Mahmoud Abdelsalam: Strengthening Cybersecurity and Digital Resilience in Banking

As financial institutions accelerate their digital transformation, cybersecurity leadership has become essential to protecting business continuity and customer trust. Mahmoud Abdelsalam is at the forefront of this evolution, leading enterprise information security strategies that strengthen resilience, governance, and regulatory compliance across Egypt’s banking sector.

Leading Information Security Excellence

As Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Al Baraka Bank Egypt, Mahmoud leads the bank’s cybersecurity strategy, technology risk management, business continuity, cyber resilience, and regulatory compliance. He is responsible for implementing advanced security capabilities, including SIEM, IAM, DLP, SOAR, NDR, WAF, Threat Intelligence, and Application Shielding, while aligning security operations with international frameworks such as ISO 27001, ISO 22301, NIST CSF, and the Central Bank of Egypt’s regulations.

A Career Built on Technology and Risk Leadership

Before becoming CISO, Mahmoud served as Acting CISO, Head of Business Continuity and Technology Risk Management, and Head of Business Continuity Management at Al Baraka Bank Egypt. Earlier in his career, he spent more than eight years at Citi, progressing from Network Engineer to Assistant Manager, building extensive expertise in network infrastructure, cybersecurity, and enterprise technology.

With a background in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering and professional credentials spanning PMP, ISO 27001, ISO 22301, ISO 31000, CCNA, CCNP, AI, and GRC, Mahmoud combines technical expertise with strategic leadership to help organizations build secure, resilient, and future-ready digital environments.

Recognition by Arab CEOs

Arab CEOs proudly recognizes Mahmoud Abdelsalam for his outstanding leadership in cybersecurity, information security governance, and digital resilience. Through his commitment to innovation, risk management, and operational excellence, he continues to advance secure digital transformation within the banking industry and across the region.