Moe Isaac

About Moe Isaac

Over the past 15+ years, I’ve helped government agencies, development finance institutions, and investment teams assess and manage cybersecurity risk across high-stakes sectors including telecommunications, digital infrastructure, finance, energy, and government. My work spans cybersecurity governance, cloud and infrastructure security, and portfolio-level cyber due diligence — often in complex, emerging-market environments.Today, I focus on designing cybersecurity evaluation protocols, leading investment-aligned due diligence, and advising organizations on how to translate cyber risk into clear, actionable insights for executives, boards, and investment committees. I’m particularly interested in helping institutions move from ad-hoc assessments to scalable, repeatable, and decision-ready cyber risk frameworks.Alongside my advisory work, I explore new ways to make cybersecurity resonate beyond technical audiences — including through storytelling, education, and creative formats. Because the most effective cybersecurity isn’t just technically sound — it’s understood, trusted, and acted upon.

Experience

1. Founder & Principal Architect

   Cyber Secure Ventures

   Jan 2017 — Present

   Cyber Secure Ventures is a specialized cybersecurity due diligence and advisory firm supporting development finance institutions, investment teams, and infrastructure operators operating in high-risk and emerging-market environments.As Founder & Principal, I lead the design and delivery of cybersecurity evaluation protocols, investment-aligned due diligence, and remediation advisory services, supported by a network of senior cybersecurity specialists and regional partners engaged as needed by sector and geography.The firm focuses on translating complex cyber risk into clear, decision-ready insights for investment committees, senior management, and boards — including maturity scoring, exposure analysis, and prioritized mitigation roadmaps aligned with international standards (NIST CSF, ISO 27001).Cyber Secure Ventures has supported cybersecurity due diligence and advisory engagements across telecommunications, digital infrastructure, energy, transport, and financial institutions, working closely with IFC and IDB Invest teams to embed cybersecurity into appraisal, portfolio management, and capacity-building processes.The firm operates independently from implementation vendors, ensuring objective, conflict-free risk assessments, and routinely collaborates with local and regional experts to support execution in emerging-market contexts.

Education

• Georgetown University McDonough School of Business

  Executive MBA, International Business

• University of Virginia

  Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies (BIS), Cybersecurity Analysis

Skills

• Program Management
• Information Security
• Security
• Enterprise Architecture
• IT Strategy
• Information Technology
• Leadership
• Project Management
• Windows Xp
• Itil
• Integration
• Analysis
• Comptia Security + Certified
• Requirements Analysis
• Sharepoint
• Sdlc
• Microsoft Office
• Comptia Security+
• IT Risk Management
• IT Security Assessments
• Vulnerability Management
• Configuration Management
• Fisma
• Nist 800-53
• Nist 800-37
• Active Top Secret
• Change Control
• Computer Security