Prasad Parameswaran

Background

About Prasad Parameswaran

Information Security professional with around 13 years of overall experience in Information Security, Governance, Risk & Compliance and Business Process Operations (BFSI) Knowledge and experience in IT & Cyber Risk Management, IT Audit and Exceptions management, Identity and Access Management, Application Risk Profiling, Policy Controls Mapping, Software Asset Management & Governance, Data privacy / protection, Third Party Risk Management and IT Continuity management. Worked on Industry Standards, best practices and regulations like ISO 27001; NIST and PCI DSS. Involved in creation, update and review of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for various risk management processes. Hands on experience in Compliance Reports preparation and presentations. Proven experience in IT & Cyber security risk assessment. A good understanding on various streams of Information security viz. Cloud offerings & associated security controls; COBIT; NIST; COSO; PCI DSS; ISO/IEC 22301. Experienced in regulatory reporting and compliance follow-up with banking regulators across MEA region (Middle East & Africa). Handled GRC Tools viz, RSA Archer, