Ivan Milenkovic
VP Cyber Risk Technology @Qualys
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WORK HISTORY
VP Cyber Risk Technology @Qualys
EDUCATION
Lancaster University
Executive MBA, Cyber
SKILLS
ABOUT IVAN MILENKOVIC
A Group CISO with over two decades of experience scaling global cybersecurity programmes and embedding security as a key business enabler. My approach is to transform security from a reactive cost centre to a unified, business-partner function.Key Achievements- Business Transformation: As Group CISO for a global BPO, I rebuilt the cybersecurity programme to support hyper-growth (from 58k to 140k+ employees) and successfully led the business through its first global ISO 27001 certification- Organisational Build: Scaled the global security function from a single-person operation to a nearly 200-strong global resilience backbone, securing and managing a EUR30M+ budget- Security Operations: Architected and built a 24x7 \'follow-the-sun\' global SOC from scratch, slashing the mean-time-to-detection (MTTD) for critical threats from days to minutes- M&A Due Diligence: Led all cybersecurity due diligence for major M&A activities, identifying critical integration risks that directly contributed to significant purchase price reductions- Business Enablement: Established a client-facing security team to support the pre and post-sales processes, thus successfully positioning security as a key differentiator to win and retain major new business.Breadth & Community Leadership- Expertise spans MSSP, consulting, start-ups, and multinational environments (BPO, Retail, FS, Healthcare, Defence)- Lead Instructor & Mentor for the CISO 2.0 Programme (SECO-Institute)- Founding Member of the pan-European CISO Tribe- Holder of the S-CISO certification.Core skills and specialities: Security Strategy, Cyber Risk Management, Infosec Management and Governance, Cloud Security, Security Operations Centre, Identity and Access Management, External Attack Surface, Vulnerability Management, Cyber Rating, Insider Threat, Incident Response, Merger & Acquisition Due Diligence, Technology Audit and GRC…Stakeholder coverage: CEO, COO, CFO, CIO, CTO, CRO, CISO, Audit, Legal, HR, Procurement.
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