AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

Awards & Recognitions

YEAR	NAME OF AWARD / RECOGNITION	AWARDED BY / RECOGNIZED BY
2019	Darjah Paduka Mahkota Perak	Conferred by DYMM Sultan Perak
2019	Scientific and Industrial Advisory Board	National Centre of Cyber Security (NCCS), Pakistan
2020-2023	Board Member	Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
2021	Advisory Board Member	CyberCyte UK

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