Nicolas Acosta

Business driven cybersecurity leader with more than 20 years of experience in Security. Expert information security officer, highly proficient developing and deploying security plans, policies and security awareness programs aligned with business needs. Risk management and compliance experience in diverse environments.

I consider myself as a natural leader, responsible, trustworthy, self-motivated, resourceful and flexible. Also, I have great people, communication and negotiation skills and given my academic background, I am an experienced public speaker.

Etek International - Bogotá

Chief Product Officer (CPO)Aug 2022 – Current PositionLeading the Netrum/SITA product for ETEK and actively transforming ETEK for a new model of service delivery. Countries of operation: Colombia, India, Mexico and Peru. 40+ Clients

• I managed different stages of the product development process and integration with leading platforms in the industry.
• I designed and evolved the Intellectual Property for SITA Product.
• I created strong and rich client interactions that ended up contributing to a better product.

Nubank Colombia - Bogotá

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)Apr 2022 – Jun 2022Responsible for designing, deploying and managing the Information Security Program.

• I integrated corporate directives into local operation achieving standardization.
• I prepared Nu Colombia to obtain its financial operational license, regulated by Superintendencia Financiera (SFC).
• I developed and deployed the Information Security Plan tailored for the local market.

Teleperformance - Bogotá

Vice president of Security for IberoLatam (CISO)Sep 2019 – Apr 2022Responsible for designing and delivering the Information Security Program for IberoLatam region (15 countries, 140.000 employees), ensuring a risk mitigated value proposition to our clients.

• I created a regional team of more than 26 high level professionals, to deliver governance, risk management, compliance, cybersecurity, and operational security strategies.
• I executed over my first year and a half, more than 10 million euros budget to deliver top security controls to our operations.
• I maintained 5 different PCI certifications throughout the region, required to deliver our service.
• I increased our Bitsight score for more than 180 points in six months (achieving 760)
• I designed, implemented, and managed a regional shared services model for the whole region.
• I enabled, from the security perspective, the regional operation from home for more than 100.000 employees during COVID19 pandemic.
• I created a commercial strategy to improve our sales pitch for our BizDev regional team

CORONA Industrial - Bogotá

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)Aug 2012 – Sep 2019Responsible for designing and delivering the Information Security Program Worldwide (10 countries, 12.000 employees)

• I developed, deployed, and managed the Worldwide Cybersecurity Plan
• I increased security investment from 50.000 to 1’000.000 USD in my first two years in the role after powerful engagements with top executive management.
• I increased the InfoSec maturity level by 2 points (COBIT) during my first year on the role.

DIRECTV COLOMBIA LTDA. - Bogotá

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)Nov 2011 – Aug 2012

 

GRUPO BANCOLOMBIA S.A. - Medellín

Senior Security ArchitectMar 2009 – Oct 2011

PERIÓDICO EL COLOMBIANO S.A. - Medellín

Information Technology and Security IT Senior AnalystApr 2004 – May 2009

COMPUAULAS LTDA - Bogotá

Microsoft Certified Trainer & ConsultantAug 2002 – Feb 2004CELSA S.A - Medellín

Research and Development EngineerFeb 2000 – Jul 2002 UNIVERSIDAD PONTIFICA BOLIVARIANA - Medellín

Adjunct Professor – Information TechnologyJun 2005 – Jul 2006

Master in Computer Science. Universidad de los Andes. Bogota. Thesis

Bachelor in Electronic Engineering. Universidad Pontifica Bolivariana. Medellín. 1999

Certifications

CISM (ISACA) Certified Information Security Manager