Waleed Baig
About Waleed Baig
Waleed Baig is the Director of Cloud Security at CIBC and an Adjunct Professor of Cybersecurity at Seneca Polytechnic, with over 15 years of experience in the cybersecurity field.
Company
Waleed Baig is currently employed at CIBC as the Director of Cloud Security. He started working with CIBC in this role in 2022. Baig previously held the position of Senior Cloud Security Advisor at CIBC from 2020 to 2022, bringing his expertise in cloud security to the financial institution.
Title
Waleed Baig serves as the Director of Cloud Security at CIBC and also works as an Adjunct Professor in Cybersecurity at Seneca Polytechnic. His role at CIBC involves leadership in the cloud security domain, while his position at Seneca Polytechnic focuses on educating the next generation of cybersecurity professionals.
Education and Expertise
Waleed Baig has a robust educational background. He holds an MBA from Western Governors University (2021-2022) and a degree from Ajou University in Wireless Sensor Networks Security (2008-2012). Baig also earned a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of Greenwich (2005-2007), and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Software Engineering from the National University of Sciences and Technology (2001-2005). He completed his high school education at Forman Christian College with a focus on Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science. Baig is certified in multiple advanced cybersecurity areas, including CISSP, CRISC, CCSP, CISA, CEH, AWS Security Specialty, and DevSecOps.
Achievements
With over 15 years of experience in the cybersecurity field, Waleed Baig has authored and co-authored several research papers on topics such as information security, wireless sensor networks, wireless networking, and secure routing. His contributions to the field are well-recognized, and he holds various advanced certifications, demonstrating both his knowledge and commitment to cybersecurity.
Background
Waleed Baig's professional experience spans roles at multiple organizations. He was a Senior Information Security Analyst at McCarthy Tétrault from 2017 to 2018, and Manager of Cloud Security at Bonterra from 2018 to 2020. Baig also served as an Information Security Consultant at Prodorz Limited/Innova Networks for five years (2011-2016) and as a Security Researcher at Ajou University from 2008 to 2012. In academia, he had roles as an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of Central Punjab (2013-2014) and Government College University (2007-2008). Moreover, he worked as an Adjunct Professor of Cybersecurity at Lambton College (2016-2017) and is currently in the same role at Seneca Polytechnic since 2023.