PROF. DR. OMAR ZAKARIA

1. PhD (Information Security Management) - Royal Holloway, University of London
2. Master of Science (Information Security) - Royal Holloway, University of London
3. Bachelor of Computer Science (Honours) - University of Malaya

Note:

The PhD supervisors: Dr. G. Harindranath and Prof. Fred Piper.

The external examiner: Prof. Dr. Rossouw Von Solms

The internal examiner: Dr. Chez Ciechanowicz

Bidang Kepakaran (Expert Area):

1. Computer Network Security
2. Cryptography
3. Operating Systems
4. Discrete Mathematics
5. Data Communication
6. Disaster Recovery Planning
7. Information Security Management

1. Penilai Dasar Teknologi Maklumat dan Komunikasi (DTMK), UPNM.
2. Pengarah Pusat Jaminan Kualiti 15 Oktober 2010 - 14 Oktober 2012
3. Ahli Senat UPNM
4. Ahli Mesyuarat Pengurusan Universiti UPNM
5. Ketua CAP Jaminan Kualiti Bagi iPMO UPNM - 19 Januari 2011
6. Acting Head of Department, Computer Science Dept, FSTP 20/11/2013-10/12/2013
7. Deputy Dean of Centre for Post Graduate Studies (2/1/2014-1/1/2016)

Geran Penyelidikan

(Research Grants)

1. E-Science Fund Grant (MOSTI): Total = RM186,200 - Member/Principal (2007-2009) - Completed
2. Knowledge Transfer Programme (KTP) Grant (KPM): Total RM47,500 - Principal (2012-2013) - Completed
3. RACE (KPM) Grant: Total RM47,500 - Principal (2012-2014) - Completed
4. Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) (KPM): Total RM76,000 - Principal (2013-2015) - In Progress
5. Niche Researcg Grant Scheme (NRGS)(KPM): Total RM981,940 Principal (2013-2018) - In Progress

Penyelidikan (Research):

Scopus H-Index = 5

Scopus Citation = 82

Google Scholar (GS) H-Index = 12

GS Citation = 383

As at 31/12/2014

1. Socio-Technical of Information Security
2. A Structured Framework for Information Security Practices/ Awareness
3. Information Security Knowledge
4. Situational Awarenss Analysis
5. Non-technical security research on Cloud Users/Providers
6. Graphical Authentication
7. Role-Based Access Control
8. Query Directed Password
9. Intrusion Deception System

1. Member of IFIP TC WG11.1 Information Security Management (refer to: http://www.cisnr.org/ifip/) since 2005 - now
2. Commitee Member of European Conference Information Warfare and Security (refer to: http://academic-conferences.org/eciw/eciw2011/eciw11-committee.htm) since 2005 - now
3. Associate Member of Information System Security Association 2005 - 2008
4. Affiliate Member of Business Continuity Institute 2011 - 2012
5. Global Member of Internet Society (ISOC) - Malaysian Chapter 2011
6. Editorial Board of International Journal of Advanced Engineering Technology (Computer Science Cluster) - 2011
7. Vice President, Information Security Professional Association, Malaysia (Persatuan Profesional Keselamatan Maklumat, Malaysia) - 2011-2014
8. MQA Auditor 2010 - 2013 & till 2016
9. MyQUEST Auditor 2011 - now
10. MySPEKK Auditor 2014
11. Technical Expert ISO27001:2013 for Jabatan Standards Malaysia 2011 - now
12. Certified Open Office.org and Linux Desktop (COOOL) since January 2010
13. Certified Lead Assessor QMS 9001:2008 since December 2010
14. Certified Ethical Hackers (CEH) since September 2012
15. Certified Lead Assessor Information Security Mangement System (ISMS):2013 since June 2013
16. Excellence Service Award UM 1999
17. Certified in i-Citizen
18. Certificate of Excellence Service UPNM 2012
19. Chief Security Officer (CSO) Award for ASEAN Region 2013
20. Excellence Service Award UPNM 2013
21. PRINCE 2 (PRojects In Controlled Environment) - Certified in Project Management 2014
22. External Examiner for Faculty of Business & Information Technology, UNITAR International University - Bachelor of Computer Security 16 July 2014 - now
23. External Examiner for Faculty of Business & Information Technology, UNITAR International University - Diploma in Computer Security 16 July 2014 - now