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Pasi Koistinen
CISO, COO
Singapore
Summary
A cybersecurity professional with 20 years experience as a Head of information security and operations in cybersecurity companies. Extensive leadership experience from managing cybersecurity teams and services. Public speaker and author of the book "Smiling Security".
Certified in CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC, GCWN, GXPN, QSA, ISO27000 LA.
Overview
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Languages
9
9
Certifications
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7
years of post-secondary education
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
CISO and COO
Cyber Intelligence House
Singapore
2015.09 - Current
- Managed company operations, including service sales, support services and cybersecurity services with team of 20+ personnel. www.cyberintelligencehouse.com
- Business development of services, technology and partnerships. Built up the company infrastructure and services from ground-up with strong hands-on focus with technology and services.
- Head of intelligence analyst team and penetration testing teams.
CISO and COO
Silverskin Information Security
Helsinki
2010.02 - 2015.09
- Responsible for managing the company operations. www.silverskin.com.
- Headed, supervised and motivated 20+ penetration tester and senior cybersecurity consultant staff members
- Consulted customers in application security, firewalls, information security management, IT audit, network security, PCI DSS, penetration testing, security architecture design, security audits, SDLC security, IT/DevSecOps and vulnerability assessments.
Corporate Security Manager
Luottokunta
Helsinki
2010.10 - 2011.08
- Responsible for corporate security management of the largest credit card payment acquirer in Finland (with 95% market share of the credit card payments in the country).
- Developed business continuity and disaster recovery plans, aligned security operations with enterprise risk management and developed security policies, operating procedures and cybersecurity awareness training.
CISO
Itella Corporation
Helsinki
2007.08 - 2010.10
- Responsible for information security management of the Itella Corporation, the national post company of Finland. www.posti.fi
- Developed information security policies, procedures, standards and guidelines for the corporation.
- In charge of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework risk management methods and tools development.
- Conducted risk assessments, audits and compliance checks.
- Provided SAS70, PCI DSS, ISF SOGP, ISO27000 auditing, advice and guidance services for business units.
CSO and CISO
Nixu
Helsinki
2005.01 - 2007.08
- In charge of internal cybersecurity of Nixu, a listed cybersecurity company. www.nixu.com
- Provided cybersecurity advise for clients in Saudi Arabia, Riyadh and Helsinki, Finland as senior cybersecurity consultant.
- Audited cybersecurity and made risk assessments of Nixu's customers.
- Implemented cybersecurity policies, procedures and guidelines for the corporation.
Information Security Manager
Avain Technologies
Helsinki
2000.01 - 2004.12
- In charge of security and implementation of ISO/IEC 27001 certification of the company. Avain Technologies is a agile secure software development company. www.avaintec.com
- Developed and implemented information security policies, procedures and guidelines. Communicated with company management and board for policy acceptance support.
- Implemented technical information security controls to meet the requirements of the policies.
- Assessed cybersecurity risks and audited internal compliance with policies.
Education
MBA - Degree On Security Management
Laurea University Of Applied Sciences
Espoo, Finland 2010.07 - 2013.03
Achieving Outstanding Performance - Operations Management And Supervision
INSEAD
Singapore 2016.06 - 2016.07
BBA - Degree On Security Management
Laurea University Of Applied Sciences
Espoo, Finland 2000.01 - 2004.01
Skills
Information security management
undefinedAccomplishments
- Author of the book Smiling Security: The Cybersecurity Manager's Road to Success. Published November 2020
- Every business, large and small, is vulnerable to cyber attack. If your company isn’t well protected, its systems may be compromised by sophisticated hackers with malicious intentions. Business owners, boards, CEOs, and cyber security managers must work together to combat this threat by putting effective security measures and organization in place. With Smiling Security, you can build one from the ground up in just ninety days.
- Https://www.amazon.co.uk/Smiling-Security-Cybersecurity-Managers-Success/dp/1544511795
Languages
Finnish
Swedish
German
Certification
CISSP, Certified in Information Systems Security and Control
Security technologies
- AWS cloud security, Guard duty, Security hub, Shield, WAF, patch manager,
- Certificate manager, RDS TDS
- Anti DDoS solutions, WAF, load balancing, HA proxies
- Anti phishing, email security
- Running IT security & SOC teams
- Penetration testing projects, red teaming services, security incident
- Management, forensic investigations
- Vulnerability management, Nessus, Rapid7, OpenVAS
- Endpoint security, antivirus
- Firewalls, routing, network security, scanners, wireless security
- SIEM, Cyber threat intelligence services, log management, tripwire, intrusion
- Detection
- Antivirus / anti ransomware
- Cryptography, Certificates, x.509, HSM
- VPN, OpenVPN, IPsec, SSL VPN
- OS security, baselines, hardening, CIS benchmarks - Linux, Windows, MacOSX
Additional Information
- Resident in Singapore since 2015
- Employment Pass (EP) holder
Presence in Internet
Book author of "Smiling security"
https://www.amazon.com/Smiling-Security-Cybersecurity-Managers-Successebook/dp/B08L3WXDS9
Personal Linkedin profile
https://www.linkedin.com/in/pasikoistinen
Techinasia video
https://www.techinasia.com/video/5-hacking-techniques-prevention
Personal interest urban farming and growing chilies.
Author of http://www.chilious.com
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
Achieving Outstanding Performance - Operations Management And Supervision
INSEAD
2016.06 - 2016.07
CISO and COO
Cyber Intelligence House
2015.09 - Current
Corporate Security Manager
Luottokunta
2010.10 - 2011.08
MBA - Degree On Security Management
Laurea University Of Applied Sciences
2010.07 - 2013.03
CISO and COO
Silverskin Information Security
2010.02 - 2015.09
CISO
Itella Corporation
2007.08 - 2010.10
CSO and CISO
Nixu
2005.01 - 2007.08
Information Security Manager
Avain Technologies
2000.01 - 2004.12
BBA - Degree On Security Management
Laurea University Of Applied Sciences
2000.01 - 2004.01
SANS FOR578 Cyber threat intelligence course
QSA, PCI DSS Qualified Security Assessor
ISO27000 Lead auditor
GXPN, Certified Exploit Researcher and Advanced Penetration Tester
GCWN, Certified Windows Security Administrator
CRISC, Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control
CISA, Certified Information Security Auditor
CISM, Certified Information Security Manager
CISSP, Certified in Information Systems Security and Control