SAHAD T.
DAMAC Hills, United Arab Emirates · Security Leader | C|CISO | CISM | CEH | CCNP | Cybersecurity Strategist | Business-Enabling Security Executive | Thought Leadership · AlphaSights
Kannur University
About
I am a results-driven Cyber Security Manager with over 7 years of hands-on and strategic experience across cybersecurity, infrastructure, and operations. My expertise spans building secure environments from the ground up, leading GRC programs (SOC 2, ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials Plus, PCI DSS), and deploying critical security tooling like EDR/MDR, SIEM, IAM, and DLP across global teams.
Currently at AlphaSights, I’ve led the transformation from a zero-security baseline to a resilient and compliant posture—establishing the company’s first SOC, driving threat detection maturity with MITRE ATT&CK alignment, automating IAM and onboarding processes, and enabling regulatory compliance across cloud-first environments.
Certified in CISM, CEH, CCNP, and trained in ITIL, CCISO, and Prince2, I bring a balance of deep technical knowledge and leadership to secure systems, empower teams, and protect organizational trust at scale. I take pride in enabling business agility while maintaining strong cyber resilience across a growing global operation.
I take pride in protecting AlphaSights’ operations and client trust while enabling business agility and innovation. Working in a high-impact environment with over 2,000 professionals worldwide, I contribute to our mission of delivering secure, seamless access to expert knowledge across industries.
Learn more about AlphaSights at www.alphasights.com.
Licenses & Certifications
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Certified Chief Information Security Officer
EC-Council
Issued Dec 2025 · Expires Jan 2027
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Certified Information Security Manager
ISACA
Issued Jun 2025
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Certified Ethical Hacker
EC-Council
Issued Jun 2022 · Expires Jun 2025
Experience
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Cyber Security Manager
AlphaSights
Jan 2022 — Present
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Cyber Security Manager
Al Dhafra Private School
May 2017 — Jan 2022
United Arab Emirates
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IT Assistant Manager
Vision Hotel Apartments
Jun 2014 — May 2017
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
5 experiences in total
Education
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Kannur University
BCA, Computer Science
Jan 2009 — Jan 2012
Recent posts
[celebration:new_certification]Has successfully verified **Certified Ethical Hacker** (EC-Council) and **Certified Chief Information Security Officer** (EC-Council)
[celebration:new_certification]Has successfully verified **Certified Information Security Manager** (ISACA)