Milind Thorat

CEO

Pune, Maharashtra, India25 yrs 2 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Over 25 years of experience in cybersecurity.
Expert in ISO 27001 implementation and risk management.
Proven track record in security consulting and corporate training.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cybersecurity expert with extensive experience in risk management and compliance across various industries.

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Skills

Core Skills

CybersecurityInformation SecurityRisk ManagementData Analysis

Other Skills

PCI DSSISO 27001Security Incident investigationsInformation Security TrainingsGap AnalysisInternal / External AuditsVulnerability managementSecurity Architecture reviewsSecurity Risk AssessmentSecurity monitoringSecurity incident responseStatistical Data AnalysisProgramming in PERLShellQuantum

About

Technopreneur - Technology person working towards building an enterprise... Total experience of more than 25+ years - CISSP, Ex PCI-ISA, PCIP, CISA, CISM, Certified ISO 27001 Lead Auditor and Cyber Law. Virtual CISO services (vCISO), Security Consulting, Security Assurance and Corporate Training services. Specialties: ISO 27001 Implementation ISO 21434 Implementation GDPR Consultancy and Assessment RBI Cyber Security Framework IT GRC controls assessment Threat Modelling Cloud security IoT Security Information Security Audits IT Risk Management IS policy / process documentation Third party vendor assessments IS program and strategy development

Experience

Spr consultech

Chief Information Security Officer

Feb 2024 – Jun 2025 · 1 yr 4 mos

Responsible for Information Security and Data Privacy across all geographies and BUs.

Undisclosed

Chief Information Security Officer

Oct 2019 – Present · 6 yrs 5 mos

Cybersecurity

Cybersniper

CEO & Co-founder

Jun 2018 – Present · 7 yrs 9 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India · On-site

Tsys

Director Information Security, Risk & Compliance

Jan 2011 – Jun 2018 · 7 yrs 5 mos · Pune Area, India

Directly responsible for APAC Information security, which includes 8 countries and 12 locations.
Security Incident investigations
Information Security Trainings
Gap Analysis
Internal / External Audits
PCI DSS
ISO 27001

PCI DSSISO 27001Security Incident investigationsInformation Security TrainingsGap AnalysisInternal / External Audits+2

Citigroup services japan

Sr. Technical Lead - Information Security

Dec 2006 – Sep 2010 · 3 yrs 9 mos · Japan

Vulnerability management - Country level
Lead Vulnerability Management Meetings
Security Architecture reviews
Security Risk Assessment/ Compliance (ISO 27001, COBIT, GLBA, SOX 404)
Security monitoring and incident/event correlation
Security incident response
Design of IT Security Audit Metrics
IT Audit liaison (ARR, KPMG, BOJ, FSA, SAS70 etc.)
Key Control assessment and testing
Key Performance Indicators
Security Awareness and education
Vendor security assessments
Evidence validation for Audit issue closure
Achievements –
Completed internal trainings on Compliance, Information Security, SOX 404 Determination, RCSA.
Participation in implementation of ISO 27001 as ISMS member
Knowledge of tools like Archer, Catalyst, MARS+, MS SharePoint, HP Asset Center, HP OVCM, ESM, Tivoli, SIM,
BMC Patrol…etc
Experience of 14 quarterly risk-based IT Audits

Vulnerability managementSecurity Architecture reviewsSecurity Risk AssessmentSecurity monitoringSecurity incident responseInformation Security+1

Ugam solutions pvt. ltd

Sr. Programmer

Oct 2005 – Aug 2006 · 10 mos

Programming in PERL / SHELL / Quantum/ SPSS for Statistical Data Analysis
Statistical Quantitative Analysis
Writing Test Cases
Designing & Programming for automation of complex/ regular tasks
Participate/ Conduct training sessions as required by the team/ company
Additional Responsibilities -
Monitor Apache and Tomcat Processes, Site performance etc.
Analysis of Apache and Tomcat Logs for fault diagnosis.
Preliminary support for databases like Oracle/ MySQL on UNIX platform.
Discuss with internal and external clients on current issues or future enhancements.
Conduct/ attend sessions on topics as required by the team/Company
Technologies Used - PERL, Shell, SPSS, Quantum v5.0, Apache, Tomcat, Remedy

Statistical Data AnalysisProgramming in PERLShellQuantumSPSSData Analysis

Mithibai college

Coordinator and Lecturer

Dec 2003 – Sep 2005 · 1 yr 9 mos

Conduct lectures and practical sessions for PG and UG Courses
Administration of the Department
Project Guide for Final Year B.Sc and M.Sc Students
Subjects Taught: LINUX, UNIX, DS, DCN, ES, C & C++, Web Tech., PERL, Shell, MySQL, MIS, SE and SSAD
Paper Evaluator for Final Year B.Sc (Computer Science), University Examination held in Mar-05
Resource Person for "LINUX Operating System" for UGC Staff College - Orientation Program at Ratnagiri
Resource Person for "LINUX Operating System" for Bombay Mathematical Colloquium
Member of the NAAC preparations committee

Tolani maritime institute

LINUX Administrator

Mar 2003 – Dec 2003 · 9 mos

Design and/or implement System and Network Security policies
Implement Data Backup and Restoration
Implement Access Control policies
Active Directory Maintenance
Responsible for the overall health and performance of LINUX environment
Work to harden, enhance, document, and generally improve the operability of Linux systems
Guide prototyping, testing, and evaluation of open source applications
Implementation and maintenance of the LINUX (Red Hat) Systems and Network
Application and network-level troubleshooting
VTM patching of Servers
Write Shell/ PERL scripts, Regular expression, SED for automation of tasks
Performance monitoring of Servers / Network
Interpret system condition by looking at system stats/profiles (e.g. CPU, Memory, Swap, disk
capacity).
Helpdesk support to users for LINUX queries
Technologies Used – LTSP, NFS, DNS, NIS+, SAMBA, IP Tables, IP Chains, Bugzilla, CVS and Proxies.
FTP, TCP/IP, sockets and other necessary protocols

Bright computers

System Administrator

Apr 2000 – Feb 2003 · 2 yrs 10 mos

Installation and maintenance of the IT infrastructure consisting of Windows & UNIX Systems
Installation of Operating Systems / applications
Troubleshooting of Windows and Unix systems, Applications and Network
Write Shell/ AWK / PERL scripts, Regular expression, SED for automation of tasks
General administrative tasks as assigned by management
Conduct/ attend sessions on topics as required by the Company.
Helpdesk support to users for Windows and UNIX queries