Ishai Wertheimer

Head of Information Security Services

KPMG in Israel

Ishai is the head of KPMG Somekh Chaikin Information Security Services. Ishai has over 15 years of experience in technological and organizational information security projects, including: security strategy projects, SIEM, IDM, penetration tests and security assessments. Ishai has specific expertise in the high tech, telecom and financial sectors. Previously, Ishai served as a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at a leading Israeli financial institution and later as the Head of the Fraud Risk Management Department in the company. During that period, Ishai specialized in PCI-DSS, fraud prevention and financial technology innovation.

  • BA Computer Science, Economics and Accounting, Bar Ilan University

  • MBA Information Technology, Bar Ilan University

  • CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional)

  • CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor)

  • CPA, Israel