I am coaching and helping organizations to improve their security posture and cyber resilience.
I am a globally recognized security leader from Sweden with +20 years of career experience. I possess a broad and deep understanding of today’s digital ecosystem, emerging technologies, security universe, and threat landscape.
My knowledge is a product of experience collected from a defensive and offensive security perspective through technical hands-on assignments to management and leadership roles combined with educational studies and empirical research.
I can effectively communicate, both verbally and visually, within all levels of an organization, from technical subject matter experts, and architects to senior management, business executives, C-level, and the board.
I am known for and proud of my strong leadership skills, analytical capabilities, and strategic thinking. In my work, I apply a pragmatic mindset and encourage learning by doing.
I can lead and coach both individuals, teams, and leaders. And at the same time, I am a very strong individual contributor who likes to pull up my sleeves and get sh*t done. A progressive leader, strong team player, persistent learner, and strategist by the mind.
I’m self-reflecting, a thinking doer, and I believe in growth through a multi-disciplinary, inclusive, and open environment.
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, & EDUCATION
Certifications & Certificates
CISM, Certified Information Security Manager
Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA)
CISA, Certified Information Systems Auditor
Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA)
CRISC, Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control
Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA)
CGEIT, Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT
Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA)
COBIT, Control Objectives for Information and Related Technologies
Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA)
SABSA SCF, SABSA Chartered Architect – Foundation
The SABSA Institute
CCSK, Certificate in Cloud Security Knowledge
Cloud Security Alliance (CSA)
PNPT, Practical Network Penetration Tester
The Cyber Mentor Security (TCM Security)
C-ADPenX, Certified Active Directory Pentesting eXpert
The SecOps Group
CRTeamer, Certified Red Teamer
The SecOps Group
CNPEN, Certified Network Pentester
The SecOps Group
CRTA, Certified Red Team Analyst
Cyber Warfare Labs (CWL)
MCRTA, Mult-Cloud Red Team Analyst
Cyber Warfare Labs (CWL)
AD-RTS, Active Directory Red Team Specialist
Cyber Warfare Labs (CWL)
eJPT, eLearnSecurity Junior Penetration Tester
eLearnSecurity an INE company
MCP, Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft (MSFT)
Frameworks & Standards
CCM CSA
NIST CSF
CIS CSC
SABSA
COBIT
ITIL
ISO 27001
MITRE ATT&CK
Cyber & Information security skills
Assessments & Auditing
Cloud Security
Threat Modeling
Risk Management
Governance & Strategy
Information Classification
Enterprise Security Architecture
Third-party & Supply Chain Security
Business & Management Consulting
Industry experience
I have experience with small and medium-sized organizations to international enterprises spanning the globe within multiple different industry verticals:
Automotive
Engineering
FoodTech
Finance
Facility
Vehicle
Retail
Textile
Climate
Software
MedTech
Technology
Municipality
Governmental
Manufacturing
Information Technology
Research & Development
Assignments & Experience – CYBER & INFORMATION SECURITY
Officer
Advisor
Architect
Strategist
Specialist
Risk Manager
Governance Manager
Cyber, IT & Information security education
- The State University of New York – International cyber conflicts
- Delft University of Technology – Cyber security economics
- The University of Washington – Information security & Risk management in context
- The University of Washington – Building an information security risk management toolkit
- The University of Washington – Designing & Executing information security strategies
- Higher Vocational IT Education – Infrastructure, Networks & IT-Security
+multiple vendor and partner-specific courses and lectures
Leadership, Business & Management Education
- Individual Mentoring & Coaching – Self-coaching
- Individual Leadership Development, Coaching & Growth – Leading Leaders
- Individual Leadership Development, Coaching & Growth – Self-leadership
- LMI International – Building & Leading Teams
- LMI International – Personal Leadership
- Schinkler Management – Building The Winning Team
- Focus Consulting – Leadership, Business, Customer & Sales Management
- Vendita – Effective Communication
RECOGNITIONS
- Top 9 in Cybersecurity strategy & leadership – 2025
- Top 12 GRC Leaders – 2025
- Top 20 Cybersecurity Influencers – 2025
- Top 25 CISOs – 2025
- Top 50 Cybersecurity Influencers & Experts – 2025
- Top 50 Thought Leader in GRC – 2025
- Top 100 Thought Leader in Cybersecurity – 2025
- Top 10 Cybersecurity Leaders in EMEA – 2024
- Top 50 CISOs & Cybersecurity Leaders – 2024
- Top 16 Cybersecurity influencers in the industry – 2024
- Top 25 Influential CISOs & Cybersecurity Leaders – 2024
- Best cyber blog of the year 2024 finalist – 2024
- Global 40 under 40 in Cybersecurity – 2023
Henrik Parkkinen 