Sheldon Bennett | Cyber Security Advisory Consultant
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Sheldon Bennett is a Cyber Security Advisory Consultant and former CISO with 19+ years of experience leading IT, Cyber security, fraud investigation, and cybercrime prevention and investigation across global financial services and telecom sectors in Africa, the Middle East, and the UK. A pioneer in fighting digital crime, he played a key role in South Africa’s first cybercrime arrest (2008), led over 800 online banking fraud investigations, and chaired the South African banking industry’s cybercrime committee. With expertise in Incident Response, AI security policy and cloud security strategy, Sheldon blends technical depth with strategic vision. At Seamless Saudi Arabia 2025, he will moderate panel discussions covering topics related to combating AI driven cybercrime and building resilient security and fraud frameworks in the AI era.