About Arouna
I lead comprehensive cybersecurity initiatives, harnessing over 10 years of expertise with major enterprises across sectors such as luxury goods and pharmaceuticals. My dual background in engineering and business allows me to engage effectively with CISOs and C-suite executives, ensuring alignment between security strategies and organizational goals. I specialize in developing security policies, managing cyber SOC, and navigating compliance with standards like ISO 27001 and GDPR. As a team manager and vCISO, I efficiently lead a group of consultants, ensuring operational excellence and strategic growth. Whether you need robust incident response planning, SOC management, or cloud security solutions, I can provide the insights and leadership necessary to safeguard your digital assets and enhance your resilience. Let's connect to discuss how I can support your cybersecurity objectives and drive measurable results for your organization.
French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Spanish
Conversational
Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km)
Experience
- I-TRACINGManager ConsultantJanuary 2020 - Today (6 years and 5 months)SOC/VOC analysts, vCISO consultants, SOC maturity auditors• ◆ Drive the full recruitment cycle: profile definition, interviews, onboarding and early-career support• ◆ Conduct annual performance reviews and design individual development plans to support career growth• ◆ Oversee mission allocation by matching consultant expertise, availability and client requirements• ◆ Expand the client portfolio: RFP responses, commercial proposal building and key account development
- Coopérative UDigital Security Program Director & SOC/VOC ManagerJanuary 2023 - Today (3 years and 5 months)• ◆ Define and drive the SOC strategy: log collection policy, detection rule engineering, alert triage and incident qualification• ◆ Lead SOC and VOC teams: day-to-day analyst management, on-call scheduling and continuous upskilling• ◆ Oversee incident response: qualification, escalation, response coordination and post-incident report (PIR) production• ◆ Run the VOC program: critical vulnerability prioritization, remediation tracking (Cloud, POS, core infrastructure)• ◆ Deploy and operate a CTI platform: threat intelligence monitoring, IOC enrichment and detection rule updates• ◆ Deploy Cloudflare (WAF & Bot Management) and secure the ForgeRock CIAM platform for 10M+ customers• ◆ Manage a bug bounty program and structure recurring security audit campaigns• ◆ Report to the Executive Committee: key metrics (MTTD, MTTR, coverage rate), threat trends and roadmap progress
- LagardèreActing CISOJanuary 2022 - January 2024 (2 years)• · Touax◦ · Aqualung◦ · Ekimetrics◦ · Bedrock (RTL) — Multi-sector groups — 1,000–2,000 users, budgets of €500K–€1M, up to 10 concurrent projects• ◆ Define and drive multi-year security roadmaps, facilitate steering committees and build KPI dashboards• ◆ Lead ISO 27001 compliance programs and establish cyber crisis management frameworks• ◆ Conduct Active Directory security reviews and produce prioritized remediation plans• ◆ Deploy and operate security solutions: SentinelOne, Cortex XDR, Fortinet SASE/SSE, FortiGate IDS/IPS, LAPS, BitLocker• ◆ Run the RFP for external SOC selection (Lagardère) and chair the operational SOC steering committee (Bedrock/RTL)
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Education
- ISO/IEC 27701 Lead Implementer2022ISO/IEC 27701 Lead Implementer
- Microsoft Power BI Data AI: Business Analytics2019Microsoft Power BI Data AI: Business Analytics