Parul Khanna | Director Technology Governance and Control
Manulife

Parul Khanna is a seasoned cyber security professional and passionate instructor in the field of risk management, incident response, cloud security and software engineering. She has a Masters degree in Information System Security Management from Canadian University and holds CISSP, ISSAP, CCSP, CSSLP, CISA, CISM, CRISC, CDPSE and CCSK designations. Previously, Parul has worked as a core team member of Cybersecurity Operations Centre at one of Canada’s Big 5 bank. She is a subject matter expert on risk assessments, security control improvements and security solutions. In addition to her professional career, Parul has published a research paper on Doxing at an International Conference on Information Security, Privacy and Forensics held in Montreal. Parul has also served as a board member for the (ISC)2 Toronto Chapter. She enjoys mentoring aspiring professionals and is an instructor for cybersecurity courses at York University, Toronto. Parul also loves to volunteer her time for the WiCyS (Women in Cybersecurity) community and is a passionate public speaker at cybersecurity conferences.