About

I am a Technology professional with over two decades of experience across large organisations, hot startups, fintech, telecom mostly in the various areas of Information Security.

I help fast growing startups navigate the complex cyber security requirements in regulated and un-regulated sectors through my startup: https://cyberquotient.in

In the past eight years I have helped fast growing startups navigate the complex security requirements in a leadership capacity. These include regulatory Cyber Security requirements like Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s Master Directives for Non-Banking Financial Corporations, Pre-Paid Instruments licenses, SEBI’s Cyber Security Directive for AMCs, PCI DSS Level 1 certification, Monetary Authority of Singapore’s cyber security directives and more.

If you need any help on improving the security posture of your organisation, please do not hesitate to drop an email at: prasanna@cyberquotient.in  

I can help you with:
  • Minimum Viable Security
  • Infrastructure Network Security, Data security & Privacy
  • Cyber Resilience (Recently completed as assessment for one of the leading banks in ME region)
  • Building Security Roadmap from ground zero 
  • Fintech Security & Compliance in regulated space
    • RBI Master Directives in Cyber Security for NBFCs
    • RBI PrePaid Instruments Security Guidelines
    • IRDAI’s Cyber Security and ISNP requirements
    • SEBI’s Security requirement for AMCs
  • PCI DSS readiness
  • CERT-IN Security Guidelines
  • Cloud Security – AWS, GCP and IBM
  • Develop Security Policies and procedures
  • Investigate Data Breaches
  • Security Awareness Trainings
  • Security awareness for the Board Members

I am passionate about:

  • Information Security
  • Startups (Most of my jobs have involved building & scaling security initiatives within the Companies I worked)
  • Emerging Technologies
  • Gadgets
  • Football
  • Travel & Adventure

Certifications:

  • Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
  • ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
  • Diploma in Cyber Law
  • Network Security from Proficience, Indian Institute of Science
  • Microsoft Certified Professional

Volunteering Experience:

  • Board Member at ISC2 Bangalore Chapter
  • NASSCOM Product Conclave
  • Editorial Team for Unibytes, an inhouse ezine at Unisys
  • Indian Institute of Science (CCE-PROFICIENCE)

Responsible Disclosures:

  • NCIIPC
  • Force India F-1 Team
  • Cafe Coffee Day
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore
  • Explocity
  • NASSCOM
  • MyNoticePeriod.Com
  • Many more 🙂

Disclaimer: Needless to say, all opinions expressed here are personal and does not have any affiliation to my employers, past or present.