CISO Playbook:
Threat-informed Defence
Strategic guidance for CISOs to strengthen defences against today’s lethal and fast-moving threats
This playbook proposes a series of recommendations for implementing a threat-informed, pre-emptive defence strategy.
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Phil is an international keynote speaker, multi-award winning virtual CISO and bestselling author of The Five Anchors of Cyber Resilience, a practical cyber strategy book for senior business leaders. He is an official member of Forbes Business Council, an Invitation-Only Global Community for Successful Business Owners and Leaders. He was named one of 2020’s Top 100 Most Influential People of African Descent (New York USA), as well as 2017 winner of ISACA International’s Best Article Award (Chicago, USA). His views have been featured by Forbes, CISCO, NZ Business Herald, Financial Standard, SAP, etc., and named as one of the Top 7 Global Cyber Security Leaders in 2023 by the Security Magazine and ISACA.
Vasant is a seasoned cybersecurity leader with over 20 years of experience across insurance, financial services, mining, government, and consulting. He has held senior roles with organisations including AIA, Insignia Financial, BHP, the Department of Education, KPMG, and Deloitte, building deep expertise in enterprise security architecture, governance, risk, compliance, engineering, and assurance.
He holds a master’s in technology management from the University of New South Wales, a bachelor’s in computer science from the University of Pune, and certifications including CISA, CISM, CRISC, SABSA SCF, and AAIA (Advanced AI Auditing) from ISACA.Currently Principal at Tuskira, Vasant leads the APAC research and delivery team of this pioneering cybersecurity startup, advancing an AI-native Cyber Defense Platform that applies a threat-informed, pre-emptive approach to revolutionise cyber resilience.