Apr 2022 – Mar 2023 · 11 mos · Mysuru, Karnataka, India

• Cyberverse Foundation, created with a vision to be the beacon for cybersecurity in India, is a collaboration between Information Sharing and Analysis Center, Bherunda Foundation and Mysore Royal Academy Trust (Myra) School of Business.

Nov 2019 – Dec 2024 · 5 yrs 1 mo · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

• Clean Exit is platform for the organization board to make every employee conscious of personal and professional ethics across all levels of an organization by means of ethics training and rating.
• Clean Exit provides various fraud and misconduct investigation services to protect your business.

May 2017 – Dec 2024 · 7 yrs 7 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

• Company focused on providing world class simulation labs and enterprise attack simulation platforms in cyber security.

Jan 2013 – Dec 2024 · 11 yrs 11 mos · Noida

• Director - Research and Operations
• Orchidseven Infosec is a premier research based Information security certification and testing body. Presently, Orchidseven is focused on defense technology developments and is an empanelled cyber defence vendor for DRDO, Government of India.

Aug 2012 – Aug 2018 · 6 yrs · Noida

• As a people-driven Nation, the Indian Infosec Consortium is a group of the Nation’s leading Information Security experts and researchers which has a large number of Cyber Security member professionals in India who constantly protect the economy of this Nation and its Cyber Space from continuous security threats posed by hackers.
• A non-for-profit Section-25 organization, the Indian Infosec Consortium is consulted about, and often makes policy recommendations concerning the full range of issues where understandings from the domain of Information technology, Cyber security, Research and innovation bear potentially on the policy choices before the Indian Government.
• Some of IIC projects:
• 1. Ground Zero Summit: Asia's largest Information Security Conference
• 2. Indian National Cyber Registry: Sector specific registry of highly skilled people (National Assets)

Feb 2012 – Oct 2025 · 13 yrs 8 mos · Delhi, India · Remote

• From helping kids in schools fight sextortion and online blackmail to providing resources for organizations in improving employee ethics and behavior, ISAC is non-profit organization committed in making the cyber space safer at every stage of your life.

May 2009 – Aug 2012 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

• Information Security Role
• Responsible for DataCenter Security Operations
• Testing and Finalization of Security related products
• Conducting regular Vulnerability Assessment and Pen Testing at DC
• Managing Hardening of servers and applications
• Bluecoat Web filter Proxy design, deployment and policy management
• Creating applicable checklists for Application and Server security
• Creation, Design and sign-off of security policies pertaining to ISO 27001
• Aligning with Administration for Physical security Implementation
• Responsible for Technical controls like password and Resource management
• Responsible for SSO, Identity Access Management (IAM) and Access Control solutions
• Designing Centralized PKI deployment and management
• Undertake BPO Audits for security standards and telecom regulatory compliance
• Manage Application, Firewall and server audits
• Responsible for Internal Audit Response on all security issues
• Responsible for outsourced vendor security review
• Change Management for security and Datacenter
• Weekly Reporting in IT Review to the management
• Maintain a live dashboard of all security activities
• Send regular security mailers to all employees
• Undertake security Induction for new employees
• Plan and execute Information security awareness trainings across organization
• Align with IT Infra team to resolve operational issues related to Security
• security status and actionable points to management
• Align with HR to ensure strategic deployment of signed-off security policies
• Infrastructure Role
• Manage Microsoft Enterprise Agreement, Licensing and Premier Services
• Domain, Web Hosting and DNS management
• Management of Google Apps based email services
• Support Infra team in all Microsoft related upgrades and deployment

May 2006 – Apr 2009 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Mumbai

• A start-up, there were a multitude of roles and skills required in the initial stages with little or no resources in hand. My role evolved over the years rapidly and some of the tasks included:
• creating strong original product lines from scratch in certification sector
• establish a strong process for benchmarking and assessing hackers in labs
• create new services in Information security and market them
• Focus on creating new franchise and academic partners across India
• Undertake research work with a raw team and mentor them
• sustain the company successfully and create recurring service models
• Design e-learning content
• Identify, assess and collaborate with companies for strategic business
• Train and monitor core staff to align goals with mission and vision of the company
• Achievements:
• Cut down the OpEx cost of the company by 70% in less than six months
• Put Infrastructure in place to make all employees work from home and raised overall performance and productivity by over 35%
• Started a new successful SBU in small business consulting for SaaS

Oct 2005 – Apr 2006 · 6 mos

• Being a part of Active Directory services group, role involved supporting critical cases from customer’s worldwide and mentoring new employees in form of active triages.
• created solution object (SOX) for a case related to Exchange server 2003
• Won spot award in the company for curbing piracy on eBay
• High cSat (Customer Satisfaction) Score in team
• Worked internally on CollabX – to train and mentor employees on new technologies
• Solved every CritSit Case in record time on floor
• Assisted multiple teams on various cases
• Worked on major fortune 500 Networks related to Microsoft Technology deployments to diagnose, troubleshoot and resolve the issues
• Tested multiple beta pre-release copies for user experience and technical feedback
• Work in a challenging environment to give technical support for resolving undocumented issues related to new Microsoft Server Technologies

May 2005 – Jul 2005 · 2 mos

• Responsible for implementing and monitoring of ‘Arc Sight’ and managing L1 technical team (of seven people) for 24*7 security event monitoring. Preparing Business proposals, responding to RFI/RFP and interacting with clients
• Worked on “ArcSight” S.E.M program as a part of Managed services offerings
• Designing Business proposals and directly interacting with clients in UK and US.
• Worked on BS15000 process implementation mapping for Managed security services (MSSP) / SOC department
• Supervised Desktop/server management implementation through ‘LANDesk’ Management and security suite.
• Worked on ‘Patchlink’ for deployment of patches
• Involved in designing of dashboards for SEM on ArcSight
• Exposure to BS7799
• Implemented Active Directory (windows 2003) for SOC and NOC department

Mar 2003 – Apr 2005 · 2 yrs 1 mo

• Responsible for all internal management reporting, corporate techno-marketing, courseware design, team management, promotions and product sales. Have many ‘Firsts’ to my credit…
• First to launch Share Point Portal server, Advanced Server Clustering, Reverse Engineering, Secure coding, Software Testing, & Wireless Networks in KarROX.
• First to envisage, develop and market Ethical Hacking as a separate SBU, Instrumental in getting EC-Council to India.
• Made use of Virtual Servers to bring down hardware investment and down time by 40%.
• Formed effective team games and brainstorming programs resulting in the best technical team in the company.