Adrian Ifrim

CEO @ CybrOps

Summary of past professional experience

 

More than seventeen years of experience in the cyber security field working for institutions in Financial and Telecommunication sectors across Europe. Risk management experience in diverse cross-functional security and risk governance teams. Collaborated with customers, strategic partners, and executive leadership teams on the deployment of new products, merger & acquisition due diligence services, and the management of his organizations business risks. Currently leading a team of highly skilled ethical hackers specialized in Red Teaming, Threat Intelligence and cyber securoity testing assessments.

 

Academic background

  • EMBA – Maastricht School of Management, Romania
  • M.S. Information Security over Complex Networks, University Politehnica of Bucharest,
  • B.S. Automatics and Computer Science, Technical University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest

Language skills background

  • Romanian – Native language
  • English – Fluent in business

 

Relevant project experience

Adrian has served as an engagement lead for numerous international engagements, specializing in Threat Intelligence-based Ethical Red Teaming, Incident Response, penetration testing, social engineering testing, and vulnerability assessments across the Financial Services, Healthcare, and Telecom sectors.

Prior to this role, Adrian held managerial and operational positions in Cyber Security. During his eight-year tenure at Deloitte, he spearheaded the establishment and coordination of the Cyber Risk Advisory team, concentrating on Red Team exercises, Threat Intelligence, and Penetration Testing.

His experience extends to roles within the Information Risk Management department at ING Bank being also part of ING Cyber Experts Group. At UniCredit Bank Romania, he led multiple internal IT Audit engagements. Additionally, at Vodafone Romania, Adrian contributed to the IT Security Team’s efforts in implementing critical cyber security projects. Furthermore, his expertise encompasses various projects involving the deployment and management of complex network infrastructures while working with Cegeka, Relad, UTCB, and ABS.

 

Certifications obtained (full list on-request)

  • Offensive Security Certified Expert (OSCE)
  • NIS, ADR Accredited Cyber Auditor, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
  • Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP)
  • Offensive Security Wireless Professional (OSWP)
  • Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP)
  • Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
  • GIAC Penetration Tester (GPEN)
  • CompTIA Pentest+
  • Certified Penetration Tester (CPT)
  • Red Teaming Operations (RTO)

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    Nikola Skoric - CEO Electrocoin (Croatia)

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    "Getting to Sinaia and back, and the different tours were also great. Looking forward to next year!"

    Arturo Gonzales Mac Dowell - Chair at Asociación Española de Fintech e Insurtech (Spain)

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    Ralf Ohlhausen - European Third Party Providers Association Chair (Germany)

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    Anke Marin - Development Manager, CEE - LexisNexis Solutions (Poland)

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