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Digantika Karchowdhury, Security Consultant

Digantika Karchowdhury

Security Consultant·DigitalX

United Arab Emirates

Bachelor's degree, BE

Work experience

Total years of experience: 15 years, 7 months

Security Consultant

January 2024 - Present

DigitalX

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

January 2024 - Present

1) Collaborate with the security architecture team to design and review enterprise
security frameworks.

2) Define requirements and prerequisites for new projects, with a focus on Data
Security.
3) Develop security guidelines and architectural overviews for initial project design
phases.
4) Evaluate and manage vendors, lead audits and ensure compliance according to the
requirements set by DESC, NESA, ISO etc.

5) Serve as the designated security representative on the Change Advisory Board
(CAB), exercising decision-making authority to approve or reject proposed changes
based on detailed risk assessments and security requirement fulfilment.

6) Assess vulnerability and penetration testing (VAPT) reports to coordinate mitigation
with application owners.

7) Conduct post-implementation reviews to validate the effectiveness of security
changes.
8) Led the data protection project, implementing Data Classification and Data Loss
Prevention (DLP) controls.
9) Have taken active part in SAP Rise migration project by assessing the required
security controls.
10)Done security assessments for SAP SuccessFactors and SAP Ariba modules
Implementation.

Company industry:
Marketing

Senior Network and Security Consultant

July 2019 - Present

Alpha Data

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

July 2019 - Present

Company industry:
Cyber & Network Security
Job role:
Security

Security Engineer

March 2018 - Present

Paramount Computer Systems

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

March 2018 - Present

Company industry:
IT Services
Job role:
Information Technology

Senior Specialist – Information Security and Assurance

January 2023 - January 2023

CPX

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

January 2023 - January 2023

1) Managed enterprise DLP operations and continuous monitoring for data leakage
incidents.
2) Fine-tuned DLP policies and governed user access requests.
3) Administered Privileged Access Management (PAM) and conducted monthly/quarterly
User Access Reviews (UAR) across AD and applications.
4) Ensured endpoint compliance by auditing security agent installations.
5) Managed Information Security exceptions and asset management reviews and
implemented ISMS controls to manage information risks.

Company industry:
IT Services

Information Security Consultant

January 2022 - January 2023

CybersecIT Consulting

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

January 2022 - January 2023

1) Orchestrated Phishing Triage and EDR management, including incident response and
hash blocking.
2) Implemented DMARC rules and monitored Email Authentication solutions to prevent
domain spoofing.
3) Conducted Technology Risk Assessments (TRA) for new solutions and maintained the
Corporate Risk Register.
4) Managed web proxy policies and IOC integration based on global security advisories.

Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services

Resident Engineer - System Security and Protection Services

January 2021 - January 2022

Etisalat Technology Services

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

January 2021 - January 2022

Worked as a Resident Engineer, deputed onsite for a Government Client in Dubai.

1) Administered Zscaler proxy and TrendMicro Deep Security for 8, 000+ users.

2) Managed VMware Airwatch (MDM) enrolment and policy compliance.
3) Governed BeyondTrust PAM smart rules and monitored vulnerabilities using Tenable
Security.

Company industry:
Telecommunications

Security Engineer

January 2019 - January 2021

Alpha Data LLC.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

January 2019 - January 2021

1) Implemented Forcepoint Web, Email, and DLP solutions, configuring products based
on unique customer infrastructure needs.
2) Configured Fortinet Firewalls for client environments.
3) Performed Proof of Concepts (POCs) and health checks on deployed devices.
4) Delivered support and troubleshooting services as part of the Managed Services
Team.
5) Administered dedicated Forcepoint DLP environments for clients, managing servers,
appliances, policies, rules, and release gateways.
6) Conducted User Access Reviews (UARs) for firewall access applications.

