Ashok Kumar

Background

About Ashok Kumar

Approximately 7 years of hands-on expertise in the fields of information and cyber security, vulnerability assessment and penetration testing for API, online, mobile, and cloud platforms, phishing simulations, and incident response and management. Proven track record in executing risk-based audit plans, leading RBI, SEBI, NABARD, UIDAI, CSDL, NSDL, BSE & NSE and CEA guideline Audits, as well as CERT-In Audits to ensure the Organization's assets and information security practices are in-line with the controls. Strong communication abilities, both written and verbal, as well as a dedication to ethical conduct. I have prior experience interacting with cross-functional teams and senior management to improve the company’s security posture. Skills • Information Security & IT Security Audits and Compliance Management | Vulnerability Assessment | Penetration Testing | API | Source Code Review | Governance | Risk Management | Incident management Compliance | Internal Audit & GAP Analysis | Vendor Management | • Network Security and Network Protocols | Disk Encryption | Endpoint Protection | Linux Operating System | Computer Networking | Python and Shell Scripting | Antivirus Software | Microsoft Azure | AWS | Google Cloud | MS Defender | MS Sentinel | MS Purview Enhancements | Active Directory | IDS/IPS | Digital Forensics and Cyber Tools (Wireshark, Autopsy, Nmap, Burp Suite, Tenable Nessus, Rapid 7 Nexpose, OpenVAS, Metasploit, Kali Linux, Aircrack-ng, Nikto, Acunetix, Netspraker, SQLMap, OWASP Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) • SOC2 Type I & II | Network Security | Security Implementation | Cyber Security Awareness Training | Incident Response | DORA • ISO Standards: ISO 27001:2022 | ISO 27001:2013 | ISO 22301:2019 | ISO 27701:2019 | ISO 14001 • Other Cybersecurity and Privacy standards: NIST, PCI-DSS, CSA, COBIT, HIPAA and CERT-In • Cloud Security: AWS, Azure, GCP, cloud security architectures, data protection in the cloud • Languages: English | Tamil – All professional proficiency or above.