About
Sandro Bucchianeri is an award-winning, globally experienced Security Executive with over 25 years of cybersecurity experience, with the last 13 years at the executive level (CISO and CSO).
In these positions, he has worked with large multi-national organisations. He has managed globally dispersed teams and successfully delivered strategic, transformational programmes virtually. Apart from his Risk & Securities and Legal & Compliance nous, he is an innovator and strategically-minded leader at heart.
Sandro is innately curious and a lifelong learner. As such, he boasts a track record of continuous learning, including a list of Cybersecurity and Risk Management qualifications, including an MSc in Information Security.
Sandro is uniquely able to inspire the confidence of both technologists and Business stakeholders equally, all the while bridging the divide between CIOs and CISOs through his pragmatic approach to risk management.
As a recognized thought & transformational leader in Cybersecurity, Sandro is called on as a speaker and collaborator across the world, and has played an integral role in the World Economic Forum’s Centre for Cybersecurity and the Payment Card Industry’s (PCI) Board of Advisors.
Articles by Sandro
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The cybersecurity skills gap offers South Africa an opportunity to lead in the 4IR
The cybersecurity skills gap offers South Africa an opportunity to lead in the 4IR
By Sandro Bucchianeri
Activity
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Back from an unforgettable company trip last weekend! Bonded, laughed, and grew stronger as a team 🚀🎉🍻. Here’s to more adventures with Group…
Back from an unforgettable company trip last weekend! Bonded, laughed, and grew stronger as a team 🚀🎉🍻. Here’s to more adventures with Group…
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Security is everyone's responsibility. I met a CISO on Friday who had this written on the back of their t-shirt. The responsibility for safeguarding…
Security is everyone's responsibility. I met a CISO on Friday who had this written on the back of their t-shirt. The responsibility for safeguarding…
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Experience
Education
Licenses & Certifications
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Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT
Vanderbilt University
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Digital Business Strategy: Harnessing Our Digital Future
MIT Sloan School of Management
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ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
BSI
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PCI-P
PCI SSC
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QSA
PCI SSC
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CRISC
ISACA
Issued ExpiresCredential ID 1106949
Publications
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Cyber security requires non-stop learning
ITWeb
As new skills are critically important to remaining relevant and impactful in the cyber security space, a culture of lifelong learning must be embedded.
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Absa to invest in cyber academy to meet demand for skills
Business Day Live
Global shortfall in cyber security skills is an opportunity to attack youth unemployment
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Taking security along on the M&A journey
ITWeb
Both acquisitions and de-mergers present companies with an opportunity to revisit their cyber security landscape.
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Tackling the cyber security gender imbalance
ITWeb
Women are underrepresented in the global cybersecurity profession, even though women matter in cybersecurity because of the way they view and deal with risk.
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Can cyber skills help alleviate poverty?
ITWeb
The more people we equip with technology knowledge and capability, the more opportunity for employment and business growth.
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Three ways coronavirus is impacting cyber crime
ITWeb
Sophisticated cyber criminals are taking full advantage of the prevailing fear, uncertainty and doubt around the pandemic to gain financially.
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Dramatic Rise of Cybersecurity Risks from COVID-19 Prompts Action Plan
World Economic Forum
COVID-19 has accelerated the global transition to a new reality of unprecedented digital dependency, heightened cyber risks and vulnerabilities
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Six steps to a seamless cloud security journey
IT Web
With where we find ourselves today in relation to COVID-19, the urgency to move to the cloud has never been greater.
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King of the guards
ITWeb Brainstorm Magazine
Absa’s Sandro Bucchianeri talks to Brainstorm about raising board, employee and customer awareness, cyber threats and addressing the skills shortage.
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Never waste a good crisis
Brainstorm
Businesses large and small face challenges around identity and access management (IAM). How do you make sure that a long-serving staff member doesn’t have access above their station, or, as happened at an unnamed entity, are being paid for months after leaving the organisation? There are also challenges with employee adoption: why should a password be reset every month if everything worked just fine before you arrived in the IT department? And, as participants at this roundtable attest, the…
Businesses large and small face challenges around identity and access management (IAM). How do you make sure that a long-serving staff member doesn’t have access above their station, or, as happened at an unnamed entity, are being paid for months after leaving the organisation? There are also challenges with employee adoption: why should a password be reset every month if everything worked just fine before you arrived in the IT department? And, as participants at this roundtable attest, the staff will probably just write their password on a sticky note, and then paste it somewhere in plain sight.
