Professor
Computer Science
IIUM
Blockchain Applications, Distributed Ledger Technology, Cryptography, Cybersecurity, Risk Management, ICT Innovations & Entrepreneurship
Dato Dr Norbik Bashah Idris is a Professor at Kulliyah of ICT in IIUM and is currently its CIO (Chief Information Officer). He started his academic career in 1983 and has been attributed as one of the early pioneers of Cybersecurity in Malaysia.
Throughout his career, he has been a member of SIGSAC –(Special Interest Group on Security, Audit and Control) of the ACM (Association of Computing Machinery), IEEE Computer Society, New York Academy of Science, USA and IFIP Working Group-11.3 on Database Security (USA). As a cybersecurity practitioner, Prof Norbik carries CISSP & CISM professional certifications from ISC2 & ISACA (respectively), and the latest being - A Certified Blockchain Developer from the Blockchain Council USA.
In 1995 he led a team which won a strategic research grant
more...Dato Dr Norbik Bashah Idris is a Professor at Kulliyah of ICT in IIUM and is currently its CIO (Chief Information Officer). He started his academic career in 1983 and has been attributed as one of the early pioneers of Cybersecurity in Malaysia.
Throughout his career, he has been a member of SIGSAC –(Special Interest Group on Security, Audit and Control) of the ACM (Association of Computing Machinery), IEEE Computer Society, New York Academy of Science, USA and IFIP Working Group-11.3 on Database Security (USA). As a cybersecurity practitioner, Prof Norbik carries CISSP & CISM professional certifications from ISC2 & ISACA (respectively), and the latest being - A Certified Blockchain Developer from the Blockchain Council USA.
In 1995 he led a team which won a strategic research grant from MOSTI to start the first major research work on Cryptography in Malaysia which produced a suite of indigenous cryptographic utilities. In 1998 Prof Norbik founded the first Real-time Software Engineering Centre of Excellence in Malaysia, where he collaborated with the University of Thales from Paris. The cybersecurity R&D team he led later became incorporated as a company which was awarded a major project from the Malaysian Government to help monitor the security of the government’s network throughout the country. The company later became the first public-listed company in Cybersecurity in Malaysia. Following his success in Malaysia, Prof Norbik repeated the success in other ASEAN countries and later in the Gulf countries & MENA.
Throughout his career, Prof Norbik has been Keynote Speaker, Visiting Professor, Corporate Figure, Consultant & Advisor on Cybersecurity to various Organizations & Governments, both in Malaysia & international. He was a nominee for 2007 Ernst & Young Best IT Entrepreneur, twice recipient of “Distinguished ISC2 Award winner for Asia-Pacific”, IDG Distinguished Chief Security Officer for the Asia Pacific, winner of at least 7 Gold medals on Cybersecurity products & services, and holder of a few patents.
Prof Norbik’s latest interest is in synergizing cybersecurity & DLT (Blockchain) into Islamic Fintech products & services in the hope of contributing to the Maqasid Shariah.
PhD - University of Wales, Cardiff UK,
Master - University of Queensland, Brisbane Australia,
Bachelor - University of New South Wales, Sydney Australia,
Diplome - Thales University, Paris France.
