Honoured to Introduce
Roger Sels
Founder & Chief Vision Officer VentureX
Global Security & Cyber Security Community
Dubai Chapter
With 20+ years in cybersecurity:ranging from (legally) hacking Fortune-20s to leading cybersecurity teams and acting as a trusted advisor in several Fortune-50 companies, Roger was the founding CISO at DarkMatter LLC, a cybersecurity firm serving government,defence and intelligence.He has held the highest security clearances from a number of governments and serves on the Advisory CISO Board of CyberTheory,and is a frequent speaker at international conferences.
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x86 Assembly
IDA Pro
WinDbg
Reverse Engineering
Information Security
Penetration Testing
Security
Computer Security
Information Security Management
Risk Assessment
Vulnerability Assessment
Cyber Security
Firewalls
Security Audits
ISO 27001
Network Security
Information Technology
Security Architecture Design
Data Center
Vulnerability Management
Experience
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Founder & Chief Vision Officer
VentureX
Mar 2023 - Present . -
Seed Investor
Sidepocket
Jun 2022 - Present . 1 Years 4 Months -
Member of the Ad Hoc Working Group on EU Cybersecurity Market
European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA)
Nov 2021 - Present . 4 Years 10 Months -
Advisory Board Member
CyberTheory
Sep 2020 - Present . 3 Years 1 Months -
Executive Vice President & General Manager, EMEA & APAC
BINARLY
Sep 2022 - Nov 2022 . -
Vice President Solutions
BlackBerry
Mar 2021 - Jun 2022 . 1 Years 4 Months -
Vice President Solutions, EMEA
Cylance Inc.
Feb 2020 - Mar 2020 . -
Executive Advisor - Chief Security / Risk / Information Officer (CSO, CRO, CIO, CISO)
IndependentIndependent
Nov 2018 - Dec 2019 . 1 Years 2 Months -
DarkMatter LLC
VP, Acting Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Jan 2018 - Sep 2018 . -
Independent Security Expert for assisting in the implementation of the ENISA Work Programme
European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA)
3 Years 1 Months -
Global Technical Information Security Officer - vCISO
Deutsche Bank
1 Years 5 Months -
vCISO (contractor)
AXA
1 Years 1 Months -
vCISO and Lead Penetration Tester (contractor)
ZeroDayLab
1 Years 8 Months
Academic details
University:
ESIEA (University)
Degree:
Reverse Engineering B.A.D.G.E. (Bilan d’Aptitude Délivré par les Grandes Écoles)
Specialization:
Reverse engineering
Year:
2015
Certification:
CEH - Certified Ethical Hacker - EC-Council
Year:
2005
Certification:
E|CSA - Ec-Council Certified Security Analyst - Ec-Council
Year:
2014
Certification:
LPT - Licensed Penetration Tester - Ec-Council
Year:
2014
Certification:
Checkpoint Certified Security Administrator ( CCSA NG with AI)- Check Point Software Technologies
Year:
2006
Certification:
Checkpoint Certified Security Expert ( CCSE NG with AI) - Check Point Software Technologies
Year:
2006
Interviews
Cybersecurity Vault - Cybersecurity Efficiency & Maximizing Value with Roger Sels
Articles / Publications
Featured Videos
Roger Sels | Security & Cyber Security Committee Launch Event
A Retro And Introspective Of The State Of Cyber Roger Sels
Blogs
Roger leads BlackBerry Solutions for EMEA and serves as a trusted advisor to client’s C-Suite with a focus on maximizing their cyber program value and impact.
Publications
DLC Channel
