Education & Certifications

• Master’s Degree – BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore University (1989)
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), ISACA – USA (2004)
• Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), ISACA (2007)
• Certified Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC), ISACA (2009)
• IRCA Registered Lead Auditor – ISO27001
• Lead Auditor – ISO27701
• Certified Auditor – ISO 20000-1
• Certified Auditor – ISO 9001:2015
• Certified Lead Auditor – ISO 22301
• HIPPA & HITECH Lead Assessor Certified
• Certified Payment Card Industry Security Implementer (CPISI)
• Certified Implementer of Personal Data Protection & GDPR
• XLRI, Jamshedpur – Executive Management (2018)

Institutional Affiliations

• Vice President – ISACA Cochin Chapter
• Life Member : Indian Society For Technical Education
• Managing Committee Member of Computer Society of India, Cochin
• Life Member, Kerala Management Association
• Director: Rotary Club of Kalamassery, Cochin 
• Alumnus of BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore 

Our CEO & Practice Head Joe Bastian, a Corporate Leader, who started his career as a Software Engineer in PCS Ltd. Mumbai in 1989 and who went on to take up corporate roles with MNCs as CISO & CIO in India and Abroad. 

He is involved in implementing Information Security & Privacy Protection for multiple organizations in India. As an external resource, he has Audited and certified over 30 organizations in multiple countries on ISO 27001, ISO 27701, ISO 20000, ISO 22301.

Over 3+ decades of deep understanding and expertise in driving Information Technology, Information Security & Compliance for large and small organizations. He is a subject matter expert in ISO 27001, GDPR, SOC2, HIPAA, IT Services Management, Digital Privacy Data Protection, Business Continuity.

He currently provides organizations in India and abroad implement Information Security and established sound and robust information security frameworks for them, establish teams and get organizations certified on International Standards like ISO 27001, GDPR, DPDP, HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOC2

His core competencies come from his leadership positions with MNCs, which includes 8 years as the Head of Information Security for the World’s largest retail franchisee company ‘MH Alshaya’ Kuwait (65000 staff, 4500 retail stores and US$ 6 billion in topline).

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

• He is recipient of the CIO award 2018 in Doha, Qatar for his work on Digital Transformation at Doha, Qatar.
• Winner of UAE Emirates Award for highest score in CISM exam in Middle East, conducted by ISACA USA, 2007  

“Joe is an experienced and mature manager. He combines detailed IT and IT-security knowledge with sensitivity and tenacity. Operates at the highest level of management, and is supportive to the COO, CIO and CFO. He ensures the company is operating at a professional level with regard to the IT-security requirements” …. Bart Koops, Managing Director at Eagleville Group B.V

“Joe is a proactive and tireless contributor who would make a great addition to the organization. While were conducting ISMS audit, he was the main point of contact. Joe impressed all of us by handling such kind of challenging assignment very easily. Joe is dedicated & completes all his commitments on time and never failed to add a creative touch when appropriate”…. Neeraj Goel, Internal Audit Professional at KNPC, Kuwait

 “Joe Bastian is a highly qualified, talented and hardworking professional. His passion for Information Security Management is amazing. Having seen how Joe was driving ISO 27001 certification process in such a short span of time for the Alshaya Retail, an uphill task many felt initially, I have great respect and admiration for him. It is great pleasure working with such a committed and focused professional.”… Narayanan KR, Ex. Director, Alshaya Kuwait

“Joe demonstrated proven knowledge in security process development and audit during his tenure at Agility. His contribution in mitigating the security gaps for the ISO controls, greatly helped in acquiring the ISO27001 certification”.   …Ghassan Farra, Ex. CIO, PWC Logistics, Kuwait

“You count on Joe to get the job done right from the very beginning and also make it look quite easy. He is a cool professional who insists in getting complex projects defined and completed in the stipulated time. His passion for getting ISO 27001 requirements implemented within IT at Alshaya in a very short time has earned him a lot of respect from all his colleagues”…. Anshuman Tripathy, IIM Amulmus, Associate Professor in Strategy

“I have worked with Joe on several security projects, most prominent being the implementation of ISO 27001 in Alshaya Retail. Information Security is Joe’s passion and his enthusiasm rubs on everyone he interacts with. His detail-oriented approach and knowledge of various industry standards make him an excellent auditor.”….Kaisar Amin, Enterprise Architect, London