Delzad M.

Fractional CISO & Cyber Resilience Advisor

• Location: Athens, Greece
• Availability: Open to projects
• Day rate: €1,300
• Hourly rate: €175
• Languages: English

About

Delzad M. is a former Group CISO and Global CISO with over 22 years of experience leading cybersecurity, privacy, resilience, and governance programs across diverse global enterprises.

As the Founder of The Bearded CISO, he provides Fractional CISO, Cyber Resilience Advisory, and Executive Advisory services, helping organizations strengthen resilience by improving governance, risk visibility, incident readiness, regulatory posture, and executive decision-making.

He brings a practical approach shaped by accountability, operational reality, and business outcomes.

Specialisms

• grc-compliance
• vulnerability-assessment
• security-architecture
• penetration-testing
• cloud-security

Skills

• ISO 27001
• Penetration Testing
• Incident Response
• Fractional CISO Leadership
• Cyber Resilience
• Governance & Risk Management
• Board Advisory
• Regulatory Readiness
• Incident Readiness
• Third-Party Risk Management
• Security Strategy
• Privacy
• AI Risk Governance
• Risk Management
• Privacy & Data Protection
• EU AI Act
• DORA
• NIS2
• NIST
• CIS Controls
• GDPR
• DPDP
• RBI Guidelines
• Policy & Control Frameworks

Services offered

• Fractional CISO / vCISO Services — Senior cybersecurity leadership to turn exposure into resilience, without the need for a full-time CISO

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