Founder & Technical Architect

Manu Francis

Builds secure systems.
Trains the people who run them.

Cybersecurity, IT infrastructure and software engineering. Not only managing projects, but building, implementing and optimising them.

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Manu Francis
CEH · CEI · CSA
100+ organisations secured
Years in cybersecurity, IT infrastructure & software engineering
10+
Students trained, government and non-government
40K+
Companies & organisations secured
100+
Codebases managed and contributed to
50+
Manu Francis receiving the Technopreneur Award from Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair and Shri C. Balagopal

Recognition

Technopreneur Award

Manu Francis receiving the Technopreneur Award from Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair and Shri C. Balagopal.

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About Manu Francis

Hands-on, security-first. From architecture to implementation.

I'm Manu Francis. For over 10 years I have managed and hands-on delivered projects across Cybersecurity, IT Infrastructure and Software Engineering, from technical implementation and architecture to system optimisation.

My focus is cybersecurity research, security-conscious project development and end-to-end security implementation. I founded Halosec Cyber Defense LLP and Phoger Edwhere Learning LLP, and I am the technical architect of both.

What I do

Four disciplines. One security mindset.

Security

Secured 100+ companies and organisations, with cybersecurity research and end-to-end security implementation.

IT infrastructure

Designed, built and actively maintains IT network infrastructure for 100+ organisations.

Software engineering

Manages and contributes to 50+ codebases alongside the engineering team, leading technical architecture and implementation.

Training & mentorship

Trained 40,000+ students, for government and non-government clients.

Ventures

Two companies, built from the ground up.

Halosec Cyber Defense LLP

Founder & Technical Architect

  • Built the company from scratch.
  • Technical architect for the company's solutions, implementations and system processes.
  • Authorised Partner for Sophos in India.
  • Official Zoho Partner.
  • Provides complete cybersecurity services and IT services.
Sophos Authorised Partner Sophos Endpoint & XDR Partner Zoho Partner Hostinger Partner

Phoger Edwhere Learning LLP

Founder & Technical Architect

  • Technical architect for learning systems, architectures and technical workflows.
  • Leads overall academic operations and directs training programs.
  • Accredited Training Centre (ATC) of the International Council of E-Commerce Consultants (EC-Council).
  • Secured ISO 9001 accreditation.
  • Developed training programs and full workflows built on the U.S. Government's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standards.
EC-Council Accredited Training Center ISO 9001:2015 NIST

In the classroom

40,000+ students trained.
For government and non-government clients.

Manu Francis presenting a cybersecurity workshop at ASIET Kalady
Cybersecurity workshop, ASIET Kalady
Manu Francis presented with a memento after the ATAL AICTE IoT Security faculty development program at SJCET Palai
IoT Security FDP, SJCET Palai
IoT Security session by Manu Francis at CUSAT, sponsored by ATAL AICTE
IoT Security session, CUSAT (ATAL AICTE)
Faculty development program on IoT Security sponsored by ATAL AICTE at SJCET Palai
Faculty development program, ATAL AICTE
Manu Francis conducting hands-on cybersecurity training for ISTE at Toc H Institute of Science and Technology
Hands-on training for ISTE, Toc H
Manu Francis conducting a session at Mar Athanasius College of Engineering, Kothamangalam
Session at MACE Kothamangalam
Manu Francis guiding students during a cybersecurity lab session at ASIET
Lab session, ASIET
Students at the PLP101 session by Manu Francis
Students at a PLP101 session
Graduates of the Essentials of Ethical Hacking course with Manu Francis
Ethical hacking graduates

Associations

Worked with 50+ organisations.

  • Kerala Police Cyberdome
  • Labour India (Santhosh George Kulangara)
  • All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
  • AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy
  • Engineering colleges across India
  • Partners and enterprises across the UAE and globally

Certifications

EC-Council certified.

  • CEHCertified Ethical Hacker
  • CEICertified EC-Council Instructor
  • CSACertified SOC Analyst

Education

Always learning.

  • M.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering (Executive) Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) Currently pursuing
  • B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering
  • Nanodegree in Cybersecurity
  • 200+ MOOCs and online courses Cybersecurity and allied domains

Contact

Let's build something secure.

Security implementation, IT infrastructure, software architecture, training or speaking. Send a short note and I will get back to you.

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