Founded in 2013, the (ISC)² Toronto Chapter is an official chapter of (ISC)². Based in Toronto, our purpose is to provide educational opportunities for management, operational and technical aspects of the information security field, and to support the mission of (ISC)².
Victoria Granova (President)
Victoria is a holder of the CISSP, CISA, CPA, and MBA, and is currently a Senior Information Security Consultant at a “Big 5” bank. Victoria is passionate about education and contributes as Assistant Instructor in the Certificate in Cyber Security Fundamentals at York University. Previously, Victoria served on the (ISC)² Toronto Chapter Board from December 2018 to February 2020 as Director (Treasurer). As President of the (ISC)² Toronto Chapter board, she works to create professional education opportunities, encourages increased diversity in the field, and connects the numerous and diverse information security groups across the GTA in order to advance the industry together.
Rizwan Kalim (Membership Chair)
Rizwan is an Information Security and IT Risk Management professional currently working for one of the ‘Big 5’ banks in Canada. His goal is to reinforce the bridge between academia and the industry while promoting the profession.
Rizwan’s areas of interest also include application of Artificial Intelligence in Information Security particularly user analytics and behaviours, and threat analytics. He also provides mentoring services as part of TRIEC (Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council) to internationally-qualified new immigrants to Canada.
Ana Fukushima (Director, Secretary):
Ana is an Information Security, IT Risk Management Professional with 15 years of experience, with a background in IT governance and security awareness in the public sector, consulting services for banking, mining and telecom companies. Ana is currently a Senior IT Security Consultant with Ontario Health (Digital Services), in Governance, Risk Management and Compliance. She is passionate about promoting security awareness and education in her work. She has been volunteering with the (ISC)2 Center for Cyber Safety and Education, with Hispanotech as a mentor, with ISACA in several initiatives. Ana holds CISSP, CISM, ITIL designations.
Sean Webb (Director, Treasurer)
Sean is currently the Information Security Manager for a defense and security organization. Prior to this role he oversaw IT security for a luxury automotive manufacturer. He holds a CISSP and ITIL Foundation certificate. Sean has a particular interest in vulnerability management and user awareness.
Ferris Adi (Academic Partnerships Director)
Ferris is a Cyber Security, Privacy, Risk Management, and Compliance leader. Ferris is a Senior Cyber Security and compliance manager with Rogers Communications, Toronto.
Ferris is an experienced professional with over 15 years of experience specializing in information Security Governance, IT risk management, compliance and Privacy. Ferris is an instructor, Cyber Security Management Program at the University of Toronto.Ferris developed leadership skills through his career, i.e., communicating effectively, thinking strategically and analytically and solving problems. Ferris holds a Master of Business Administration …
Jason Tong (Communications Director)
Jason is the Information Security Officer at a bustling SaaS organization. He currently holds the CISSP, CISA, and CISM among a selection of other information technology certifications. Throughout his career, he has worked with some of Canada’s industry leaders, leading initiatives that spanned multiple countries, serving multi-billion-dollar organizations. His aim is to encourage a deeper proliferation of a security-oriented mindset, while working to reduce barriers through succinct audience-appropriate education and communication.
Raphael Adeyemo (Audit & Compliance Director)
Raphael is an Information Security professional with one of the ‘Big 5’ banks in Canada. With a decade of experience in Information Technology, he is considered to be resulted oriented, a strategist, and also an enthusiast of IT Security & IT Risk Management. He is an advocate of ensuring compliance with various laws and regulations.
At his spare time, Raphael gives back to the society by volunteering and also providing mentorship to new graduates and newly landed immigrants in Canada, particularly in the Cyber Security discipline.