Bilal Qamar

Bilal is a Technical Marketing Engineering Leader in Cisco’s Threat Detection and Response business, where he focuses on advancing the Cisco Breach Protection Suite. With a background spanning security operations, professional services, technical strategy, customer enablement, and solution adoption, he operates at the intersection of product innovation and global enterprise cybersecurity. Before joining Cisco, Bilal held cybersecurity leadership roles at Big 4 consulting firms. He brings deep experience across advisory services, managed detection and response (MDR), and managed security services (MSS). Bilal has served as a threat hunter for the Network Operations Centre (NOC) at the Black Hat cybersecurity conference. He has also taught post graduate cybersecurity courses at York University and Conestoga College. In addition, he advised ISC2 as a subject matter expert, contributing to CISSP exam development. Bilal volunteers as a cybersecurity mentor with CultureLink, an NGO supporting newcomers entering the profession. Bilal holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo. He also earned a Post-Graduate Certificate in Offensive Security from York University. His certifications include CISSP, GIAC GPEN, CISA, CDPSE, and PMP. He is passionate about applying AI, analytics, and automation to improve threat detection, accelerate response, and strengthen enterprise cyber resilience in an evolving threat landscape.