Yuriy

Kyiv, Ukraine
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May 2024
Date of birth: 08.09.1972
Marital status: Married

Yury Prokopenko
JOB OBJECTIVE to use my professional skills and experience as a Head of cybersecurity / Chief
Information Security Officer (CISO) and Data Protection Officer (DPO) to provide a company with a high level
of protection from cyber threats and ensuring the confidentiality of personal data

Education
1989 - 1995 Military Institute of Government Communication
Master, Information Security of Telecommunication Systems

Professional Background
05.2016–02.2024 Director Cybersecurity Kyivstar JSC (CISO/DPO) (05.2018 – 02.2024)
Head of VEON Eurasia Cyber Security Hub (05.2018 – 11.2019)
Data Protection Officer Kyivstar JSC (05.2016 – 02.2024)
Head of Information Security Unit Kyivstar JSC (05.2016 – 05.2018)

01.2014–04.2016 CTO / co-owner, Private Enterprise “MIDAS P” (Information Security State Licensee)

01.2007–12.2013 Head of the State control unit over the technical and cryptographic information security,
State Service for Special Communication and Information Protection of Ukraine
(colonel)

08.1995–12.2006 Specialist, head of the unit, organizing and providing information security for the
government communication system, Security Service of Ukraine

Maine Achievements
Successful experience in designing, implementing and managing the following
information security domains
• IS Risk Management
• Network protection
• Vulnerability management
• Identity and access management
• Application Security
• Cloud Security
• Security Operations Center
• Employee Security Awareness Automation
• Data Protection Impact Assessment (GDPR)
• ISO/IEC 27001 certification
• KSZI, UA State certification
• Qualified Electronic Signature
• Telco Security (GSMA, 3GPP)
• SOX Section 404
• Cyberwarfare Defense Expert
 Hard Skills
• License of the State Service of Special Communication and Information Protection of
Ukraine provision of information security services (2012)

• Initial Theory of PCI DSS (2016)
• Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator v9 (2017)
• Certified GDPR Data Protection Officer (2018)
• Strategic Management (2020)
• Certified ISO/IEC 27001-2022 Transition (2023)
• Exposure Management Certification (2023)
• CISM Ready (2024)

Manager / Expert / Speaker / Specialist / Enthusiast in the field of cyber security,
information security, technical and cryptographic information protection, personal data
protection, counteraction fraud and technical intelligence

Soft Skills
Team Leader, communicable, stress-resistant, know how to prioritize, confident,
responsible, purposeful, proactive

Professional, ever-learning, able to unite and motivate the team to effectively perform
specific tasks, strategic thinking

Without bad habits

Language: English, Ukrainian, russian

Hobbies: sport (diving, bicycle), tourism, radio electronics

Awards: 10 state medals and 25 certificates for excellent service, silver star from
Kyivstar

MEMBERSHIPS
• Association of CISO UA (co-founder)
• Association of Private Detectives of Ukraine APDU (SVB member)

REFERENCES
Mario Procopio, ex VEON Group Director Cyber Security, [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section),
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Valentin Niacsu, ex CTO Kyivstar, [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section),
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Oleksandr Denisenko, ex Kyivstar Director Security, [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section)
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