Opeyemi Onifade

摘要

Q: As a governance of enterprise (GEIT) professional, how do you believe your background in information security and audit has supported and guided your career to date? A: I became interested in information security as a result of an undergraduate project related to smart cards. The project work led to my research in Java card, which led to my first professional certification, Sun Certified Java Programmer. I soon realized that I did not want to pursue a career as a programmer but was still interested in information security. I was able to secure employment with a consultancy firm in Lagos, Nigeria, as a senior analyst in its information systems and e-business practice. My manager at the time was a Certified Information Systems Auditor~® (CISA~®) and Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), and 1 set a goal to pass the two exams within a year of my employment. I accomplished my goal and gained the necessary experience to be certified. I left the consultancy to join an international bank, where 1 became the pioneer information security officer. My experience in that bank spurred my interest in corporate governance, risk management and business management. I became very interested in the ISACA~® body of knowledge and, in the process, took and passed the Certified Information Security Manager~® (CISM~®) exam to strengthen my role at the bank. Then, I began to miss consulting and left to join a start-up consultancy that was passionate about raising awareness in information security and IT governance. It was the only firm in the country offering COBIT~® 4.1 training. The extensive exposure to COBIT 4.1 helped me to consolidate my competencies for GEIT. I sat for Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT~® (CGEIT~®) in 2010, and I was an early adopter of COBIT~® 5.1 also became the first COBIT 5 Certified Assessor on my continent.