Prasad  Karanam Lokanatha Pillai , senior Information Security Analyst

Prasad Karanam Lokanatha Pillai

senior Information Security Analyst

alfanar Company

Location
India - Bengaluru
Education
Bachelor's degree, Information Technology
Experience
19 years, 11 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :19 years, 11 Months

senior Information Security Analyst at alfanar Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • October 2018 to October 2020

Heading vulnerability management project for alfanar and subsidiary companies
VAPT mitigation activities for Head office and its subsidiary companies (Italy, Turkey, Germany, Spain, Portugal, UK & Middle East)
Perform POCs on various security tools and vendors evaluations
Leading Risk management and working closely with CISO and business stakeholders in mitigating the risk.
Project Lead in rolling out eLearning program on Security awareness and phishing simulations
Developing and publishing GDPR policies, procedures, records for the organisation and working closely with GDPR working group and GDPR committee.
ISO 27001 management for alfanar group of companies.
Data classification and security awareness creation.

Information Security Manager at Volvo Group
  • India - Bengaluru
  • August 2011 to October 2018

Specialization in information security, proficiency in risk management, business Impact analysis, business continuity management, disaster recovery and crisis management, internal security audits and implementation of ISO 27001:2013, supporting organization in forensic investigations, security policy implementation and incident management.

Associate Operations Manager at Cognizant Technologies
  • India - Bengaluru
  • April 2007 to August 2011

Mitigating the Identified risks, participating in risk workshops, working on reducing the risk values.Responsible for offshore project business continuity plans and disaster recovery. Making sure Intercity BCP plans and drills are done as per plans.

System Engineer at Thomson Reuters - India
  • India - Bengaluru
  • July 2005 to March 2007

IT support, application client support, BS 7799/ISO 27001 documentation, DR and BCP planning for teams.

System Engineer at Wipro Limited
  • India - Bengaluru
  • June 2003 to June 2005

Analysing and reporting system requirements and implementing action plans for the improvement of the process.
Planning and implementing preventive maintenance: Applying Security Patches and firmware upgrades for Servers.
Managing and supporting hardware of huge client (Accenture )servers, backup devices.
Installation and configuration of Enterprise Class Dell Power Edge servers
Troubleshooting of Dell Desktops, Workstations, Laptops and Servers.
Installation and configuration of Windows Operating System &Security patches for servers.

Technical Support Engineer at Tata Consultancy Services - Other Locations
  • India - Bengaluru
  • May 2002 to June 2003

Onsite technical support for desktops, laptops and workstations.
Provided hardware support for DELL servers
Installation, maintenance and troubleshooting of various Microsoft products such as Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP, MS Office

Service Engineer at Netcom Solutions
  • India - Bengaluru
  • December 2000 to April 2002

System and servers Management.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Information Technology
  • at Kuvempu University
  • July 2016

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.

Specialties & Skills

ISO 27001
Vulnerability Management
IT Risk

Training and Certifications

CISM (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2021
Valid Until:
June 2025

Hobbies

  • Watching Movies
    Information Security and Information Technology is my interest. I have achieved many certifications like CISM,ISO27001 LA,CHFI,MCSE,DCSE, ITILV3.