Abdulrahman Al-Nimari has been the chief information security officer at Rock Solid Group since August.
A cybersecurity expert and regular conference speaker, he has more than 25 years of experience in the information technology and cybersecurity sectors.
At RSG, he is responsible for developing and implementing a strategic, long-term information security strategy and roadmap to ensure that data assets are adequately protected.
He has been an independent cybersecurity architect and consultant since 2019.
From September 2017 to June 2019, he was lead cybersecurity systems architect for ManTech International Corp. where he was in charge of developing security strategies and utilizing new technologies to enhance security capabilities and implement improvements.
Between March and August 2017, he held the position of chief enterprise security architect at Security Matterz.
Al-Nimari was technical manager and senior security consultant at Riyadh Business Machines from August 2013 to February 2017, and an IT manager at the Ministry of Education between January 2008 and July 2013.
During his time with the ministry, he also worked as cybersecurity team leader on a major education system project and was a network and system administrator and supervisor.
He gained a bachelor’s degree in English from Umm Al-Qura University.
Al-Nimari has headed numerous cybersecurity initiatives and projects for government and private-sector bodies.
He pointed out that all members of society had a duty to be aware about cybersecurity. “It is our role to participate in protecting the cyberspace of our beloved Saudi Arabia,” he said.
