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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

15+ Years

Verified Expert in Engineering

31+ Years

of Experience

Security Engineer

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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Verified Expert in Engineering

10+ Years

of Experience

Incident Response Expert

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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Verified Expert in Engineering

15+ Years

of Experience

SOC Expert

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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Verified Expert in Engineering

27+ Years

of Experience

Threat Intelligence Expert

Radu is a senior GenAI and knowledge graph solution architect delivering solutions for cybersecurity, investments, agriculture, and economy domains. For over 27 years, he has accomplished numerous proofs of concept and pilot projects, led standardization efforts at OASIS and ITU-T, and was granted patents for inventions in cybersecurity and enterprise knowledge management. Radu holds a master's degree in computer science from UNC Charlotte.

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Verified Expert in Engineering

20+ Years

of Experience

Detection and Response Expert

Montasir is an InfoSec leader with 20+ years of experience managing cybersecurity and enterprise architecture. He has designed and enforced security solutions for complex IT systems, including creating five-year security technical architecture roadmaps. With solid technical expertise and a profound grasp of industry best practices, Montasir develops and executes cybersecurity strategies that effectively mitigate risks, protect sensitive data, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

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Verified Expert in Engineering

18+ Years

of Experience

Cybersecurity Engineer

Poliana is an embedded security engineer with 18+ years of experience integrating embedded systems in the automotive and aerospace products industry. Her expertise includes security requirements, threat modeling, risk analysis, secure architecture, and compliance based on systems engineering fundamentals.

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