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Practitioner first. 20+ years in cybersecurity — including offensive security and threat intelligence. 10+ years in enterprise AI. We are not slide readers. We show you what we have done, not assumptions or presumptions. Training is a passion — and passion drives the best work. Language of instruction: English.

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20+
Years cybersecurity
10+
Years enterprise AI
1:1
Private & corporate batches
8
PECB programmes
ISO 27001 ISO 42001 ISO 22301 ISO 27701 CAIP GDPR DPO NIS2 DORA
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What you get that
others don't offer

Real implementation experience

I have personally implemented ISO 27001, ISO 42001, ISO 22301, and ISO 27701 in live organisations across multiple industries — and assisted companies with compliance programmes, standards implementation and certification readiness from the ground up. The exam curriculum tells you what to do. I tell you how it actually plays out.

Private mentorship & corporate training

Two formats — you choose what fits. Private 1:1 mentorship is fully flexible: sessions scheduled around your diary, content tailored to your role and organisation, pace set by you. Corporate training serves critical entities and teams who need focused, small-batch delivery with a custom syllabus mapped to your country's compliance requirements — NIS2, DORA, UAE NESA, Saudi NCA, and beyond. Both go well beyond any off-the-shelf curriculum.

Context beyond the textbook

Certifications open doors. Contextual knowledge keeps them open. Every session draws on 20 years of cybersecurity and a decade of enterprise AI to give you the commercial and operational context that textbooks never cover and that examination boards cannot test.

Scheduling — individual & corporate

Private 1:1 sessions run in the evenings (Gulf Standard Time) — ideal for working professionals in the UK, EU, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and wider GCC without blocking their working day. Corporate training batches run 09:00–17:00 GST and are available to organisations, critical entities, and teams who need dedicated full-day delivery.

Direct access — no gatekeepers

You are talking to me, not a coordinator or support team. Enrolment, scheduling, and the mentorship itself — all handled directly. I respond to every enquiry personally and conduct every session myself.

Passion drives the best work

Training and mentorship is a passion project, not a primary revenue line. That distinction matters — when you teach because you care, you go further, stay longer in the session, and genuinely invest in whether your candidate succeeds.

Side by side

Shenoy vs. a typical ISO trainer

Most ISO trainers are academics who deliver a standardised curriculum. Here is how a practitioner-led mentorship looks different across every dimension that matters.

Dimension Shenoy — PECB Certified Trainer Typical ISO Trainer
Format Live online 1:1 private mentorship or small-batch corporate training with custom syllabus for critical entities — your choice Fixed group classroom or virtual cohort; one syllabus for everyone
Schedule Private 1:1 — evenings (GST), fits working professionals in UK, EU & Middle East. Corporate batches — 09:00–17:00 GST for full-day organisational delivery Fixed dates and hours set by the training institute
Background Offensive security and threat intelligence background; assisted companies with compliance, standards implementation and certification readiness across 20+ years Academic; often not active in the field
Curriculum depth We do not read slides. We show you what we have done — real implementation case studies, actual pitfalls from live deployments, and on-ground delivery experience. No assumptions, no presumptions. Slide-driven delivery; curriculum taught as written, with limited field context
ISO 27001 & cybersecurity Offensive security and threat intelligence practitioner who has built and run ISMS programmes end-to-end — from scoping and risk assessment through to certification. Has assisted critical entities and enterprises achieve ISO 27001 compliance in highly regulated sectors Syllabus knowledge; rarely has hands-on ISMS implementation or active security operations experience
Business continuity Direct operational experience running BCM programmes across enterprises; understands what breaks under real incident conditions Theory-led; limited operational exposure
AI governance One of the world's first PECB Certified AI Professionals (CAIP); 10+ years enterprise AI with hands-on AIMS deployment experience Often limited AI governance exposure beyond the syllabus
Data protection Hands-on advisory experience across GDPR, UAE PDPL, and Saudi PDPL; understands multi-jurisdiction compliance in practice Syllabus coverage only
Access Direct — no coordinators, no support queue, no waiting Via training institute admin team
Language English Varies
Programmes available

PECB certification
mentorship programmes

All eight programmes are available as private 1:1 mentorship (evenings, individual candidates) or corporate training batches (09:00–17:00 GST, small focused groups for critical entities with custom country-aligned syllabi). Every format is live online, in English, and goes well beyond the standard curriculum — we show you what we have done, not slides.

