Philip Morris International

Working closely with the CISO and acting as the primary responsible for first lines of defense functions, I am currently leading PMI’s global cybersecurity program and portfolio across IT Product and IT Operations business units (covering Product Innovation, Product Engineering, Quality Regulatory Affairs, Supply Chain Solutions, Manufacturing Solutions and Services, Manufacturing Engineering Services).

My current role is to bridge the gap between security and business interests, contribute to security awareness and oversee the strategy implementation across all areas of the business units. As the cybersecurity champion for the business, my responsibilities span a wide range of activities, including defining and prioritizing risk treatment strategy, developing capabilities across the cybersecurity value chain, orchestrating the execution of risk treatment activities, and embedding “security by design” across processes and technologies.

Proven experience in designing, building, and operating an end-to-end cybersecurity environment across IT and OT landscapes.

Business Information Security Officer (BISO) - Head of Product and Operations Cybersecurity

HFS Research

Built and led the Digital Trust and Cybersecurity research practice. I successful managed to setup a global research team and delivered a wide range of initiatives for global service providers and enterprise clients. 

I don’t look at cybersecurity as a tech-only puzzle. My research agenda gravitates around two domains, augmentation and protection, and focuses on six core thematic research pillars: the remit and goals of the CISO in the hyperconnected world, reducing the IT risk and security skill gap, augmenting IT and security functions (across the 3 lines of defense) with intelligent solutions, trusting the cloud security environment, managing identity and access risks, and responding to modern security threats.

My custom research projects allowed me to work very closely with cybersecurity executives in Global 2000 enterprises. The goal of such projects was to provide data-driven analysis and strategic recommendations in areas such as ransomware, zero trust, digital identity, next generation SOC, cyber risk quantification, cloud security, Security-as-a-Service (SECaaS) models, GRC, Cyber Ranges, and security automation and orchestration.

Vice President & Practice Leader - Digital Trust & Cybersecurity/ Applied Automation & AI

I was part of the Core Tech Strategy & Transformation Leadership Team in the capacity of Senior Director. Working closely with the CISO leadership team, my key objective was to build/design/operate a new global Cybersecurity and Control Governance department aimed at managing and governing cybersecurity risks across GSK corporate and business-unit specific functions.

Led the design, build and deployment of a global environment to manage privileged access across IT and OT environments (supported by CyberArk, SailPoint, Splunk and Imperva solutions).

Led the deployment of new breed of managed security services (looking beyond cybersecurity-centric services, delivered through traditional MSSP models, and deploying a more evolutionary model that unifies cybersecurity and compliance “by design”).

Designed the Cybersecurity Target Operating Architecture and Model for Haleon, the new consumer healthcare company.

Led the global Security Governance program with an “automation-first” mindset. I managed the deployment of advanced automation and monitoring mechanisms via different technological enablers (dedicated off-the-shelf solutions, custom build engine, RPA, Intelligent Automation, ML) to continuously monitor and measure the operating effectiveness of existing risks and controls.

Senior Director - Core Tech Strategy and Transformation

Director - Core Tech Strategy and Transformation

My role was to setup a global GRC function to manage risks and controls governing the most critical processes supported by global applications in GSK (such as the global ERP system, SAP, that supports all core operations from manufacturing to finance).  My initial goal was to support the deployment of security framework across all regions and implement a “GRC by design” template to ensure risk and compliance standardization across global and BU-specific IT and Business functions.

I have also led the design and deployment of one of the largest global Intelligent Automation programs across all GSK Business Units (including the implementation of a global Automation Centre of Excellence and enablement of regional scalable Automation Deliver Hubs).

Director - Global Applications and Development

Senior Manager - IT Advisory Services

Senior Manager - Risk Advisory Services

Manager - Technology Security and Risk Services

KPMG

Senior Consultant - IT Audit Services

Business Information Security Officer (BISO) - Product & Operations

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Irrefutable evidence of Mark Zuckerberg’s attempt to copy Elon Musk.

#technology #ai #deepfake

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When you successfully secure all your endpoints, but not your core infrastructure.

