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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Certifications
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years of post-secondary education
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
CISO and COO
Cyber Intelligence House
Singapore
09.2015 - 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
02.2010 - 09.2015
- 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
10.2010 - 08.2011
- 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
08.2007 - 10.2010
- 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
01.2005 - 08.2007
- 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
01.2000 - 12.2004
- 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 07.2010 - 03.2013
Achieving Outstanding Performance - Operations Management And Supervision
INSEAD
Singapore 06.2016 - 07.2016
BBA - Degree On Security Management
Laurea University Of Applied Sciences
Espoo, Finland 01.2000 - 01.2004
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
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
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Timeline
Achieving Outstanding Performance - Operations Management And Supervision
INSEAD
06.2016 - 07.2016
CISO and COO
Cyber Intelligence House
09.2015 - Current
Corporate Security Manager
Luottokunta
10.2010 - 08.2011
MBA - Degree On Security Management
Laurea University Of Applied Sciences
07.2010 - 03.2013
CISO and COO
Silverskin Information Security
02.2010 - 09.2015
CISO
Itella Corporation
08.2007 - 10.2010
CSO and CISO
Nixu
01.2005 - 08.2007
Information Security Manager
Avain Technologies
01.2000 - 12.2004
BBA - Degree On Security Management
Laurea University Of Applied Sciences
01.2000 - 01.2004