Anton Laza-CISO & Interim DPO
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CISO & Interim DPO
Finmatics GmbH
- Built the company’s entire security function from zero to ISO-aligned, audit-ready operation (ISO 27001, GDPR, NIS2).
- Delivered enterprise-grade security posture enabling regulated customer onboarding and due-diligence success.
- Embedded automated security controls (SAST, DAST, secrets, vuln scanning) into CI/CD for a growing SaaS engineering team, removing security as a deployment bottleneck.
- Cut third-party risk exposure by ~70% by replacing manual vendor reviews with an automated, LLM-driven risk scoring and approval pipeline.
- Led board-level security, customer audits, and live incident response.
Deputy Head Security Governance
A1 Telekom Austria Group
- Co-led security governance for a ~€5.4B revenue telecom group with ~18,000 employees and ~30M customers across 7 countries.
- Delivered ISO 27001 and NIS2 audits with no major findings, protecting ~€10M in revenue.
- Enforced standardized security controls across international engineering and product teams.
- Unblocked new products and vendors through high-speed, compliant security assessments.
- Shaped enterprise security strategy with group and executive leadership.
Information Security Management
KPMG Austria
- Built and launched company-wide security awareness training.
- Supported real incident response and internal audits in enterprise environments.
- Delivered client security and compliance work across multiple engagements.
Project & Quality Mgmt
UITS (Uniqa Information Systems)
- Optimized IT project resources and maintained risk management for user rights.
- Authored operational instructions; trained staff on new processes.
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Experienced in Information Technology, Telecommunication, and Professional Services.
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Experienced in Information Technology, Audit, Quality Assurance, Legal, Strategy, and Project Management.
Summary
- Information Security leader with hands-on experience building and scaling automated security programs in regulated SaaS and telecom environments.
- Proven track record across security governance, risk management, identity & security operations, vendor security, and audit readiness (ISO 27001, GDPR, NIS2).
- Early adopter of AI and LLMs for automating security operations, vendor risk, and compliance workflows.
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Education
Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU)
BSc, Business & Information Systems, Data Science Specialization · Business & Information Systems · Vienna, Austria
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Anton is based in Vienna, Austria.
Anton speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Native), Russian (Native), Ukrainian (Advanced), Spanish (Intermediate).
Anton has at least 6 years of experience. During this time, Anton has worked in at least 4 different roles and for 4 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 7 months. Note that Anton may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Anton would be well-suited for roles such as: CISO & Interim DPO, Deputy Head Security Governance, Information Security Management.
Anton's most recent position is CISO & Interim DPO at Finmatics GmbH.
In recent years, Anton has worked for Finmatics GmbH, A1 Telekom Austria Group, and KPMG Austria.
Anton is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Telecommunication, and Professional Services.
Anton is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Quality Assurance, and Audit. Anton also has some experience in Legal, Strategy, and Project Management.
Anton has recently worked in industries like Information Technology, Telecommunication, and Professional Services.
Anton has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Audit, and Legal.
Anton holds a Bachelor in Business & Information Systems from Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU).
Anton has 1 certificate: CompTIA Security+ Certification.
The availability of Anton needs to be confirmed.
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