A practitioner working at the intersection of enterprise security and the agentic AI frontier. Two decades in the field, currently architecting cybersecurity outcomes for Canada's largest institutions.
Anwar Adil is a Cybersecurity Architect at Cisco Systems, working with Canada's largest enterprises and financial institutions to navigate the agentic AI era, Zero Trust architecture, and the evolving threat landscape. Cisco is a named partner in Anthropic's Project Glasswing; Anwar helps translate that frontier capability into customer outcomes.
As a Cybersecurity Evangelist and Keynote Speaker, he carries real world security insight to executive audiences and industry events. As a Faculty Member at Sheridan College, he prepares the next generation of security professionals for an AI defined industry, teaching network security, telecommunications and information technology.
In 2026 he organized Cisco CyberTech Day Toronto, bringing together more than 280 security practitioners to explore the AI era of cybersecurity and Cisco's RSA 2026 announcements.
He holds a Master's in Computer Networks alongside his CCIE (#52242) and CISSP, with prior recognition from Toyota Canada (Top Performer), Softchoice (Excellence Award) and Hewlett Packard (Outstanding Effort). Based in Mississauga, Ontario.
Identity centric security models. Agent identity management via Duo IAM. MCP gateway enforcement. Never trust, always verify frameworks for the modern enterprise.
Securing AI agent deployments. LLM threat modeling. Adversarial testing via AI Defense Explorer. Governance frameworks for the 85 percent of enterprises now deploying AI agents.
Cisco Duo MFA. Cisco Identity Intelligence. Non human identity governance. Adaptive risk based authentication at enterprise scale.
Cisco Secure Firewall. Umbrella SASE. Hybrid Mesh Firewall for the AI era. SD WAN security and cloud delivered network protection across multi cloud environments.
Cisco Talos threat intelligence. Splunk SIEM and SOAR. XDR. Agentic SOC with AI powered triage and detection. Machine speed incident response automation.
Cisco CyberTech Day Toronto with 280+ practitioners. Cisco Live keynotes. Enterprise executive briefings. Cybersecurity awareness programs across industry and academia.
Trusted advisor to Canada's largest enterprises across the complete Cisco Security portfolio, from AI Defense and Zero Trust to Splunk SIEM and Talos threat intelligence.
Teaching network security, telecommunications and information technology. Bridging real world enterprise security with academic fundamentals.
Security and network solutions role recognized with the Softchoice Excellence Award for outstanding contribution and client impact.
Technology role recognized as Top Performer. Building foundational enterprise IT and security skills across a major automotive organization.
Enterprise technology role recognized by HP management for outstanding effort and contribution to network infrastructure delivery.
| Designation | Description | Issued by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CCIE#52242 | Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert | Cisco Systems | Active |
| CISSP | Certified Information Systems Security Professional | ISC² | Active |
| M.Sc. | Master's in Computer Networks | Toronto Metropolitan University | Conferred |
| CCDA | Cisco Certified Design Associate | Cisco Systems | Active |
| CCNA | Cisco Certified Network Associate | Cisco Systems | Active |
| DC Core | Data Center Core Specialist | Cisco Systems | Active |
| ISE FE | Identity Services Engine, Field Engineer | Cisco Systems | Active |
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