01
Information Security

PECB ISO 27001 Lead Implementer

ISO/IEC 27001:2022 is the world's most widely adopted information security management standard. The programme covers the full Lead Implementer curriculum — scoping, gap analysis, risk assessment, Statement of Applicability, Annex A controls, and internal audit — enriched with 20 years of real-world ISMS deployments across financial services, critical infrastructure, and technology companies.

Ideal for: information security managers, GRC professionals, and consultants preparing to lead ISO 27001 certification projects.

ISO 27001 ISMS Risk Assessment Annex A Controls
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02
AI Governance

PECB ISO 42001 Lead Implementer

ISO/IEC 42001:2023 is the world's first international standard for AI Management Systems. This is new territory — I am one of the world's first PECB Certified AI Professionals (CAIP) with 10+ years in enterprise AI. We work through the AIMS lifecycle, AI risk assessment, transparency requirements, EU AI Act alignment, and how to make the standard work in organisations still finding their footing on AI governance.

Ideal for: AI governance leads, data scientists moving into governance roles, CISOs adding AI risk to their portfolio.

ISO 42001 AI Governance AIMS EU AI Act
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03
Business Continuity

PECB ISO 22301 Lead Implementer

ISO 22301 is the international standard for Business Continuity Management Systems. This programme walks through BCMS planning, business impact analysis, recovery time objectives, continuity strategies, exercising and testing, and the management review cycle — grounded in direct operational experience running BCM programmes across enterprise environments.

Ideal for: risk managers, business continuity planners, crisis management leads, and GRC professionals adding BCM to their scope.

ISO 22301 BCMS BIA Resilience
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04
Privacy

PECB ISO 27701 Lead Implementer

ISO/IEC 27701:2019 extends ISO 27001 to cover Privacy Information Management. The programme covers PIMS requirements, mapping to GDPR, UAE Personal Data Protection Law, and Saudi Arabia PDPL, data subject rights workflows, and privacy by design — with advisory experience across multiple regulatory jurisdictions informing every session.

Ideal for: data protection officers, privacy counsel, compliance professionals, and ISO 27001 implementers expanding into privacy governance.

ISO 27701 PIMS GDPR Data Protection
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05
AI Certification

PECB Certified AI Professional (CAIP)

The CAIP covers AI concepts, machine learning lifecycle, AI ethics and bias, risk management, and governance frameworks including NIST AI RMF and OECD AI Principles. I am among the world's first people to hold this credential — I know precisely where the tricky exam questions appear and what operational knowledge the curriculum leaves out.

Ideal for: technology leaders, policy professionals, GRC practitioners, and anyone building a credible AI governance profile.

CAIP AI Ethics NIST AI RMF AI Risk
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06
Data Protection

PECB GDPR Certified Data Protection Officer

Prepares you for the DPO role under GDPR, covering data protection principles, lawful processing, data subject rights, DPIA methodology, breach notification, and how to run a DPO function in practice. We also explore connections to UAE PDPL and Saudi PDPL for candidates operating across multiple jurisdictions.

Ideal for: aspiring DPOs, compliance officers, legal counsel handling data protection, and privacy professionals seeking formal certification.

GDPR DPO UAE PDPL DPIA
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07
EU Regulation

PECB NIS2 Directive Lead Implementer

NIS2 significantly expands the scope of the original NIS Directive across the EU, with stricter cybersecurity requirements, incident reporting, and supply chain security for essential and important entities. The programme covers scoping, risk management, governance obligations, incident handling, and how NIS2 intersects with ISO 27001 and DORA for organisations in scope for multiple frameworks.

Ideal for: CISOs and security teams in EU-regulated sectors, compliance professionals, and advisors supporting NIS2 implementation.

