Dr. Niranjan Reddy

An Accomplished & Renowned Infosec & Cybersecurity Professional | CISO |
International Author | Mentor | Speaker | Go To Market Strategist

Information Security | Cybersecurity-Advisor, Mentor, A press International Author, CISSP, OSCP, DSCI Certified Data Privacy Officer (DCDPO), GRC, DFIR, Cyber Crime Investigator, Consulting VCISO, Digital Transformation

With over 23 years of experience in the field of information/cyber security. A
seasoned professional holding certifications such as OSCP, CISSP, CEH,
CHFI, DCDPO, RCCE, and ISO 27000:2022. I am recognized for my technical
expertise, strong leadership, business acumen, strategic thinking, and excellent
communication skills. I am dedicated to driving cybersecurity initiatives that
protect organizations while fostering growth and innovation. My specialties
include Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, Information & Data Security, Data
Privacy, Risk & Compliance Audits, Vulnerability Assessment & Management,
IT Governance, Incident Response & Management, Go-to-Market Strategy,
Customer Success, and Brand Positioning.

Technical Competencies

• Providing cutting edge solutions, integrating and delivering security
  solutions and developing efficient strategies to protect the system,
  networking infrastructure, data and information systems against
  potential risks.
  Expertise in authorization, security, prevention of data loss, network
  security (Routers, Firewalls (including WAF), IPS, Wi-Fi, VPN, Remote
  access etc. Firewall Management, intrusion detection and encryption
  technologies etc. Ability to maintain proficiency in vulnerability and
  threat management best practices. Extensive knowledge of NIST
  framework, CSCRF framework, CIS Benchmarks.
• Skilled with tools and systems that address disciplines like identity
  management and threat intelligence. Understanding of white hat, ethical
  hacking, Red Teaming, Blue Teaming (to help assess risk and combat
  threats) as well as security initiatives that impact applications,
  infrastructure from external threats.
• Executing need assessment, business process understanding,
  requirement mapping, bridging the gap between business & IT,
  conducting impact analysis & coordinating with developers, procedure
  development, business process re-engineering & final
  execution/documentation.
• Involved in techno-commercial Client Engagement, Pre-Sales & Solution
  Sales, Large Bid RFP Management, Multi-Vendor Partner Development,
  Solution Consulting & Architecture Design & Delivery of solutions.
• Keep current with new intrusion methods and develop protection plans.
  In-depth understanding of vulnerabilities, management systems, and
  common security applications.
• Security tools: Force point DLP Solutions, Endpoints, EDR, XDR Security
  products Sophos, Sentinel One, Crowd strike System Security
  applications, Skybox Firewall Analyzer, Vulnerability Control, DAM
  Guardian, Tenable Nessus, Qualys, X-Force Red Vulnerability Ranking
  Prioritization.
  Geographic Exposure: India, Japan, UAE, Doha, Africa, USA

Awards, Publications & Memberships

• International Author for Apress, USA and published book on Practical
  Cyber Forensics. https://www.apress.com/in/book/ dated June 2019.Best
  Selling Book till date globally.
• Speaker & panelist at various International & National Hacking & Security
• Conferences like Ground Zero-Sri Lanka, ISSACON, NASSCOM, DSCI, ISACA
• Pune Chapter, International Cyber Security Summit-Colombo- Sri Lanka,
• Hackon 2016, Hackers Day – Lucknow, NISS, Digital Investigators
• Conference & Exhibition (DICE), Symbiosis (SCIT), Gujarat Forensics
• Science University (GFSU) etc. Winner of several CXO Awards for
• Innovation and Excellence.
• Honored with the Commendatory Certificate by the Police
  Commissioner of Pune for solving 3 critical cybercrime cases.
• CIO Conclave & Awards CISO of the Year 2022-2023 by UBS Forums
• CSO Top 100 Award Winner 2022 by Foundry at Bengaluru.
• Innovative Security Leader of the Year Award 2022 – 2023 by UBS Forums
  at the 4th Edition CISO Conclave & Awards

Certifications

• DSCI Certified Data Protection Officer (DCDPO)
• Certified Information System Security
  Professional (CISSP) by ISC2
• ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
• Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP)
• Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Certified
  ECCouncil Instructor (CEI)
• Computer Hacking Forensics Investigator (CHFI)
• ECCouncil Certified Security Analyst (ECSA)
• ECCouncil Disaster Recovery Professional
  (EDRP)
• Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
• Rocheston Certified Cybersecurity Engineer