Petar P.

Zagreb, Croatia · Building SOCs and improving their effectiveness

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About

Cybersecurity leader with 20+ years of ICT and Information Security experience, specializing in designing, implementing, and managing Security Operations Centers (SOC) for global organizations and mega-events. Proven track record in enhancing SOC maturity, optimizing operations, and delivering measurable improvements in service quality, resilience, and customer experience. Skilled in managing hybrid teams, driving cyber resilience strategies, aligning operations with international standards, and engaging with C-level stakeholders to influence business-critical security decisions. In a nutshell, it means I do know something about the following: SOC Strategy & Operations : End-to-end implementation and management of enterprise and event-driven SOCs, from design to steady-state operations. Major Event Cybersecurity : implemented and Led Cyber Security Operations Center (CSOC) for Expo 2020 Dubai, ensuring resilience and protection for a global mega-event with 192 participating nations. Service Excellence & Customer Experience : Improved SOC processes, SLAs, KPIs, and customer-facing reporting to enhance transparency and trust. Cyber Resilience & Risk Management : Deep expertise in vulnerability management, incident response, and threat intelligence. Leadership & Communication : Managed large teams (SOC analysts, SecOps, DFIR, Threat Intel), and engaged regularly with C-level executives and international stakeholders. Compliance & Standards : Extensive experience with SOC-CMM, CTI-CMM. MITRE, NIST, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, ISR, and other frameworks. Innovation in Security Services : Developed new service and product portfolios to strengthen client resilience and elevate user experience

Experience

  • Senior Manager - SOC Advisory

    CPX

    Oct 2022 — Nov 2025

    Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates

  • Senior Manager - Cyber Security & Resilience

    Expo 2020 Dubai

    Jul 2018 — May 2022

    Dubai, United Arab Emirates

  • Senior Information Security Specialist

    Dubai Holding

    Dec 2014 — Jun 2018

    Dubai, United Arab Emirates

9 experiences in total

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