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Luc Lefebvre

Luc Lefebvre

CISO - Information Security - Privacy - Technology

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Montréal, MontréalMember since July 24, 2023
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About

Author, speaker and privacy advocate. Also an organ donor circa 2011.

20 years of experience.

Profile: Passionate humanist. Interested in technology, international affairs and human issues.

Skills: security analysis, security architecture, risk analysis, risk management, training and awareness in hostile areas (H.E.A.T.), forensic analysis, surveillance, audit, investigation, intelligence, advanced persistent threat.

Work experiences: Full resume available on-demand.

Experience

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Chief Privacy Officer (CPO),,Evolia, Québec, Québec

  • Governance, Risk and Compliance:
    • Lead and manage Information Security, reporting directly to the Board of Directors
    • Management of a team of infosec professionals
    • Development of an infosec control framework based on the NIST-CSF
    • Drafting of policies, processes, standards, directives, infosec and IT positioning.
    • Accountability to competent and legal authorities
    • Follow-up and management of security events and incidents 
    • Development of metrics, performance indicators and dashboards
    • Obtained SOC 2 type 2, HIPAA, GDPR, ISO 27001, and other certifications.
    • Knowledge of ISO 27001, 2700x, NIST 800-53, NIST 800-82, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, GDPR, SOX, PCI-DSS, FedRAMP, etc.
  • Member of Executive Committee
    • Participate in organizational development, support other teams in their development
    • Play the role of advisor in the development of other technological projects
    • Member of the media and crisis requests management committee
    • Actively participate in responding to media requests and crisis units in the event of an event or incident
  • Privacy Protection (CPO) and Data Protection Officer (DPO)
    • Ensure compliance with regulatory obligations (Law 25, GDPR)
    • Follow up on data destruction requests
2021 - 2022

Product Manager & Senior Advisor, Governance, Cybersecurity, Desjardins, Montreal, Quebec

  • Governance, risk and compliance:
    • Product owner (squad leader) in governance, risk, compliance - cybersecurity
      • Management of two squads: one in accountability of 6 resources, the other in risk management and control assessment
      • Presentation of work of the squads with the BISOs/CISOs/Desjardins Head of Security
        • Capture and analysis of metrics on security posture, information security maturity, risk rating and compliance
        • Development of dashboards on PowerBI
      • Participate in the development and optimization of an internal control framework in information security, mapping with all relevant industry standards, particularly in connection with the financial community (AMF, BSIF, etc.)
      • Participate in the development of the target operational management model information security risks
      • Knowledge of ISO 27001, 2700x, NIST 800-53, NIST 800-82, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, GDPR, SOX, PCI-DSS, FedRAMP, etc.
2020 - 2021

Lead analyst, cybersecurity/infosec, Héma-Québec, Montreal, Quebec

  • Governance, risk and compliance: Risk
    • analysis and management related to information security
      • Writing risk analyzes (impacts, probability, risks, threats) and recommendations
        • Software security, cloud, systems embedded systems, identity and access management, signatures, PLCs and laboratory equipment, etc.
      • Development of risk analysis, management and monitoring processes
      • Creation of business requirements, participation and evaluation of suppliers during calls for tenders and new projects
    • Compliance
      • Drafting of policies and guidelines
        • Creation and drafting of all information security / cybersecurity governance framework
      • Knowledge of ISO 27001, 2700x, NIST 800-53, NIST 800-82, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, GDPR, FedRAMP, etc.
    • Trainings and awareness
      • Initial training in information
      • security Regulatory government certification in information security
      • Crisis management - cybersecurity and reputational risk management
        • Militant groups, ransomware
      • Advanced persistent threat 

Education

I studied in public relations.

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