hi, i'm Ali Syed
Currently Building the A.I. Security Co-Pilot making time-consuming security tasks more efficient.
Partner at a boutique Cybersecurity firm Amalz (amalz.com) providing scalable security teams & vCISO services.
I specialize in driving startup growth, but I make my bread being a strategic risk avenger and captaining cybersecurity. With a deep understanding of both technical and business landscapes, I serve as a bridge between security, engineering, and executive teams—translating complex security challenges into actionable business strategies. My strength lies in building and scaling high-performing cybersecurity teams that deliver measurable impact, ensuring resilience, efficiency, and proactive risk management. Sometimes I like being called CISO.
At other times, I act as a Prompt Engineer extraordinaire, navigating vector dbs with the grace of a seasoned Llama maestro, orchestrating RAG models like a symphony conductor, and weaving data matrices into the grand tapestry of knowledge—like the Mozart of machine learning.
connect at:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisyedx/
Angel Investor in: CurlMix, Aptdeco, Pirouette Pharma (YC S21), ReWheel, YummyFuture (YC S19), Actively Black, WeFunder, HowSafe, TechPhi, Zaltion
For Angel Investments or Sending Startup Decks please contact me at my email below.
a little about me
I currently ASSIST startups in a vCISO capacity with a hands-on PROGRAM project-based approach in GRC, DEVSECOPS, IT SEcurity, Privacy, vendor management, rfp sales support, COmpliance, and digital transformation
I move your cybersecurity strategy ahead, proactively identify gaps in distributed systems, and build comprehensive cybersecurity strategies that mitigate risk.
Contact me to build an enterprise-level information security program and align business objectives with your unique risk and exposure.
AS an angel investor, i Invest in early stage startups focused on AI, Infrasturcture/Cloud technology, Information Security, and Bio-Med technology
HANDS-ON CONSULTING HELP:
vCISO | vCTO| INFOSEC PROGRAM MANAGEMENT | STARTUP INFORMATION SECURITY CONSULTING
DEVOPS | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE | SOC2 - HIPAA - ISO27001 COMPLIANCE
CERTIFIED IN:
giac information security professional (gisp), certified information systems security professional (cissp)
agile coach (icp-ACC), SCrum master (SMC), IT Project management (AMA), Team Kanban Practitioner, safe 4 agilist, ITIL foundation level
Compliance:
HIPAA, SOC2, ISO27001, CSA STAR, GDPR, CCPA, NIST, FISMA, & FedRAMP
Compliance TOOLS:
DRATA, VANTA, HYPERCOMPLY, trustpage, NINJIO, KNOWBE4, CURRICULA
Cloud:
AWS, GCP, Azure, OpenStack, & Data Centers
AGILE & SAAS TOOLS:
Jira, Confluence, StatusPage, BitBucket, SalesForce, ServiceNow, Nagios, Zendesk
WRIKE, SMARTSHEETS, Microsoft Office Suite, Visio, PowerBI, Power Apps, Sharepoint, Pendo
DATA TOOLS:
Oracle, Exasol, MySQL, Vectorwise, SQL Server, Memcached, Access, Mongo, Redis, Snowflake, hightouch
ElasticSearch, SUMOLOGIC, DATADOG, GrayLogs, Splunk, Jenkins, Ansible, Bamboo, TerraForm, GIT, Docker
SeCURITY TOOLS:
SNORT, NESSUS, BURP SUITE, SIEMONSTER, VPN, OSSEC, BARRACUDA, CISCO, SNYK, WATCHGUARD, FORTINET, FORTIFY
BUG CROWD, HACKER ONE
Long-Term Vision Creation
Team Building, People Development & Mentoring
Implementation of Roadmap Development
Business Process Reengineering
Client Relationship Management
AGILE, SCRUM, Waterfall Methodologies
IT Policies, Processes & Procedure
Business Case Development
Capital Expenditure Project Leadership
Budget Forecasting, Planning & Management
let's discuss your pain
