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Thiruvananthapuram, Kl, In

India

• Act as a Start-up Mentor & be accountable for setting up the Organization’s IT & Security processes & services.• Assure that the Organization gains the required initial traction and kick-off growth.• Preparing Market Researches & Product Growth Predictions.• Developing Acquisition, Activation, and Retention marketing strategies in order to drive growth.• Analyzing & Optimizing User Journeys in order to improve immediate and long-term ROI.• Analyzing & Optimizing User Patterns with focus on User Acquisition, Activation & Retention.• Responsible for keeping the client’s data suitably protected & free from the risk of Cyber attacks and related problems.• Involved in the various initiatives evaluating Risks and Issues & thereby provide solutions for all Security problems to avoid Cyber Threat & Malware attacks.• Help find the most efficient way to protect the system, networks, software, data and information systems against any potential attacks.• Manage the implementation of Vulnerability testing, Threat analysis & Security checks.• Perform the research on Cyber Security criteria’s, Security Systems & Validation procedures.• Manage meetings with IT departments to oversee & fix specific internet safety problems.• Help manage & calculate accurate Cost estimations & categorize integration issues for IT project teams.• Plan & Design healthy Security architectures for all IT projects.• Investigate & provide Security Solutions using business-standard analysis criteria.• Deliver technical reports and official papers relating to test findings.• Provide professional supervision & guidance to security teams.• Update & upgrade security systems as required.• Promote Business Development & Relationship Management in the realms of fundraising, investor relations, PR, business growth & sales.• Manage dealing with all key-stakeholders & decision makers within & for the organization. Thereby creating value for all partieshttps://hansacybersecurity.com

India

• I have a proven and quantifiable track-record of success in delivering desired results related to Cyber & Risk Security domains, within large-complex organizations.• As well as in delivering Cyber Security Strategies & Security Programs, with experienced in communicating Cyber Security issues at an Executive-level and demonstrate Technical knowledge, experience & the credibility to support engagement within technical teams.• Served as a Thought Leader, Solution Visionary and Technology Expert in the realm of Cyber Security, particularly with extensive experience in protecting external social media platforms.• Served as the primary interface on Governance, Privacy & Compliance, and Data Security Management teams to ensure that the Organization’s system consistently meets the requirements towards the Cyber Security needs.• Responsible for setting and approving the Strategy and Direction of the Cyber Security Technology suites in numerous Organizations.• Perform security design reviews and regular Security Assessments (analyze, assess & remediate) to ensure systems supporting our product lines meet the established software design standards.• Implement Risk-based analysis & mitigations using Threat-modelling and other Security-related techniques.• Engage in the application and domain-specific Threat-modelling and Attack Surface analysis and reduction.• Deep interaction with software product teams to help enhance their application security posture and successfully roll-out secure SDLC.• Expert in identifying & forecasting the Cyber Security threats within the Organization & help build effective Cyber Security strategies to keep at pace with the industry standards.• Managed Penetration Testing Assignments, Scope and Documentation for numerous Testing teams.Performed manual & automated scanning & Security analysis QualysGuard platform to find web-application vulnerabilities.

• Improved Cyber Security Risk management, strengthened Controls & enabled profitable growth within the Company’s Risk appetite by providing independent assessment of, and effective challenge to, Cyber Risk processes, Policies, Strategies, Frameworks and Governance.• As a Cyber Security leader, I have led further enhancements of the Cyber Security strategies of the Organization.• Managed the overall accountability for directing all governance, oversights and support activities that relate to the Organization’s Cyber Security posture globally.• Proactively developed and maintained Cyber Security programmes to ensure that all Cyber Assets are adequately protected by IT Security.• Have been providing Strategic Leadership of the Cyber Strategy, Operating Model & Policy Framework, while providing advice & support to the Organization’s C-Levels / Senior Management team, advising on Cyber Security Strategy & Risks.• Maintaining a view of security compliance with relevant regulation and legislations, ensure and promote the on-going cyber education and awareness programme across PTW's family of brands, fostering a cyber-aware culture amongst staff and suppliers and maintain a response capability ensuring robust procedures and framework are practiced.• Managed Design and Implement metrics to identify & report Cyber Risks for various organizations.• Have been responsible for reviewing solution designs for compliance to Information Security Standards.• Have leaded independent Risk Assessments with an ability to challenge the design & effectiveness of controls.• Ownership of leading the Gap Assessments as per applicable Laws, Regulations and Industry Standards.• Have been able to develop strong working relationships with all levels of the organization, and have the ability to handle and resolve conflicts.Have been able to achieve results and enact wide-scale impact across the organization.

