John Bommeraveni Joseph

John Bommeraveni Joseph

GRC Analyst

Dubai, UAE

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About Me

I moved into cybersecurity GRC after spending more than 10 years in HR, recruitment, and people-focused roles. That background shaped how I approach security today.

As I transitioned into cybersecurity, I built hands-on technical skills alongside GRC and ranked in the Top 1% on TryHackMe, reaching Diamond League. That experience gave me a much stronger understanding of how technical security connects with governance, risk, and compliance in the real world.

While learning GRC, I kept seeing the same problem: people could explain risk registers, controls, evidence, and audits, but they rarely had a place to actually practice them. That gap led me to build the Free GRC Practice Lab, an interactive browser-based simulator designed to make GRC more practical, visual, and hands-on.

In under 45 days since launch, the GRC Practice Lab has grown to 3.5K+ active users, generated 116K+ events, reached 60K+ views, and maintained an average session duration of 8m 40s, validating strong demand for hands-on GRC learning.

Today, I’m focused on product-driven GRC, control design, risk analysis, audit readiness, and building better learning experiences for the cybersecurity community.

Experience Highlights

  • Built and launched the GRC Practice Lab.
  • Created hands-on workflows for risk, controls, compliance, and reporting.
  • Turned complex GRC concepts into practical learning experiences.
  • Grew the platform to 3.5K+ active users, 116K+ events, and 60K+ views.
  • Used analytics and user feedback to improve engagement and usability.
  • Combined GRC knowledge with UX and product thinking.
  • Published and continuously improved the lab on GitHub Pages.
  • Built to make GRC more practical, accessible, and engaging.

Get in Touch

You can connect with me on LinkedIn, explore my projects on GitHub, follow my YouTube channel GRC Made Simple, or reach me by email.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-bj/ GitHub: https://github.com/Johnbjoseph-cybersec YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GRCMadeSimple Email: johnbjoseph.cybersec@gmail.com

Specializations

Audit & AssuranceCompliance AutomationIdentity & Access ManagementPrivacyRisk ManagementSecurity GovernanceThird-Party RiskVulnerability ManagementAI GovernanceCloud Governance

Languages & Tools

JavaScriptPowerShellPythonAWSQualysKali LinuxWazuhSplunk

Frameworks

GDPRHIPAAISO 27001ISO 42001NIST AI RMFNIST CSFNIST RMFPCI-DSSSOC 2

Certifications

ISO 27001 Lead AuditorISO 42001 Lead AuditorCertified Cybersecurity Educator Professional (CCEP)Qualys Certified Specialist – Vulnerability Management, Detection, and Response (VMDR)Amazon Web Services Solutions Architect - AssociateAmazon Web Services Cloud PractitionerGovernance, Risk, Compliance, and Data PrivacyPrivacyOps

Projects

GRC Practice Lab

Built and launched an interactive browser-based GRC simulator designed to help aspiring and working professionals practice real-world governance, risk, and compliance workflows. The lab includes dashboards, assets, risks, controls, vendors, issues, reporting, and guided learning experiences and projects that make GRC more hands-on and practical. Since launch, it has grown to 3.5K+ active users, 116K+ events, 60K+ views, and an average session duration of 8m 40s.

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