INFORMATION SECURITY PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS AND EXPERT GROUPS

Information Security Professional Certifications and Expert Groups

YEAR	ORGANIZATION	NAME OF CERTIFICATIONS / RECOGNITIONS
2004	Disaster Recovery Institute International (DRII), USA	Associate Business Continuity Professional (ABCP)
2010	International Information System Security Certification Consortium (ISC)2, USA	Senior Information Security Professional Honoree Fourth Annual (ISC)2Asia-Pacific Information Security Leadership Achievements Program
2011	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)	Industry panelist for the UTM's Advanced Informatics School to advice on the development of curriculum for post graduate program.
2012	Department of Skills Development, Ministry of Human Resources, Malaysia	Industry Expert in Information Security
2012	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)	Industry panelist for the Malaysia - Japan International Institute of Technology to advice on the development of curriculum for post graduate program (Master in Technology Management)
2014	United Nation's Group Of Government Experts	Subject Matter Expert in Cyber Security
2014	OIC Standing Committee on Science and Technology Cooperation (COMSTECH)	Subject Matter Expert in Cyber Security Task Force for OIC Summit 2015
2015	International Cyber Policy Centre, Australian Strategic Policy Institute	Expert Group Dialogue for Asia-Pacific Perspectives on the Hague Global Conference on Cyberspace
2015	Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)	Expert Group Workshop on Confronting Threats and Violent Extremism on Cyberspace
2015	United Nation's Group Of Government Experts	Subject Matter Expert in Cyber Security
2015	National ICT Security Discourse Trophy Challenge	Chief Judge
2016	Fakulti Teknologi & Sains Maklumat, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	Felo Bersekutu
2016	Fakulti Teknologi Maklumat dan Komunikasi, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka	Adjunct Professor
2017	Universiti Utara Malaysia	Advisor Committee Member for Computer Science Degree Program
2016-2018	UTM AIS-CSM Advanced Informatics School, UTM KL	Visiting Expert
2017	National ICT Security Discourse Trophy Challenge	Chief Judge
2018	Jawatankuasa Penasihat Program Sarjana Sains Keselamatan Siber (MSc. in Cybersecurity) Universiti Utara Malaysia	Industry Advisor
2018	Malaysia Board of Technologists	Professional Technologist - Cyber Security
2019	National Centre of Cyber Security (NCCS) Pakistan	Scientific and Industrial Advisory Board
2020	Jawatankuasa Pengajian Program Master Kejuruteraan Komputer Dengan Keusahawanan Teknologi, Universiti Putra Malaysia	Industry Advisor
2020-2021	Fakulti Sains Komputer dan Teknologi Maklumat, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia	Adjunct Professor

PERSONAL PARTICULARS

DR. ZAHRI HJ YUNOS is a cybersecurity specialist and has been working in ICT field since year 1988. His last position was as the Chief Operating Officer of CyberSecurity Malaysia. Zahri has served the Government of Malaysia as well as other private organisations. Zahri is a certified Business Continuity Professional by the Disaster Recovery Institute International, USA and has been awarded Senior Information Security Professional by the (ISC)2, USA. Zahri also has contributed various publications and presented papers on topics related to cyber security, cyber terrorism and business continuity management.

Zahri holds a PhD in Information Security from the Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM), Malaysia. Zahri also holds a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the Fairleigh Dickinson University, New Jersey, USA. Zahri was appointed as Adjunct Professor of UTeM (2016 - 2018) and Adjunct Professor of Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (2020 - 2021). In recognition of his expertise in cybersecurity, Zahri has been appointed as Board Members and Industry Advisers to several organisations/research institutions in Malaysia and abroad.

Zahri expertise and experience has been critical in establishing and sustaining the nation’s prominence in cyber security, particularly in the Asia Pacific region and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) countries. Indeed, Zahri was a central figure in the establishment of the OIC Computer Emergency Response Team (OIC-CERT), a collaborative effort of CERTs amongst the OIC countries. Zahri was actively involved in the establishment of NISER (National ICT Security and Emergency Response Centre)’s Panel of Experts (POE) and implementation of the National Cyber Security Policy, which boosted Malaysia’s international image in cyber security.

E-mail: zahriyunos[at]gmail.com