James Abass Kanu

Cybersecurity and IT leadership professional with 10+ years of experience across banking, humanitarian, and international development sectors. Specialises in security operations, incident response, IT infrastructure management, and national-scale capacity building, with a track record of aligning technical strategy to regulatory requirements including PCI DSS, ISO 27001, and GDPR. Built and led security awareness programmes reaching 1,000+ staff, cut security incidents by 30%, and improved incident response times by 50% through SIEM, EDR/XDR, and IAM-driven security operations. Experienced in policy and playbook development, vendor and partner engagement, workforce training design, and cross-sector stakeholder management.