Aditya Sarangapani, Head - Cyber Threat Response Group

Aditya Sarangapani

Head - Cyber Threat Response Group

WNS Global Services

Location
India - Mumbai
Education
Master's degree, MBA in Operations Management and Systems Management,
Experience
26 years, 5 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :26 years, 5 Months

Head - Cyber Threat Response Group at WNS Global Services
  • India - Mumbai
  • My current job since September 2021

Cyber Threat Response Group (CTRG) is a niche team setup within the Enterprise IT Team of WNS as a quasi-Information Security team. CTRG interfaces with the organisational Information Security, Risk Management, and other stakeholders to ensure that IT requirements to support and enhance the cybersecurity posture are met. Key Highlights
• Set up, strategise, and build the niche function single-handedly.
• Lead Governance of the Enterprise IT function.
• Enhance effectiveness of cybersecurity measures by reducing event response time by over 75%.
• Deliver and maintain effective Cloud Governance and Security policy.
• Reduce the TAT (Turn Around Time) for client responses and queries to less than 1 day.
• Manage the Cyber Crisis Response process with effective testing.
• End-to-end project delivery from ideation to BAU operations to enhance the cyber security posture.
• Assist Pre-sales team with client due diligence.

General Manager - Information Security at VFS Global
  • India - Mumbai
  • May 2017 to September 2021

Manage global Information Security requirements.

Information Security Oversight at Liberty Data Analytics
  • India - Bengaluru
  • August 2015 to May 2017

Took on the addition responsibility to setup the Information Security function for this group company

Information Security Officer at Liberty General Insurance
  • India - Mumbai
  • June 2012 to May 2017

Setup and build the Information Security function

Head - Enterprise Risk Management at Liberty General Insurance Co. Ltd.
  • India - Mumbai
  • January 2013 to March 2016

Took on the additional responsibility to design and implement the Enterprise Risk Management program under guidance of theboard

Senior Consultant at Axis Risk Consulting (GENPACT)
  • India - Mumbai
  • September 2009 to June 2012

Undertake and manage assignments to assist customers with their IT-based Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) needs in the areas of
1. SOX Compliance Audits
2. Segregation of Duties Analysis
3. Enterprise Risk Management
4. System Configuration Assessments
5. Policies and Procedures Design
6. Internal Audits

Assistant Systems Analyst at TATA Consulting Services Ltd.
  • India - Mumbai
  • August 2005 to August 2009

Responsible for delivery of multiple Information Risk Management assignments.

Associate Consultant at Heat Consultants Pvt. Ltd.
  • India - Mumbai
  • August 2000 to May 2003

Responsible for development of software and control systems for industrial automation and process control systems.

Education

Master's degree, MBA in Operations Management and Systems Management,
  • at Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute Of Management Development And Research
  • April 2005
Higher diploma, Information Systems Design and Development
  • at CDAC
  • July 2002

CDAC's flagship program

Specialties & Skills

Enterprise Risk Management
IT Audit
Compliance Audits
Information Security Management
Compliance
OPERATIONS
RISK MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT
GOVERNANCE
ANALYTICS
COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS
CONSULTING
GENERAL INSURANCE
REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT
Governance
Leadership
Risk Management
Information Security

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Marathi
Intermediate
Tamil
Intermediate
French
Beginner
German
Beginner
Spanish
Beginner
Gujarati
Intermediate

Memberships

ISACA
  • Member
  • January 2005

Training and Certifications

CDPSE (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2020
CISA (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2009
Valid Until:
January 2016