NIS2 EU Directive Cyber Resilience Supply Chain
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08
Financial Sector

PECB DORA Lead Manager

The Digital Operational Resilience Act applies to financial entities in the EU, setting requirements for ICT risk management, incident classification and reporting, threat-led penetration testing, and third-party ICT risk. The programme covers DORA's full requirements, how they map to ISO 22301 and ISO 27001, and practical steps financial institutions need to achieve and maintain compliance.

Ideal for: risk managers, CROs, CISOs, and operational resilience leads in banking, insurance, investment, and financial services.

DORA ICT Risk Financial Services Resilience
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Prefer to self-study at your own pace?

PECB e-learning and self-study options for all programmes above are available on reconn.io. Browse, compare, and enrol directly — no need to wait for a cohort or contact a training institute.

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Who attends

Built for professionals
across three regions

Evening sessions timed for working professionals in the UK, EU, and Middle East. No need to block full days from your calendar.

United Kingdom

Evening sessions suit UK professionals comfortably. Popular with GRC professionals and security managers working toward Lead Implementer credentials.

European Union

Compliance teams under NIS2, DORA, and GDPR pressure. Central and Western European time zones align well with evening Gulf Standard Time sessions.

UAE & GCC

Based in Dubai. Candidates in UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Oman get evening sessions in their own time zone with a trainer who knows the regional regulatory landscape.

Frequently asked

Questions answered

Most ISO trainers are academics. Shenoy is a practitioner first — 20+ years building and running cybersecurity programmes, including offensive security and threat intelligence, and 10+ years in enterprise AI. He has personally assisted companies with compliance, standards implementation and certification readiness. Every session goes well beyond the standard curriculum, drawing on real implementation experience that examination boards cannot test for.
Three independent sources. PECB.com — search the official PECB trainer directory for last name "shenoy" at pecb.com/en/trainers to confirm the PECB Certified Trainer status. Credly — all digital credential badges including CAIP, ISO 42001 Lead Auditor, and ISO 27001 Lead Auditor are publicly visible at credly.com/users/shenoyai. Trustpilot — verified client reviews for reconn.io are at trustpilot.com/review/reconn.io. You do not need to take my word for any of it.
Live online 1-1 private mentorship is available for: PECB ISO 27001 Lead Implementer, PECB ISO 42001 Lead Implementer, PECB ISO 22301 Lead Implementer, PECB ISO 27701 Lead Implementer, PECB Certified AI Professional (CAIP), PECB GDPR Certified Data Protection Officer, PECB NIS2 Directive Lead Implementer, and PECB DORA Lead Manager.
All sessions are live online in English, conducted in the evenings (Gulf Standard Time). This makes them convenient for candidates in the UK, European Union, and Middle East — UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Oman.
Both. Private 1:1 mentorship is available for individual candidates — fully flexible scheduling, sessions in the evenings, content adapted to your specific role and organisation. Corporate training is available for organisations and critical entities who want focused small-batch delivery with a custom syllabus aligned to their country's regulatory requirements. Corporate batches run 09:00–17:00 GST.
Corporate training is designed for critical entities, regulated organisations, and security teams who need structured delivery for a small group. The syllabus is customised to match your organisation's country-specific compliance requirements — whether that is NIS2, DORA, UAE NESA, Saudi NCA, or a combination. Sessions run full-day (09:00–17:00 GST) online. Reach out to discuss your team's scope and we will design the right programme.
PECB self-study and e-learning options for all programmes are available on reconn.io. These suit candidates who prefer learning at their own pace. You can browse and enrol directly. A blended approach — combining self-study material with selected live mentorship sessions — is also possible.
All sessions are conducted in English.
Use the contact form on this page, email [email protected], WhatsApp +971 5857 26270, or connect via LinkedIn. Every enquiry is responded to personally. I will suggest the right programme based on your goals and current experience level.
Not necessarily. PECB certifications have their own prerequisite structures and I will advise on the right entry point when you get in touch. Many candidates start a Lead Implementer programme without prior ISO audit or certification experience. We start where you are.
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