Oluseyi Akindeinde
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Oluseyi has 13 years experience working in the IT and information security arena, but has spent the better part of the last few years exploring the security issues faced by Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) and Financial Transaction Systems (FTS). He has presented the outcome of his research work at several conferences; including the Information Security Society of Africa (ISS), the forum of the Committee of Chief Inspectors of Banks in Nigeria, the apex bank - Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as well as 13 of the top 15 financial institutions in Nigeria.
In his professional life, Seyi, as he is otherwise called, sits on the board of two companies. In addition to being the technical director, he holds a vital position as the head of Security Assurance and Information Risk Management at Digital Encode Limited an information security advisory and assurance company, not only performing various technical security assessments and digital forensics but also providing technical consulting in the field of security design and strategic technology reviews for top notch local clients. He has over the years developed an in-depth knowledge of security modeling which has hitherto improved his ability to initiate, perform and deliver world class enterprise security services that add veritable value to the corporate goals and objectives of organizations.
Olu is the author of the Open Source Security Assessment Report (OSSAR) - a model framework for reporting and presenting enterprise security assessment findings. He is a speaker on matters bordering on information security, and has presented technical papers on a wide range of IT security and risk management topics for a number of high profile financial service providers at different retreats and forums. Furthermore, he has delivered several information security and ethical hacking training courses to delegates from diverse industries including finance, manufacturing, oil and gas, telecoms as well as State and Federal Government Agencies. He has administered security analysis and penetration testing courses to representatives of the National Assembly, DefeFidelity Bank Intelligence Agency (DIA) and Office of the National Security Agency (NSA) through the annual Hacker Counterintelligence Program (HACOP) where he’s been involved as a resident trainer and technical consultant for the last couple of years.
He is a writer having written two books: Security Analysis and Data Visualization (2009) and Attack Simulation and Threat Modeling (2010).
Finally, he holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc) Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Lagos, Nigeria (2000). In his spare time he loves to drive in fast cars and enjoys playing Flight Simulator and Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) on PS3. Olu has never been convicted of a crime and does not have a criminal record.