Katherine Nakanyike

Passionate about cyber security technologies and related processes as a business enabler. 

06/2020 – to date: Unicredit Services (Financial Sector) – Cyber Security Management Officer – Rome, Italy
• Coordination of third party vulnerability assessments and penetration tests to ensure compliance with group SLAs
• Planning, scheduling and conducting of internal vulnerability assessments (Web & Infrastructural) using Qualys tool
• Review of Third Party Vulnerability Assessments for technical completeness and compliance with SLAs
• Review and documentation of Vulnerability Management Processes for continuous improvement and effectiveness
10/2019 – 06/2020: Deep Cyber (Cyber Security Consulting) – Internship – ICS/SCADA Cyber Security Consultant – Rome, Italy
• Participation in Security Risk assessments activities to support clients with compliance & closing gaps in their technicologlical
deployments and related processes
• Participation in technology scouting - created a PoV for acquisition of FireEye ICS Intelligence feeds for Italian Utility
Operator
• Contributed to the creation of a “Security By Design” proposal for a Utility provider
• Was responsible for Intelligence curation and reporting for clients in Critical Infrastructure sectors
2/2018 – 11/2018: Andela (Software start up) – Operations Coordinator – Kampala, Uganda
• Spearheaded launch of operations department through initiation and implementation of global processes as well creation of new processes where location specific needs were identified.
• Reduced department response delay by 7% through driving automation of operational processes using Zen desk and slack tools.

Fire eye Partner Technical Certification – Fire eye Systems Engineer
• Certified Professional – Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity
• ISO 27001 Foundation Certification
• ICS certificates - Different deployments, Current trends(vulnerabilities), Common ICS components – issued by National Cyber
Security &Communications Integration Centre Industrial Control Systems Department of Homeland Security
• Qualys Certified Specialist: Vulnerability Management