Additional Info

Job title of nominated professional (or team name)Alt. CISO
Company (where nominated professional or team is working)Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL), Dept. of Atomic Energy, Govt. of India
Websitehttp://www.ecil.co.in
Company size (employees)4000
CountryIndia

Overview

– Spearheaded the implementation of Next-Generation Malware Sandboxing Systems (Websense Triton) and developed in-house malware analysis capabilities for protection of upcoming ECIL Private Cloud Infrastructure.

– Implemented context-aware Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Systems for privacy assessment and threat monitoring of end-points in ECIL’s strategic R&D labs connected to National Knowledge Network (NKN), National Informatics Centre, Govt. of India.

– Lead the Establishment of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) using network-based Hardware Security Module (HSM) for secure Identity & Access Control Management and enterprise-wide implementation of X.509 V3 based custom Digital Signature Certificates towards paper-less office initiative.

– Winner, Dynamic CISO Security Excellence Award 2016
– Elite CISO Finalist, Nullcon Conference Black Shield Awards 2016

– Published International Journal paper titled ‘Cybernetic modeling of Industrial Control Systems: Towards threat analysis of critical infrastructure’

Accomplishments

- A technology evangelist with wide range of agile experience, starting from the days of embedded systems, moving to web & object-oriented development, followed by cyber security and then to the latest trend of cloud computing & machine learning.


- Currently, holding the role of Alt. CISO for Electronics Corporation of India limited (ECIL), a Public Sector Enterprise under Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Government of India. He is accountable & responsible for security strategy planning, policy implementation, management of risks & threats, independent compliance reviews and implementation of new security products & technologies.


Some Certifications:
- Certified Information Intelligence & Cyber Security Expert,
Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad - October 2014


- Certified OpenStack Implementor for setting up Private Cloud,
Centre for Development & Advanced Computing, CDAC Bangalore - August 2015


- Competitive Strategy - Munich School of Management, Germany
Ludwig Maximilian University, Coursera - September 2013