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Video Interview: Insights with Cyber Leaders - Sandro Bucchianeri
InfoSecurity Magazine
Amar Singh, CEO of Cyber Management Alliance interviews National Bank of Abu Dhabi CSO, Sandro Bucchianeri to discuss how Sandro made it and his thoughts about the challenges facing CISO's today.
This is the second of four exclusive Insight with Cyber Leaders videos Infosecurity Magazine are excited to bring you in association with Cyber Management Alliance.Other authorsSee publication
Honors & Awards
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Personality of the Year - Highly Commended
Cyber Security Awards
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Not for Profit Team of the Year
Cyber Security Awards
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CISO-100 Top Security Leader in the Middle East
Middle East Security Awards
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CISO-100 Top Security Leader in the Middle East
Middle East Security Awards
More activity by Sandro
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Today, Walmart’s Infosec Team released the inaugural Walmart Cyber Intelligence Trends Summary, highlighting the trends they’re seeing across…
Today, Walmart’s Infosec Team released the inaugural Walmart Cyber Intelligence Trends Summary, highlighting the trends they’re seeing across…
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Cape Town's infrastructure programme just got a major boost from the IFC - International Finance Corporation ✅🌐 We've secured R2.8billion ($155m)…
Cape Town's infrastructure programme just got a major boost from the IFC - International Finance Corporation ✅🌐 We've secured R2.8billion ($155m)…
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NAB’s partnership with AFL - Australian Football League is something we’re all proud of at NAB. I had the honour of representing NAB at the AFLW…
NAB’s partnership with AFL - Australian Football League is something we’re all proud of at NAB. I had the honour of representing NAB at the AFLW…
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Are you looking for #pen #testing / red teaming your #AI based application and system? Why not try #Microoft #Pyrit #redteam #opensource #tool here…
Are you looking for #pen #testing / red teaming your #AI based application and system? Why not try #Microoft #Pyrit #redteam #opensource #tool here…
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Do something good today. Call an older member of your family / friends group (a parent, grandparent or similar) and tell them to never ever ever ever…
Do something good today. Call an older member of your family / friends group (a parent, grandparent or similar) and tell them to never ever ever ever…
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Laura Hartley-Quinn, Head of Group Security Culture and Advisory at NAB, shared valuable insights into how NAB protects small-to-medium businesses…
Laura Hartley-Quinn, Head of Group Security Culture and Advisory at NAB, shared valuable insights into how NAB protects small-to-medium businesses…
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Great to present at FST Media’s Future of Security event in Sydney today on NAB’s approach to cyber partnerships and security culture. Look forward…
Great to present at FST Media’s Future of Security event in Sydney today on NAB’s approach to cyber partnerships and security culture. Look forward…
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📣 Paper 🤦🏻♂️ Incoming Passenger Card (IPC) - update 📣 1️⃣ looks like there will be a pilot of a digital option later this year ➡️…
📣 Paper 🤦🏻♂️ Incoming Passenger Card (IPC) - update 📣 1️⃣ looks like there will be a pilot of a digital option later this year ➡️…
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Last week, I had the pleasure of joining Macquarie Government, Macquarie Technology Group and a range of Australian Government representatives to…
Last week, I had the pleasure of joining Macquarie Government, Macquarie Technology Group and a range of Australian Government representatives to…
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Welcoming WeCamp Batch 5: Your Tech Journey Begins Here!🚀 Congratulations to the 20 talented women joining WeCamp Batch 5! Over the next 10 weeks…
Welcoming WeCamp Batch 5: Your Tech Journey Begins Here!🚀 Congratulations to the 20 talented women joining WeCamp Batch 5! Over the next 10 weeks…
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As I take the escalator for the last time at NAB, I’m reflecting on the incredible experiences I’ve had over the past 16 years. NAB has been more…
As I take the escalator for the last time at NAB, I’m reflecting on the incredible experiences I’ve had over the past 16 years. NAB has been more…
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