Biography
Merav has 29 years of professional experience in Cybersecurity, focusing on developing security methodologies, regulation, consulting, and management of information security companies. In her experience, she has accompanied hundreds of organizations in certification audits for compliance with ISO Standards 27001, 27799, 27032, GDPR, and the Israeli Privacy Protection Law. This is both as the actual executor of the preparation and as the manager of the advisory team working in the field. Merav has vast experience in information security strategic consultancy to management in organizations, worldwide. In addition, she managed tech consulting areas, which included penetration tests and risk surveys.
Merav's first role in the Information Security field was as Head of TPRM in one of the largest mobile companies in the country.
"There were no best practices or methodologies back then, and I practically constructed them from scratch. I'm proud to say that 99% of these have become commonly used global best practices of TPRM."
Leadership Characteristics
Merav is always willing to listen, open to learning, keen to teach, and hungry to achieve.
Leadership Challenges
Merav's main leadership challenge was to locate the very precise team members who would strive to develop with similar professional concepts and personal aspirations as herself so that they could create an effective work engine, capable of leaving their mark.
Key Take-a-ways
Merav's main leadership challenge was to locate the very precise team members who would strive to develop with similar professional concepts and personal aspirations as herself so that they could create an effective work engine, capable of leaving their mark.
Fun Fact
In her spare time, Merav volunteers in various hospitals–in the Emergency Ward and the Children's Wards–where she can provide a mere smile or a comforting shoulder. To her surprise, many times these really make a world of difference to patients in pain, fear, and despair.