Winston Tshililo Madzena

I am a passionate Cybersecurity Assurance Lead and Senior Cybersecurity Specialist with over 15 years of real-world experience helping businesses protect what matters most, their data, systems and people. My work has taken me through diverse industries, from fintech and mining to IT, manufacturing and auditing, giving me a broad view of the cybersecurity landscape and what it takes to build strong defenses in any environment. I specialize in security architecture, risk management and making sense of complex compliance frameworks like ISO 27001, PCI DSS, PSD2 and SOC 1 & 2. But beyond frameworks, I focus on creating practical, effective security strategies that actually work in the real world. Over the years, I have led efforts in everything from vulnerability management and cyber threat exposure to endpoint protection, email security, patching and threat hunting using SIEM tools. I am hands on when I need to be but always think strategically, aiming to build resilient security programs that align with business goals. One of the things I enjoy most is working with people whether that’s delivering security awareness training, improving identity and access management processes or helping teams respond faster and smarter to incidents. I believe security should empower organizations, not slow them down. In short, I help businesses become more secure, more aware and more confident in handling whatever cyber threats come their way.

I have multiple success security audit in different sectors.

I have implemented multiple platforms, such as Forti edr, Tenable io, successful migration from on prem to cloud.

I have build a soc team of 8 analyst reporting to me.

I have assisted the organisation to obtain certification such as iso 27001 and pci dss