
Implementing AI can lead to significant new risks for organizations. Two information security leaders explain how improving governance, loss prevention, and monitoring can help CISOs strengthen their defenses.
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Zohra is a seasoned cybersecurity and risk executive with more than 15 years of experience leading enterprise risk management, cybersecurity strategy, IT governance, and regulatory compliance initiatives across Fortune 500 companies and global organizations.Zohra is a seasoned cybersecurity and risk executive with more than 15 years of experience leading enterprise risk management, cybersecurity strategy, IT governance, and regulatory compliance initiatives across Fortune 500 companies and global organizations.
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Information Security Practice Lead
Zohra is a seasoned cybersecurity and risk executive with more than 15 years of experience leading enterprise risk management, cybersecurity strategy, IT governance, and regulatory compliance initiatives across Fortune 500 companies and global organizations. As Toptal’s Information Security Practice Lead, she takes a strategic, business-aligned approach—building scalable, results-driven security programs that not only protect critical assets but also enable business growth.
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Experience
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Delivery Manager
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10+ Years
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Anurag is an experienced security professional with a strong background in incident handling and threat hunting based on different attack frameworks. He has expertise in Active Directory and cloud security (Azure), utilizing offensive security tools such as Bloodhound to identify and mitigate threats. He's played a key role in the development and deployment of SOC infrastructure. He's delivered training to different tiers of the SOC team on security best practices, compliance, and the cyber threat landscape.
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20+ Years
of Experience
Fattis is one of the most talented and seasoned information security executives in the market today. Having worked as a vCISO and a BISO director of business enablement and resilience for a Fortune 500, he brings together solid project management, communication, and documentation skills, specifically leveraging cybersecurity in business settings. Fattis is CAP, CDPSE, CISSP, and CRISC certified and is highly effective in communicating cybersecurity to both technical and nontechnical staff.
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11+ Years
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Gaya is a cybersecurity expert who loves finding cracks in company security and creating powerful solutions to fill them. With numerous global CTF (capture the flag) competitions under her belt, Gaya excels in vulnerability management, cloud security, incident response, security awareness, and security risk management (PCI/DSS, ISO 27001, CMMC). Gaya is well versed with Qualys, Rapid7, Nessus, Splunk, Carbon Black, SentinelOne, Microsoft Sentinel, Azure cloud tools, and those in Kali Linux.
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5+ Years
of Experience
Demmy is an information security architect with numerous years of experience in systems and security architecture. He has worked with different vendor products and platforms to achieve a cohesive and in-depth defense strategy.
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13+ Years
of Experience
Ike is a senior cloud security engineer with 13 years of experience and a solid knowledge of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) publications, cybersecurity, cloud, and DevSecOps tools. Ike is proficient in infrastructure as code, managing a CI/CD pipeline, and protecting applications, websites, cloud networks, and infrastructure.
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15+ Years
of Experience
Mark is a risk assessor, program manager, security operations engineer, and architect with over 15 years of experience implementing risk reduction initiatives. He has a deep understanding of various security frameworks and tools. Mark has successfully developed budgets, risk-informed roadmaps, and project plans and has led multidisciplinary teams to effectively reduce risks and demonstrate compliance with standards, as confirmed by third-party auditors.
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5+ Years
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Anas is an IT security engineer with five years of experience helping organizations secure their SaaS platforms from threat actors. He is an expert in application security, cloud security, penetration testing, and information system compliance, including ISO 27001 and SOC 2. With keen attention to detail and the ability to adapt to a fast-paced environment, Anas outperforms clients' expectations and provides agile and secure solutions to meet their business needs.
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14+ Years
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Pedro is an award-winning PMO senior project manager and customer service leader, known for delivering projects for top tech companies, including Google, Apple, AT&T, TMO, and Verizon. He has also served as a PM consultant at institutions like Stanford and MIT. His diverse experience includes roles as a regional head, trainer, product owner, and Scrum Master. Pedro, a certified PMP, Azure, and ITIL Agile coach, excels in leading global teams and defining processes and tools.
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8+ Years
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Blessed is a senior information security analyst and engineer with more than 8 years of experience aligning enterprise security architecture, policies, and processes with security standards and frameworks to meet business goals. He specializes in designing and implementing security solutions for enterprise-grade cyberdefense teams and conducting penetration testing. Blessed has also been in red/blue teams, implemented ISO 27001 ISMS, and operated as a security lead in a DevSecOps environment.
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10+ Years
of Experience
Gökay is a senior manager and principal advisor specializing in cybersecurity, information security, auditing, and regulatory standards. He is highly skilled in enterprise security architecture and is an expert at delivering sustainable protection, strengthening reputation, and enhancing digital presence while enabling effective risk mitigation to prevent financial loss.
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7+ Years
of Experience
Nicaury is a security engineer with 7+ years of experience in information security, cybersecurity, and systems administration. She has worked in fast-paced, remote environments for years, developing excellent communication and leadership skills. Nicaury is a certified professional with proven problem-solving and analytical skills, a fast learning curve, and the ability to adapt to any team.
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31+ Years
of Experience
Joe is a seasoned security and infrastructure engineering professional with experience performing application and network assessments, writing and enforcing policies, providing defense for an enterprise environment, and administrating infrastructures. He has in-depth knowledge of information security, information technology, and information warfare. Joe is a competent Python programmer, adding automation and integration that reduces workloads.
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11+ Years
of Experience
Randall is a cybersecurity professional with more than a decade of security operations experience with federal and state governments. He has worked for several commercial clients with great success. Randall previously worked in a network operations capacity for multiple international telecoms.
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12+ Years
of Experience
Saeid is a cloud security architecture enthusiast who helps build secure cloud solution architecture. He has 12+ years of software engineering and cloud security architecture experience, including building secure cloud-based architecture, microservices, and applications using modern technologies.
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20+ Years
of Experience
Christopher is an experienced principal consultant with a demonstrated history of working in the private and public industries. He is skilled in security, software development, enterprise architecture, operations management, IT strategy, cloud computing, and training. As a consulting professional with a doctorate in business administration, Christopher is focused on information systems and enterprise resource management.
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Challenge: The client’s rapid team growth highlighted the need for stronger security processes, but the organization struggled to implement them and faced difficulties finding skilled individuals to lead the effort.
Solution: Toptal streamlined security reporting, validation, and testing by automating key tasks, reducing response times to vulnerabilities, and improving overall efficiency. Using industry-leading cloud and automation platforms like AWS and Azure and adhering to NIST and OWASP frameworks, Toptal seamlessly integrated security practices into the development workflow.
Impact: Toptal’s solutions led to a 30% decrease in security incidents and faster remediation times, significantly enhancing the group’s security posture. By empowering developers to take ownership of security practices, Toptal cultivated a security-focused culture that strengthened the organization’s ability to manage future challenges.
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Implementing AI can lead to significant new risks for organizations. Two information security leaders explain how improving governance, loss prevention, and monitoring can help CISOs strengthen their defenses.
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This episode's host, Michael Figueroa, is a seasoned information security leader with experience at the Advanced Cyber Security Center and Toptal. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a master’s degree in high-tech crime investigations from George Washington University.

Melissa Lin
Melissa has worked in ECM, tech startups, and management consulting, advising Fortune 500 companies across multiple sectors.
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