Baik Acharya Email & Phone Number

United States

New York, United States

Lead the development and implementation of robust information security policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with HIPAA, HITRUST, NIST, and other relevant industry standards. Managed GRC initiatives, including the development and maintenance of risk management frameworks, ensuring alignment with organizational risk appetite and regulatory requirements. Spearheaded Data Governance efforts, implementing policies and controls to ensure data integrity, availability, and… Show more Lead the development and implementation of robust information security policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with HIPAA, HITRUST, NIST, and other relevant industry standards. Managed GRC initiatives, including the development and maintenance of risk management frameworks, ensuring alignment with organizational risk appetite and regulatory requirements. Spearheaded Data Governance efforts, implementing policies and controls to ensure data integrity, availability, and confidentiality across the organization. Conduct and manage regular security assessments, vulnerability scans, and penetration tests to proactively identify and mitigate potential risks and threats. Oversee security incidents and breaches, managing all aspects from investigation and containment to resolution, with a focus on minimizing impact and preventing recurrence. Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including IT, development, and legal, to embed security controls throughout the systems and application development lifecycle. Act as a key member of the Risk Management Governance Committee, contributing to the development and maintenance of the Risk Register, and ensuring alignment with organizational risk appetite. Perform third-party risk assessments, application risk assessments, and supply-chain risk analyses, providing actionable recommendations to support informed decision-making and enhance security posture. Show less

United States

Member of team to design, implement, and manage enterprise-wide network security solutions, including firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, VPNs and access control systems. Develop and enforce network security policies, procedures and standards to ensure compliance and regulatory requirements and industry best practices. Perform regular security assessments and audits of network systems and configurations to identify vulnerabilities and weaknesses. Spearheaded the… Show more Member of team to design, implement, and manage enterprise-wide network security solutions, including firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, VPNs and access control systems. Develop and enforce network security policies, procedures and standards to ensure compliance and regulatory requirements and industry best practices. Perform regular security assessments and audits of network systems and configurations to identify vulnerabilities and weaknesses. Spearheaded the development and implementation of security measures across all systems, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. Led incident response efforts, coordinating with relevant stakeholders to investigate and resolve security breaches. Developed and delivered security awareness training programs, empowering employees to recognize and respond to potential security risks. Provide technical and functional guidance to junior engineers and IT staff on network security best practices and threat landscapes. Show less

Brooklyn

Provided expert advice on security best practices, assisting clients in achieving compliance with industry standards. Conducted comprehensive security audits and assessments, identifying gaps and recommending strategies for improvement. Developed customized security policies and procedures for clients, tailored to their specific needs and regulatory requirements. Member of a global team responsible for LAN/WAN support deployment and configurations of routers, switches, wireless and… Show more Provided expert advice on security best practices, assisting clients in achieving compliance with industry standards. Conducted comprehensive security audits and assessments, identifying gaps and recommending strategies for improvement. Developed customized security policies and procedures for clients, tailored to their specific needs and regulatory requirements. Member of a global team responsible for LAN/WAN support deployment and configurations of routers, switches, wireless and related LAN/WAN technologies in corporate and branch locations. Show less

Proficiency in Cisco Routers; Cisco Catalyst Switches; Cisco Nexus; load balancers; Wireshark, VMWare, DELL EMC. Member of an engineering team responsible for the design, implementation, deployment and escalation support services to major clients of DC&M using leading-edge networking and infrastructure technology. Specific responsibilities included setup/configuration, deployment, monitoring, analysis, change request, escalation support and documentation for various LAN/WAN network… Show more Proficiency in Cisco Routers; Cisco Catalyst Switches; Cisco Nexus; load balancers; Wireshark, VMWare, DELL EMC. Member of an engineering team responsible for the design, implementation, deployment and escalation support services to major clients of DC&M using leading-edge networking and infrastructure technology. Specific responsibilities included setup/configuration, deployment, monitoring, analysis, change request, escalation support and documentation for various LAN/WAN network enterprise infrastructures. Show less

Cyber Security

Computer Engineering, A

Computer Engineering

High School, Physical Sciences