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Prashant Kumar (CISSP, CISA, CISM, PMP, PAM, EDR, WAF, Firewall)

Sr IT Secuirty Engineer at Qatar Islamic Bank

Prashant Kumar has a strong background in cybersecurity and network security. Their most recent role was as a Security Officer L3 (Cybersecurity Architect) at Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) starting in March 2017. Prior to this, they served as a Senior Network Security Engineer at Midis Group from June 2015 to March 2017. Prashant also worked as a Security Engineer at Penta Consulting from March 2014 to May 2015, and as a Network Administrator L2 at HP from October 2012 to March 2014. Prashant Kumar started their career at OnMobile Global Limited as a Network Administrator L1 from July 2011 to October 2012, and as an Assistant Technical Engineer at CMS Info Systems from March 2010 to June 2011. Prashant holds certifications including CISSP, CISA, CISM, PMP, PAM, EDR, WAF, and Firewall.

Prashant Kumar has a diverse education history in the field of computer application and cybersecurity. Prashant Kumar attended LNT, Muzaffarpur, Bihar, although no specific degree or field of study is mentioned for this period. From 2008 to 2010, they studied at Punjab Technical University, where they obtained both a Master's and Bachelor's degree in Computer Application. Prior to that, from 2004 to 2007, Kumar pursued their Bachelor's degree in Computer Application at Indira Gandhi National Open University.

In terms of additional certifications, Prashant Kumar has obtained several qualifications. These include the Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate certification from Microsoft, the Risk Management for IT and Cybersecurity Managers certification from LinkedIn, and the Verified International Academic Qualifications obtained from World Education Services. It is worth noting that Kumar also holds various cybersecurity certifications, such as Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) and Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) from ISACA, as well as Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) from (ISC)². Additionally, they have certifications in Ethical Hacking (CEH) from EC-Council and Advanced Certified Engineer (ACE) from Palo Alto Networks.

Furthermore, Prashant Kumar has acquired certifications in network security, such as NSE 1 and NSE 2 Network Security Expert from Fortinet, Fundamental Principles of Network Security from Schneider Electric, and Securing Networks Cisco Firepower Next-Generation IPS (SSFIPS) from Cisco. Lastly, they hold the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute.

The obtained dates and specific institutions for some certifications are not provided, so it is unclear when Kumar obtained the Advanced Certified Engineer (ACE) certification, CNSS certification from ICSI (International CyberSecurity Institute), or the Certificate in Cybersecurity certification from (ISC)².

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