ABOUT JBASTIN CONSULTING

JBastin offers consulting services in information security, cyber security, cloud security, digital transformation, ISO management systems, GDPR, HIPPA compliance, and IT Audits. The people behind JBC comes with over 3 decades of expertise in the field of information technology with specialization in IT Risk Management & IT Governance.   Since the time the business began, JBC has diversified its expertise across various industries and services. 

JBC has four main areas of expertise we provide to clients: profit protection through data protection & business continuity, IT operational improvement, audit & assurance and upskilling professionals and their resourcing.

Our Vision is to become a center of excellence for IT Governance & IT RIsk Management 

OUR VALUES

• We care about people and the role of work in their lives.
• We respect people as individuals, trusting them, supporting them, enabling them to achieve their aims in work and in life.
• We consistently deliver client expectations and beyond.
• We strive to set benchmarks in our business and be an exemplar for the industry and ourselves.
• We are ethical, sincere and open in all our transactions with our customers & stakeholders.

• Program Management of Information Security & Data Protection initiatives across geographies
• Define IT Security & Technology strategies; Provide management directions & roadmap
• Implement / Certify Information Security Management
• Systems (ISMS) based on ISO 27001:2013
• Implement Credit Card security standards based on PCI DSS
• Personal Data Protection Management Systems
• Identify Process & Control weakness across IT Functions and providing remediation.
• Perform External / Internal Audits on IT General Controls and Compliance Audits
• Define and Develop IT Policies & Procedures and design the control requirements framework.
• Business Impact Assessment across IT Systems and Processes and Risk Mitigation Advisory
• Design and implemented IT Continuity Plans based on Impact Assessments
• Advisory on IT Support and Operations Process Maturity roadmap.

JOE BASTIAN, CISA, CISM, CRISC

ISO  Principal Auditor, HIPPA HITECH Assessor

Joe Bastian is an Information Security, Privacy Protection &  Audit Professional with over 30+ years of expertise in India and abroad.  He in his previous jobs, helped various organizations in India and abroad implement Information Security and established sound and robust cyber security  frameworks for them, establish teams and get organizations certified on International Standards like PCI DSS & ISO 27001, ISO 27701 etc. 

His core competencies come from his leadership positions with MNCs,  which includes 8 years as the Head of Information Security for the      World’s largest retail franchisee company ‘MH Alshaya Retail WLL’ Kuwait   (60000+ staff, 4500+ retail stores and $6 billion in revenue) 

Over the  past 30 years he has gained deep understanding and expertise in driving  Information Technology as well as Information Security & Audit for      large and small organizations. He is a subject matter expert in GDPR,  Privacy Protection, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, BCP, IT Service Management. 

He is an Alumnus of BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore

Director of ISACA Cochin Chapter

Managing Committee Member of Computer Society of India, Cochin Chapter

Member & Director of Rotary Club of Kalamassery, Cochin

He is Chairman & Managing Director of Zigma  Manpower & Computer Consultants Pvt. Ltd., Managing Director of Mariba Techno Ventures  Pvt. Ltd., Director of Infodit Cyber Security labs Pvt Ltd.