliance with regulatory requirements (Risk-Based Cybersecurity Framework, NDPR etc)• Vulnerability Assessment of the Bank’s applications and infrastructure and drove remediation of identified vulnerabilities. • Risk assessment of new and existing technology implementations and provide necessary recommendations to tighten security. • Drove information / cyber security awareness culture (quizzes, cyber-attack simulations etc.).• Drove continual improvement of the ISMS • Provided leadership to a team of security analysts Show less

Qrios inc
Feb 2021 - Dec 2022It risk and compliance managerResponsible for the IT Risk & Compliance / Information Security initiatives within the organization.

Sparkle nigeria
Dec 2022 - Nov 2024Information security managerResponsible for the Information risk and Security initiatives within the organization

First intuition
Jun 2024 - nowInformation systems security manager
Licenses & Certifications

Associate of enterprise risk professionals (aerp)
Association of enterprise risk management professionalsDec 2014- View certificate

Certified data privacy solutions engineer™ (cdpse™)
IsacaApr 2021 
Lead pen test professional
PecbFeb 2021.webp)
Diploma in securities and investment
Chartered institute for securities & investment (cisi)Jun 2014.webp)
Associate of the institute of operational risk (aior)
The institute of operational risk (ior)Mar 2015
Associate of chartered institute of bankers
The chartered banker instituteAug 2014.webp)
Associate of chartered institute of bankers (acib)
The chartered institute of bankers of nigeria (cibn)Dec 2014- View certificate

Iso/iec 27032 lead cybersecurity manager
PecbNov 2020 
Iso 27001 lead implementer - information security certification
PecbFeb 2021
Languages
- enEnglish
- yoYoruba
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