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Deika Elmi

Security
Communicator &
Educator

Securing the World for Everyone

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Bringing People
Together

Deika is a security and risk writer, educator and communicator.

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Democratizing
Cybersecurity

Deika's goal is to help minimize the digital divide, allowing everyone to safely access all that the digital world has to offer.

Services

Training & Events Facilitator

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Customized sessions for your workshops, corporate or team building events.

Keynote Speaker & Panelist

Thoughtful and gifted speaker on a wide range of topics focused on security, security awareness, third party management & risk, and diversity in tech

Consult and Manage

Customized security analysis, trend detection and planning.

Who Is Deika?

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Deika is an innovative and empowering security professional who forecasts the future of business and creates clear strategies to get ahead of burgeoning trends. Drawing on over two decades of experience, she is a proponent of building security in and across all operational processes, including the management of strategically converged security programs and services, and the development of global business operations protection programs.

Her expertise and insight span third-party risk, changing global government cybersecurity demands and consumer privacy expectations. She is passionate about  security communication and advocacy.

Deika is an ISO27001 Certified Lead Auditor and a CISM (Certified Information Security Manager).

LEARN MORE

Over 22 Years of Experience In:

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BANKING

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HEALTHCARE

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DEFENSE

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SOFTWARE

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FINTECH

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Testimonials

"Deika is a talented and gifted leader. Her greatest strength is her ability and desire to help others succeed and be of service. These are the hallmarks of leadership and prerequisites for anyone who wants to lead successful teams and companies. She once told me she believes her value is not based on what she knows but what she shares with others. Deika lives and walks her creed every day."

— Chiara Dini - International Taxonomy Analyst at Indeed.com

Deika is a strategic thinker and communicator and team leader. As a thought leader, she worked closely with the business leaders within our organization and employees. Deika gave tech talks and instituted department fireside chats to introduce and further security and compliance principles and best practices company-wide. She is motivating, easy to work with and a great advocate and champion for security. She cares about this domain deeply and it comes through.

— Lori Cook-JohnsonPhysical Security Engineer

I have rarely observed someone with such knowledge and leadership when it comes to third party audit and vendor reviews. Deika is astute in all vendor review and audit compliance matters. I wholeheartedly have enjoyed working and collaborating with Deika and would highly recommended her to any organization focused on improving their security and compliance programs.

— Nikki Williams - Cyber Operations Senior Analyst at Vodafone

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