Mohamed El-Guindy is a leading cyber security expert in the Middle East. He works as a cybercrime researcher, cyber terrorism expert, and consultant for international organisations and his work on cybercrime has been cited in several international publications.
Dr. El-Guindy is a Cyber security and Cybercrime consultant to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) developing and delivering training to Justice, Law Enforcement and Intelligence Departments. Furthermore, he works as Cybercrime Expert at Faculty of Law, the British University in Egypt and works as Information Security advisor to the Assistant of Prime Minister of Egypt (Information and Decision Support Center) and Digital Transformation Advisor to the Prosecutor General’s Office. He was invited by Ministry of Defense to deliver speech in front of H.E. President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi about Hybrid Warfare and Social Media.
Mohamed is the representative of the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) in Egypt, and frequently represents Egypt in UNESCO International conferences and participated in drafting UNESCO IFAP declarations.
Currently, he presents a Technology TV Show called “Tech Talk” on (Al Kahera Wal Nas), in which he delivered over 180 episodes tackled variety of technical and scientific topics. Mohamed is member of several international organisations related to technology and engineering and Ambassador to the Society for Computers and Law –UK, Member of Council of Europe’s Octopus Cybercrime Community, Member of International Association for Crime Analysts-USA, and Member of the International Association of Engineers.
Education
- Doctorate in Cyber Security (2017-2020)
- Doctor of Information Technology (2013-2015)
- UK Level 7 Award Master’s in engineering (2008-2010)
- PG Diploma in IT (1996-2000)
UK Government Regulated Qualifications
- Member of the Institute of Engineering and Technology (MIET) (2019-2020)
- Fellowship the Higher Education Academy (2019-2020)
- Chartered Scientist, the Science Council (2015-2016)
- Fellowship, The Chartered Institute for IT (2014-2015)
- Chartered Engineer, the Engineering Council (2008-2009)
- Chartered IT Professional, the Chartered Institute for IT (2007-2008)
Certificates
- Fellowship of the Royal Society of Arts, UK (2019)
- Senior Member of IEEE (2019)
- Chartered Scientist CPD Commendation, the Science Council UK (2017)
- Gold Assessor Award, the Chartered Institute for IT, UK (2015)
- Certificate in Information Security Management, the Chartered Institute for IT UK (2014)
- Senior Membership Award in Cyber Security (ISSA USA) (2014)
Teaching Experience:
- Faculty of Media, October 6 University (1st, 2nd and 3rd Year teaching)
- Public Security Sector, Ministry of Interior
- College of Training and Development, Ministry of Interior
- Police Research Institute, Police Academy
- National Center for Judicial Studies, Ministry of Justice
- Administrative Control Authority, The International Anti-Corruption Academy
- Egyptian Banking Institute, Central Bank of Egypt
- Ministry of Defense, Egypt
- Public Prosecution Office, Egypt
- The International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law, eLearning Module on Open Source Investigations in Terrorism cases.
- Information Systems Security Association, Cyber Security training development and delivery
Research
Published books
- Terrorism Maze, Middle East from the Caliphate to Terrorism in Cyberspace, Nile Publishing Group, Jan. 2020
- Multimedia Journalism, textbook, Nile Publishing group, Jan. 2020
