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name: "John Bommeraveni Joseph"
github: "Johnbjoseph-cybersec"
specializations:
- "Audit & Assurance"
- "Compliance Automation"
- "Identity & Access Management"
- "Privacy"
- "Risk Management"
- "Security Governance"
- "Third-Party Risk"
- "Vulnerability Management"
- "AI Governance"
- "Cloud Governance"
title: "GRC Analyst"
location: "Dubai, UAE"
linkedin: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-bj/"
blog: "https://johnbjoseph-cybersec.github.io/"
frameworks:
- "GDPR"
- "HIPAA"
- "ISO 27001"
- "ISO 42001"
- "NIST AI RMF"
- "NIST CSF"
- "NIST RMF"
- "PCI-DSS"
- "SOC 2"
languages:
- "JavaScript"
- "PowerShell"
- "Python"
- "AWS"
- "Qualys"
- "Kali Linux"
- "Wazuh"
- "Splunk"
certifications:
- "ISO 27001 Lead Auditor"
- "ISO 42001 Lead Auditor"
- "Certified Cybersecurity Educator Professional (CCEP)"
- "Qualys Certified Specialist – Vulnerability Management, Detection, and Response (VMDR)"
- "Amazon Web Services Solutions Architect - Associate"
- "Amazon Web Services Cloud Practitioner"
- "Governance, Risk, Compliance, and Data Privacy"
- "PrivacyOps"
available_for:
- "mentoring"
- "speaking"
- "consulting"
- "open-source"
- "hiring"
- "freelance"
- "collaboration"
projects:
- name: "GRC Practice Lab"
url: "https://johnbjoseph-cybersec.github.io/grc-lab.html"
description: "Built and launched an interactive browser-based GRC simulator designed to help aspiring and working professionals practice real-world governance, risk, and compliance workflows. The lab includes dashboards, assets, risks, controls, vendors, issues, reporting, and guided learning experiences and projects that make GRC more hands-on and practical. Since launch, it has grown to 3.5K+ active users, 116K+ events, 60K+ views, and an average session duration of 8m 40s."
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## About Me
I moved into cybersecurity GRC after spending more than 10 years in HR, recruitment, and people-focused roles. That background shaped how I approach security today.
As I transitioned into cybersecurity, I built hands-on technical skills alongside GRC and ranked in the Top 1% on TryHackMe, reaching Diamond League. That experience gave me a much stronger understanding of how technical security connects with governance, risk, and compliance in the real world.
While learning GRC, I kept seeing the same problem: people could explain risk registers, controls, evidence, and audits, but they rarely had a place to actually practice them. That gap led me to build the Free GRC Practice Lab, an interactive browser-based simulator designed to make GRC more practical, visual, and hands-on.
In under 45 days since launch, the GRC Practice Lab has grown to 3.5K+ active users, generated 116K+ events, reached 60K+ views, and maintained an average session duration of 8m 40s, validating strong demand for hands-on GRC learning.
Today, I’m focused on product-driven GRC, control design, risk analysis, audit readiness, and building better learning experiences for the cybersecurity community.
## Experience Highlights
- Built and launched the GRC Practice Lab.
- Created hands-on workflows for risk, controls, compliance, and reporting.
- Turned complex GRC concepts into practical learning experiences.
- Grew the platform to 3.5K+ active users, 116K+ events, and 60K+ views.
- Used analytics and user feedback to improve engagement and usability.
- Combined GRC knowledge with UX and product thinking.
- Published and continuously improved the lab on GitHub Pages.
- Built to make GRC more practical, accessible, and engaging.
## Get in Touch
You can connect with me on LinkedIn, explore my projects on GitHub, follow my YouTube channel GRC Made Simple, or reach me by email.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-bj/
GitHub: https://github.com/Johnbjoseph-cybersec
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GRCMadeSimple
Email: johnbjoseph.cybersec@gmail.com
