Speaker - Mr Mohamad Azad Zaki Haji Mohd Tahir

Mr Mohamad Azad Zaki Haji Mohd Tahir

Cyber Security Brunei
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Brunei Darussalam

Biography

Mohamad Azad Zaki Haji Mohd Tahir is the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of Cyber Security Brunei (CSB), Brunei Darussalam’s national cybersecurity agency.

He has been engaged in cybersecurity and information security for 16 years, with a career spanning government service, critical-infrastructure protection and the National Digital Forensics Lab, where he served as Lab Director and Quality Manager. He serves as President of the Brunei Cybersecurity Association (BCSA), the national association representing Brunei’s cybersecurity community, and has been a driving force in building Brunei’s cybersecurity ecosystem.

In his role at CSB, he supports the national mandate to safeguard Brunei’s critical information infrastructure under the Cybersecurity Act, Chapter 272, working on CII identification and designation, the Code of Practice for CII, incident response through BruCERT, and the broader national cybersecurity strategy. He is also responsible for the publication of the national cybersecurity policies and guidelines.

He has represented Brunei at regional and international cybersecurity engagements, including Singapore International Cyber Week, ASEAN cybersecurity fora and industry platforms, contributing Brunei’s perspective on CII protection, public–private collaboration and regional cyber cooperation.