Tarik Haniff is currently Lead Information Security Engineer at TIAA, specializing in Network Security, Cloud Security, Endpoint Security, and Identity and Access Management. Prior to TIAA, he was a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer at SAS Institute, the world’s largest privately held software company, where he specialized in Microsoft Azure Security. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and a Master’s Degree in Cybersecurity both from The University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He also holds certifications from AWS, Azure, Palo Alto Networks, and Zscaler. He has six years of experience in the cybersecurity industry.