The 'Hacker-Whitepaper-CEO' Hybrid
Alexander Busse
Cyber Security & Strategy Expert
Born: December 1970, Freiburg
Residence: Near Düsseldorf
Education: Computer Science - Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences
Languages: German (native), English (fluent)
"Security is not an IT issue - it's a management issue. I speak the language of executives."
"Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life."
Career Milestones
Software Development
Software development and first professional experience
Project Manager IT
Responsible for software development of internal applications, sub-project management of migration to a new system environment
Manager Information Security
Implementation and certification of information security systems (ISMS, BCMS), international projects in Singapore and Norway
Associate Director IT Audit
Management of IT audit, elimination of all findings according to Bundesbank audit, establishment of the IT audit area
Director Cyber
Consulting on cybersecurity for large banks, insurance companies, and industrial clients, building and leading the Cyber Strategy & Transformation area
Partner Cyber
Development of a framework to meet cybersecurity requirements according to ISO and NIST, projects for banks and federal agencies
CEO
Founding a startup in the cybersecurity sector, cybersecurity for companies of all sizes through Cybersecurity-as-a-Service
- ✓Building and leading the German cross-industry Cyber Strategy and Transformation Practice Deloitte
- ✓Conducting high-level confidentiality projects for federal agencies
- ✓Development of a framework that meets the cybersecurity requirements of ISO and NIST
- ✓Sustained relationships with CISOs, federal agencies, and security experts
- ✓Outstanding team and client feedback
- •Auditor of ISO 27001 audits based on IT-Grundschutz (inactive)
- •ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
- •Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA, inactive)
- •ITIL Foundation and ITIL Service Manager training
- •BS 25999 Lead Auditor (Business Continuity Management)
- •Six Sigma Yellow Belt
- •SAP Certified Solution Architect ERP
Expertise & Trust
Trained over 120 CISOs in Europe
Long-standing experience in training cybersecurity executives
Certified auditor for 8 international standards
Comprehensive expertise in global security standards