Joylynn Kirui is the Head of Information Security at Prime Bank Africa, specializing in AI security and DevSecOps. She is also a tutor for the "Artificial Intelligence for Cyber Security" program at the University of Oxford. Previously, she was a Senior Cloud Security Advocate at Microsoft and has extensive experience in ethical hacking.
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Current Role
Head of Information Security
Location
Kenya
Personality Overview
How Joylynn shows up
Systematic
Price-Sensitive
Not Easily Convinced
They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point. While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters. They prefer to fully evaluate every situation.
Priorities
Topics Joylynn cares about
AI in Cybersecurity
Tutors an AI for cybersecurity course at the University of Oxford and is hosting a webinar on "The AI Shift", indicating a strong focus on this intersection.
Developer Security
Focuses on empowering developers with secure coding practices, drawing from her own experience as a self-taught secure developer. Frequently speaks on DevSecOps.
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Career
Work history
10-2025
Head of Information Security
Prime Bank Africa
10-2024
Tutor
University of Oxford
11-2021 - 7-2025
Senior Cloud Security Advocate
Microsoft
4-2023 - 2-2024
Activity Alchemist
AppSec Village
1-2019 - 10-2021
Principal Cyber Security Assurance Officer/ Manager
Safaricom PLC
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