• Lead ethical hacking and penetration testing sessions and remediation efforts in numerous Organizations.• Lead multiple engineering efforts associated with Security Deployments, Upgrades and Modifications.• Assess existing Cyber & IT Security Technology Implementations, identifying Security issues and prioritizing fixes.• Provide daily, ongoing Security oversight of deployments and improvements to senior stakeholders.• Provide mitigation recommendations to reduce identified Cyber Security risks.• Work directly with internal IT & Cyber Security staff and customers to establish & enforce IT & Cyber Security best practices, protection objectives, process improvements and effective IT Security controls.• Ensured that all Customer Service practices are implemented timely and maintained throughout the requirement periods.• Proven ability to quickly assess new environments and develop solutions that support the business strategy, critical objectives, and cultural norms.• Establish, maintain and oversee the IT & Cyber Security vision, Strategy and Initiatives, while making sure the company has the right tools and controls to protect its business operations, data, tools, and network against any threat.• Created & drove a strong culture of Automation to deliver innovative solutions for the Infrastructure Security organizations, Customers and Partners.• Demonstrated experience in driving Innovation & Change by identifying new opportunities based on industry best practices, as well as internal and external needs. Have maintained excellent track records on consistent cost-savings of over $7-12 M YOY.• Built, nurtured and lead numerous teams of security colleagues, whose primary objective is to oversee the first & second-line risk-taking activities, and to leverage data to identify and report risks and issues.

• Have been responsible for providing & creating Security requirements & recommendations on secure solution designs.• Ownership to review architecture diagrams, data flow diagrams, network diagrams, and advise on non-compliance issues.• Participated in numerous vendor evaluations for new solutions and provide security evaluations.• Overseen development of security specifications based on industry benchmarks for numerous organizations..• Effectively communicate Cyber Security Risk to development teams and other stakeholders.• Remain current on Secure Design practices and Threat Landscapes.• Developed, implemented and monitored strategic, comprehensive enterprise information security and IT risk management programs.• Have worked directly with the business units to facilitate risk assessments and risk management processes.• Developed and enhanced reliable Information Security management frameworks.• Provided leadership to the enterprise's information security organizations.• Partnered with business stakeholders across the company to raise awareness of Cyber & Risk management concerns.• Hands-on experience with Cloud Computing / Elastic Computing across virtualized environments.• Assisted with the overall business technology planning, providing a current knowledge and future vision of technology and systems• Driven ISO 27001 implementations for various organizations as per the defined timelines and work towards successful certification.• Work closely with various stakeholders such as Product, Engineering, Client Success and Operations to ensure that the respective Organization achieves compliances with Technical & Compliance standards, such as WCAG 2.0 AA, SOC 2, ISO 27001 and GDPR.• Develop Business Continuity plans & design workflows at individual and team levels as per the ISO framework.• Work on Data Privacy aspects including Design / Development & review of the said Privacy Framework aligned with GDPR requirements.

• Proactively implemented controls in conjunction with Cybersecurity & Privacy requirements like – PCI DSS and GDPR.• Manage the Information Security Management System (ISMS) effectively within the Organization through its policies and standards.• Manage end-to-end Information & Cyber Security for the Organization.• Design / Assess / Review of Information Security and Privacy Framework aligned to Cyber & IT Act requirements.• Review & Research client requirements and industry standards across Compliance & Technical domains, recommending internal policies & processes.• Strengthen the Organization's Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery postures & share the research on best practices & industry standards.• Perform independent third-party assessments & provide suitable & timely recommendations to clients to minimize Cyber Security risks.• Conduct Data Privacy & Information Security trainings & awareness workshops for the Organization & across the teams.• Ensure all processes within the Organization are inclusive of relevant & required Security Controls & development activities are taking care of the mandatory Security Standards.

Master'S Degree, Cyber Security Operations And Leadership

Bachelor'S Degree, Information Technology

Master'S Degree, Cybersecurity Engineering

Master'S Degree, Computer Science