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Karim Methia

Information Systems Security Manager

€800/day
La Gaude, FR
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Karim

CISO and cybersecurity expert with over 20 years of experience in securing critical infrastructures, telecommunications, and environments with high regulatory requirements.

With nearly 9 years as CISO and Security Officer at Monaco Telecom, I have led security governance, compliance programs, operational security measures, and supported business units and the executive committee on cyber issues.

My expertise covers IS security governance, risk management, ISO 27001 compliance, critical system approval, major incident management, and the design and management of SOC systems.
  • English

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
La Gaude (up to 50km)

Experience

  • MONACO TELECOM
    CISO and Security Officer
    TELECOMMUNICATIONS
    October 2017 - May 2026 (8 years and 7 months)
    Monaco
    Responsible for the group's cybersecurity strategy and IS security governance in a telecommunications and critical infrastructure environment.

    Key responsibilities:
    • Definition and management of the information systems security policy.
    • Management of ISO 27001 compliance and certification programs.
    • Conduct of critical system approvals.
    • Support for strategic projects on cybersecurity aspects.
    • Risk management and follow-up of treatment plans.
    • Vulnerability monitoring.
    • Management of security infrastructures (PAM, PKI, EDR, Proxy, Reverse Proxy, WAF).
    • Security incident management.
    • Support for the executive committee and business units.
    • Security Officer.

    Major achievements:
    • Obtained and maintained ISO 27001 certification.
    • Implementation and development of a SOC.
    • Approval of critical systems.
    • Improved threat detection.
    • Improved access auditability.
    • Sustainable reduction of critical vulnerabilities.
    • Strengthened cloud security.
    • Improved protection of sensitive data.
    IS Security Governance CISO Security Approval Development and management of the security policy Risk Analysis and Management
  • ACCESS ONE
    Freelance Cybersecurity Expert
    CONSULTING AND AUDITS
    October 2009 - February 2018 (8 years and 4 months)
    France
    Responsibilities:
    • Organizational and technical security audits. Internal and external penetration tests.
    • PCI-DSS support.
    • Technical assistance and support on European calls for tender.

    Results:
    • Highlighted vulnerabilities present on systems and infrastructure
    • Improved processes and documentation for ISO 27001 compliance
    • Recommendation in the choice of a SIEM solution for a large French group
    Audit Internal Pentest Client Support Organizational Audit Cybersecurity Governance
  • AMADEUS
    Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
    TRANSPORTATION
    April 2017 - October 2017 (6 months)
    France
    • Security audit.
    • Penetration testing.
    • Supervision and support of junior security engineers.
    • Securing development environments.

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Education

  • ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
    2020
    ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
  • EBIOS 2010
    2018
    EBIOS 2010

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