Besnik Limaj

Founder and CEO at Logic Plus

Vienna, Austria

Besnik Limaj has an extensive background as a Team Leader, CEO and Board Director.

He has held various Team Leader roles in EU-funded projects, including the three-year Cybersecurity East project for six EaP countries, the three-year "Enhancing Cyber Security - ENCYSEC" transregional project for four countries in Europe and Asia, as well as the Team Leader for an EU-funded project in Amman, Jordan and as Key Expert for Projects in Africa and Central America.

Besnik has extensive knowledge in Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence (AI) including: The European Commission WHITE PAPER on Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence Act (AIA), Data Science, NIST AI Risk Management Framework, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, NIS Directive, ISO 27001, Ethical Hacking, Metasploit, OSINT, Social Engineering, Burp-Suite, and Penetration testing. He is well-versed in various database management systems and programming languages, such as Python, ASP.NET, VB.NET, C#, Java, PHP, ORACLE, SQL Server, and MySQL.

Besnik has travelled the world and gained exposure to diverse people and cultures from Hong Kong to San Francisco.

He holds an MBA degree from the University of Sheffield and a Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership from the Chartered Management Institute in London. He is also certified as a DGQ Internal Auditor, Quality Manager, and Quality Systems Manager from the European Organization for Quality.

Besnik is an experienced professional with knowledge in conducting a stakeholder analysis, regulatory and policy framework analysis, research activities analysis, Business Process Re-engineering, Technology, TQM, Performance management, and strategy development. With over 20 years of experience, he is well-equipped to tackle complex AI and cybersecurity challenges and lead teams to success.

Besnik excels in motivating and guiding teams with logical decision-making methods, having managed teams in different continents. He can balance and prioritize tasks in fast-paced environments.

Skills: Cybersecurity · Information Security · Cybercrime · Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) · OSINT · Social Engineering · Pentesting · Cyber Exercises · Software Engineering · Artificial Intelligence · Data Science · Leadership · Organizational Leadership · Public Speaking · Project Management · Agile Business Analysis · Business Planning · Entrepreneurship · Strategic Partnerships · Business Strategy · Business Development · Business Continuity · Civil Society Organizations · Public Policy · Board of Directors · Corporate Events · Start-ups ·

Available For: Advising, Authoring, Consulting, Influencing, Speaking
Travels From: Pristina
Speaking Topics: Cybersecurity, Information Security, Cybersecurity Education; Cyber Certification; Cyber Exercises/Drills; Cyber Crimes;