#cybersecurity #security #technology 

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Absolutely disagree. You can do much more than that, such as:

➡️ Delegate decisions and actions to overloaded staff.
➡️ Assign a bunch of responsibilities to people not included in the meeting.
➡️ Provide random updates on project status and give the appearance of progress.
➡️ Provide generic statements and make meaningless recommendations.
➡️ Be inclusive and invite a lot people that aren't needed or required just for the sake of wasting their time.
➡️ Ask junior staff to take long and meaningless meeting minute notes that no one will ever read.
➡️ Form additional committees and subcommittees.
➡️ Plan much more meetings.

#workplace #work #meeting 

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Sprints are like a bunch of overwhelmed people pressured to deliver a messy pile of half-baked features at lightning speed while pretending it's the epitome of productivity and efficiency.

Just saying.

#technology #agile #sprint

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How to send a very important email.

#technology #workplace #work

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Current VC valuation method applied to Generative AI startups.

#technology #ai #generative #hype #startup 

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AI-enabled Digital Transformation in a nutshell.

This very addictive and adaptable green thing can multiply very quickly. But that’s not enough, it can also slowly but surely morph into a mission-critical database.

You can deploy the most cutting-edge (complementary and integrated) applications, but all of them have one thing in common: an “Excel export” option.

Picture source (revisited): xkcd

#technology #excel #infrastructure #data #modernization 

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No matter how popular, or how politically correct, or how likable you are, you will always find a bunch of easily offended and overly emotional people with an unwarranted sense of entitlement.

Just ignore them and don't let them ruin your day.

(picture source: Fredo & Pidjin Comics)

#technology #social #media #data #opinion

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Well, this dude will probably NOT struggle to maintain his code according to a recent whitepaper from GitClear called "Coding on Copilot".

The whitepaper sought to investigate the quality and maintainability of AI-assisted code compared to what would have been written by a human. The short answer to that is summarized in this paragraph from the whitepaper's abstract:

"We find disconcerting trends for maintainability. Code churn, the percentage of lines that are reverted or updated less than two weeks after being authored, is projected to double in 2024 compared to its 2021, pre-AI baseline”.

In other words, humans are way better at catching mistakes in their own code as they write it vs reviewing AI-generated code to catch mistakes.

AI complacency is rapidly becoming the worst enemy of quality…

#technology #ai #generative #code 

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I don’t know why but this robot reminds me of RPA.

Instead of changing/upgrading the old battery that natively enable and power your process, you just deploy an external infrastructure/ bot to do the job.

#technology #automation #rpa

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When your boss asks you to automate an end-to-end process with zero investment and using whatever means you have available.

(video source: Joseph’s Machines)

#technology #automation #investment 

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We used to have unintelligent phones with an impressively long-lasting battery life and now we have super intelligent phones with a laughably short-lasting battery life.

Conclusion: we are limited by the technology of our time.

#technology #innovation #smartphone

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Do you really think we are going to help you identify the mother of the leader of the resistance against the machines?

Good try AI, but not subtle enough.

#technology #ai #robots 

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Most data that organizations need in order to be successful isn't “BIG” and does not require Artificial Intelligence to turn it into actionable insights. 

It just requires some common sense and relatively simple automation mechanisms for data gathering, analysis, decision selection and action implementation.

Just saying.

#technology #ai #data

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Why bother with actual R&D when you can just claim your product is AI-enabled?

Sticking AI on your product instantly and magically makes it 10 times better. 

#technology #ai #product #vendor #marketing

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When your dad can’t find Chrome and you have to do that to avoid being his helpdesk.

#technology #support #helpdesk 

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A very rare and beautiful photo of Leonardo da Vinci and his model, Lisa del Giocondo (Mona Lisa), taken in Florence in 1504.

#technology #ai #generative

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According to Charles Bukowski, “Sadness is caused by intelligence, the more you understand certain things, the more you wish you didn’t understand them.”  

So please, let’s drastically accelerate the development of Artificial Intelligence so that machines can finally become super intelligent and take our inescapable sadness away...

...And let us, humans, be dumb and happy!

#technology #ai #human 

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Who need Analytics when you can just follow the lead of a HIPPO?

Let’s ignore data-driven decision-making and let's navigate the tumultuous seas of business uncertainty with the ship of subjective speculation and compass of gut feelings.

#technology #data #decision #business 

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Fascinating to see engineers in their natural habitat and their remarkable ability to engage in heated debates over the most trivial of details.

It's like watching a thrilling documentary on matters that most people wouldn't even notice, let alone care about.

Truly captivating experience. I highly recommend.

#technology #workplace #job #engineers

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