Brian Kgakge

Brian kgakge

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Associate at PwC UK

  • Education

    • University of sunderland

      2015 - 2019
      Bsc (hons) applied business computing information technology first class
  • Experience

    • Debswana diamond company

      Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
      Information security intern

      • Member of the Information Security department, responsible for implementing a data classification and data encryption tool to the organizations digital environment, and further performing day to day system monitoring of the organizations network to identify any intrusions or breaches and further investigating them.• Assisting in meeting and planning for the acquisition of potential clients and further reviewing respective organizations proof of concepts in accordance with respective requirements descriptions. Show less

    • Kpmg botswana

      Sept 2019 - Feb 2023

      • Performing IT audits, Data & Analytics audits, and Cyber Security audits.• Involved in IT audits, Data & Analytics audits (using SQL, and recently Power BI) and Cyber Security audits within industries such as, Telecommunication, Banking, Mining.• Supervision of multiple staff on an audit• Using data analytics in support of audit engagements to provide supplementary evidence needed to conduct risk assessment, evaluate controls of the entity, and enhance audit quality by testing 100% of the population.• Through the use of data analytics in the audit we have been able to identify procedural areas of improvement using client data.• Performing cyber security audits to evaluate the adequacy, effectiveness, and efficiency of cyber security controls to provide reasonable assurance that the key risks associated with cyber threats are being managed to an acceptable level.• Assess the current state of cyber and information security controls across commercial IT and Operational Technology (“OT”) / Industrial Control System (“ICS”).• Reporting to management on material weaknesses of internal control.• Performing cyber security audits to evaluate the adequacy, effectiveness, and efficiency of cyber security controls to provide reasonable assurance that the key risks associated with cyber threats are being managed to an acceptable level.• Assess the current state of cyber and information security controls across commercial IT and Operational Technology (“OT”) / Industrial Control System (“ICS”).• Reporting to management on material weaknesses of internal control.• Assist in audit engagement planning, reporting and supervision activities.• Determine audit scope and objective and accordingly prepare audit work plan. Show less

      • Senior IT Analyst

        Oct 2022 - Feb 2023
      • IT Analyst 3

        Oct 2021 - Sept 2022
      • IT Analyst 2

        Jan 2021 - Sept 2021
      • IT Audit Trainee

        Sept 2019 - Dec 2020
    • Pwc uk

      Mar 2023 - now
      • Senior Associate 2 (Assistant Manager)

        Apr 2024 - now
      • Senior Associate

        Mar 2023 - Mar 2024
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified information systems auditor (cisa)

      Isaca
      Sept 2022
      View certificate certificate
    • Introduction to cyber security

      Cisco networking academy
      Apr 2017