Alliances – Alliance – A union formed for mutual benefit

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Alliances Projects are an evolution of the peer-to-peer engagement that exists too often in this industry. Spending time analysing a topic with a group of qualified peers offers several advantages over simply hearing about it from one person at a conference. We offer a platform for diverse perspectives, collaboration, constructive feedback, deeper exploration and networking.

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What is your legacy?

Everyone needs inspiration to develop, motivate and to find affinity in the challenges we face.

Journeys to Inspire is a platform for those within the community to have affinity with each others career pathway from a professional and personal standpoint.

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When it comes to career development, the Alliances have a wealth of strategic partnerships with recognised training organisations. We focus on continuous learning and skill development, personal development opportunities, mentorship and guidance.

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The Alliances has created a trusted chat platform, using commonly available apps. The 24/7 chat forums allow peers to connect and support each other at any time, fostering a sense of community. It offers immediate access to a diverse range of perspectives, knowledge sharing, problem-solving and emotional support.

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UPCOMING PROJECTS

WHAT THE ALLIANCE COMMUNITY SAYS ABOUT US

“The differentiator is the Alliance is not Vendor focused; its more about the CISOs and other industry stakeholders talking about their experiences and real industry issues.”

Adeoluwa Akomolafe - Chief Information Security Officer & DPOWema Bank Plc

“Initial thought was it would be like the so many other Alliances out in the market, but Phil quickly dispelled that thought and reassured me their approach goes against the grain (status quo) and true to it. Its been amazing so far.”

Cephas Okal - CISOMadison Group

“Initially my thoughts were this is another group with activities that will promote products from OEMs, with unending meetings and a promise of impacting the cybersecurity community. However, I have been pleasantly surprised by the outcome of joining the alliance. No promotion of OEM products, by this I mean the meetings are definitely not a sales event. Just candid opinions from peers on how they resolved issues as well as insights on new technologies and how they can be implemented. For me it has been truly an educational experience providing great insights to solutions with benefits that have impacted positively on my current role”

Chinenye Chizea - CISONational Identity Management Commission

“Awesome CIO Alliance session! Great insights, discussion and debate and I enjoyed the networking opportunity.”

Ebrahim Samodien – CIO: Enterprise FunctionsAbsa

“Generally most IT bodies are there to market companies, CISO Alliance is very unique in this area, as the main focus is purely on how IT security and technology is impacting us and how to better it, which for the current times is very much needed.”

Karan Challa - IT Security ManagerSBM Bank

“I found the format of the CISO Alliance an ice breaker from the common format where facts, cases and opinions would be shared with little detail. With the CISO Alliance there is a sense of trust that allows for the members to open up about real issues in a specific way without breaching any policies or contracts with their employers. The closed door policy has invited some serious discussions that have aided the members come up with solutions for their respective industries.”

Michael Michie - CISOTriple OK Law

“I honestly didn’t know what to expect. As a CISO, I get approached by a lot of organizations but they all want something in return. The CISO Alliance is probably the only one that has focused on giving and sharing knowledge for the good of the industry without expecting anything in return.”

Olusola Ayodele - Senior Director, Cybersecurity54gene

“It has helped me to realise that the challenges that I face are not unique to me whether it be awareness or budget. I have learnt that it is not just my organization that is sceptical when it comes to IT spending in general and even more when it comes to spending on security. Security breaches (especially in one’s own organization) are one of those areas which is difficult to talk about in general audiences without being judged or misunderstood –and this forum provided a benchmark and a community to know that I was not all alone.”

Oscar Correia - IT DirectorMaarifa Education

“The CISO Alliance has become the foundational engagement platform for security professionals who are dealing with the real-world problems. It is truly a meeting place of great security minds.”

Oscar Stark - Divisional Director: Technology Centre of ExcellenceLiberty Group Limited

“The alliance gave me a platform to feel the professional impact of my profession and also interact with other professionals. It has also afforded me the opportunity to learn, share ideas, thought and build a strong synergy”

Philip Aikwehoe - CISONPF MICROFINANCE BANK PLC

“The differentiator is that is that the chapter is targeted and focused on the cybersecurity community. The chapter does not advocate for products and point solutions. The chapter advocates for best practices and frameworks in cyber security. The chapter is vendor neutral and agnostic”

Stanley Chege - Group CIOJubilee Holdings

“Effortless brilliance!”

Steve Jump - Former Head of Corporate Information Security GovernanceTelkom Group

“CISO Alliance is the place to be for unbiased networking with ample opportunities for knowledge sharing.”

Tunde Dada, Group Head IT/BCMinq. digital (Formerly Vodacom - a Vodafone company)

UPCOMING PROJECTS

Alliances Community Forums

Alliances Projects Themes

Alliances Career Development

Journeys to Inspire

WHAT THE ALLIANCE COMMUNITY SAYS ABOUT US

Alliance - A union formed for mutual benefit