Christian Hassert - IT-Security & GRC Consultant

Wisła, Poland

Experience

Apr 2024 - Present

1 year 10 months

IT-Security & GRC Consultant

Self-employed

Planning and conducting information security audits, including gap analyses and risk assessments
Designing security and governance frameworks: policies, processes, ISO 27001-compliant ISMS structures
Advising on IT security strategy, governance, and regulatory compliance for clients in the financial sector

Oct 2020 - Mar 2024

3 years 6 months

Senior Consultant / Assistant Manager

KPMG Deutschland

Advising banks and insurers on ISMS, IT governance, and ICS (ISO 27001, MaRisk, BAIT, VAIT, DORA)
End-to-end coordination of on-site BaFin audits: stakeholder management, documentation, preparation and support of fieldwork, as well as follow-up on action implementation
Developing target operating models for SOCs and security architectures for a large bank, focusing on vulnerability and incident management, process design, and governance alignment
Reviewing risk management and ICS frameworks and contributing to ISAE 3000/3402 assurance reports

Nov 2015 - Sep 2020

4 years 11 months

Senior IT Auditor / Audit Manager

KPMG Deutschland

Planning and conducting IT audits at banks (MaRisk, BAIT, GDPR, IDW RS FAIT 1)
Leading IT audit teams and testing IT general controls (e.g., access management and change management), application controls, and enterprise-wide controls
Presenting key findings and recommendations to management

Summary

9+ years of experience advising DAX companies and leading financial services providers in the DACH region (10+ banks and insurers) on ISMS/ISO 27001, regulatory compliance (MaRisk, BAIT, VAIT, DORA), as well as BaFin/ECB audits.

Experience

IT-Security & GRC Consultant

Self-employed

Senior Consultant / Assistant Manager

KPMG Deutschland

Senior IT Auditor / Audit Manager

KPMG Deutschland

Summary

Skills

Languages

Education

University of Heidelberg

B.A. in Sociology · Sociology · Heidelberg, Germany

Tilburg University

M.Sc. in Finance · Finance · Netherlands

University of Heidelberg

B.Sc. in Economics · Economics · Heidelberg, Germany

Certifications & licenses

CISA

ISACA

CISM

ISACA

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