Highlights:As a lead auditor conducted more than 40+ IT/OT cybersecurity audits for Daimler location across globe based on the ISO 27001, IEC 62443, NIST 800-82 frameworks and 10+ financial audits for Daimler locations across globe based on PCI-DSS standard.

Skills:cybersecurity auditor, security analyst, ISO27001, NIST, Penetration Tester, Incident Response, Malware Analysis

Certification:CISSP, SANS GRID, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor, OSCP, OSWP, CRTP, JNCIA-Junos, CCNP, CEH.

Honor:? Contributed to achieving TISAX certification for Daimler's global supply chain partners like FUSO, enhancing compliance and trust within the automotive industry. ? Reduced ransomware attack impact by 15% through rapid incident response at Akamai. ? I achieved 6th place in the SANS CTF challenge, competing against 30 participants. ? Won the Gold Award in DTICI for an exemplary contribution towards IT/OT security.

Principal Consultant 02/2023 - current
Daimler Truck Innovation Center India, Bengaluru, Karnataka India
Industry: Automobile
Led a team of six and owns audit or project engagements and responsible for overseeing the IT audit staff on engagements and interacting with audit customers during planning, fieldwork and testing, reporting, and follow-up.
? As a lead auditor conducted more than 40+ IT/OT cybersecurity audits for Daimler location across globe based on the ISO 27001, IEC 62443, NIST 800-82 frameworks and 10+ financial audits for Daimler locations across globe based on PCI-DSS standard. ? Delivered audit reports to the executive leadership like CEO, CFO, CIO with data-driven assurance and findings/observations. and conducted follow ups with the management like ISO to drive timely remediation of control gaps or deficiencies. ? Conducted comprehensive TPCRM assessments to evaluate third-party vendors' cybersecurity practices, ensuring alignment with industry best practices and compliance requirements. ? Performed TISAX-certified assessments for the automotive industry, ensuring compliance with ENX Association and VDA ISA (Information Security Assessment) requirements.--
Senior security Analyst 02/2022 - 02/2023
Akamai Technologies, Bengaluru, Karnataka India
Industry: Software
As a senior security analyst monitored the critical and high alerts and performed deep technical investigations.
Reduced ransomware attack impact by 15% through rapid incident response at Akamai.--
Consultant 07/2017 - 02/2022
Mercedes Benz Research and Development India, Bengaluru, Karnataka India
Industry: Automobile
As a co auditor helped the Mercedes locations, achieving a 30% reduction in non-compliance incidents and improving adherence to ISO 27001, IEC 62443, and NIST 800-82 frameworks through targeted remediation strategies.
? Designed the network architecture for IT enterprise and analyzed the configuration files of the network devices like Router, switches and firewalls and provided the recommendations based on the standards like CIS benchmarks. ? As an information security architect helped the teams in building 10+ secure applications for Mercedes Benz India.--

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