Company industry:
IT Services

Network Security Analyst

January 2016 - October 2017

Travelex India Limited

Mumbai, India

January 2016 - October 2017

1) Resolved complex issues related to Forcepoint (formerly Websense) and managed
global deployment projects.
2) Integrated RSA Envision SIEM with Forcepoint Gateways and Symantec MSS.

3) Configured Checkpoint Firewalls (Provisioning, rule bases, policy pushing, IPS
updates, VLAN creation, and upgrades) adhering to PCI standards.

4) Administered Juniper Firewalls, including rule base creation, VPN tunnel setup, and
SIEM integration.
5) Managed Cisco Meraki wireless controllers and performed IOS
upgrades/troubleshooting on Cisco routers and switches.

6) Executed BCP (Business Continuity Plan) and DR (Disaster Recovery) activities
across different regions.
7) Administered Blue Coat Packet Shaper, managing bandwidth allocation during peak
hours or specific activities.

8) Monitored alerts via SolarWinds and coordinated outage resolution/line ordering
with ISPs.

9) Conducted POC for Zscaler cloud application and managed procurement for
Forcepoint devices.

10)Utilized BeyondTrust and Arcos PAM tools for logging and user management.

Company industry:
Financial Services

Network Analyst

December 2012 - October 2017

Travelex

Mumbai, India

December 2012 - October 2017

->BAU Support
->Looking into Network and Security related issues and getting the issues resolved with minimum ETA
->Also I look after Websense Project Globally, and worked for its deployment within the current environment

Company industry:
IT Services
Job role:
Support Services

Technical Helpdesk Engineer

July 2010 - November 2012

Wipro Infotech

Mysore, India

July 2010 - November 2012

Company industry:
IT Services
Job role:
Information Technology

Education

VTU

July 2010

July 2010

Bachelor's degree, BE

India

GPA (percentage): 62%

GPA (percentage): 62%

B.E in Electronics and Communication
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Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU)

January 2010

January 2010

Bachelor's degree, Electronics

United Arab Emirates

Skills

DLP
Expert
DLP
Expert
Checkpoint
Expert
Checkpoint
Expert
Juniper
Expert
Juniper
Expert
Websense
Expert
Websense
Expert
F5
Expert
F5
Expert
Juniper
Intermediate
Juniper
Intermediate
F5
Beginner
F5
Beginner
Websense
Expert
Websense
Expert
Checkpoint
Intermediate
Checkpoint
Intermediate
A10
Beginner
A10
Beginner
AWS
Beginner
AWS
Beginner
DLP
Expert
DLP
Expert
CYBER SECURITY
Intermediate
CYBER SECURITY
Intermediate
AWS CERTIFIED CLOUD PRACTITIONER
Intermediate
AWS CERTIFIED CLOUD PRACTITIONER
Intermediate
INFORMATION SECURITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Intermediate
INFORMATION SECURITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Intermediate
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
Intermediate
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
Intermediate
ISO IEC STANDARDS
Intermediate
ISO IEC STANDARDS
Intermediate
ITILV3
Intermediate
ITILV3
Intermediate
JAVASCRIPT FRAMEWORKS
Intermediate
JAVASCRIPT FRAMEWORKS
Intermediate
MICROSOFT CERTIFIED AZURE FUNDAMENTALS
Intermediate
MICROSOFT CERTIFIED AZURE FUNDAMENTALS
Intermediate
REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
Intermediate
REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
Intermediate
STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
Intermediate
STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
Intermediate

Languages

English

Expert

Hindi

Expert

Bengali

Expert

Training and Certifications

Certifications
AWS Cloud Practitioner
27701:2019 Lead Implementer
ISO27001 Lead Implementer
Gabriel Registrar
ITIL V# Foundation
Aug 2014

Training
CCSA
Checkpoint
Jan 2014
AWS Solution Architect
AADS
Dec 2017
CCNA
IIHT
Feb 2014

Hobbies and interests

arts
events
Performing Arts:
painting.
sketching
Skilled in fine arts,
Creative Arts:
Listening Music
Cooking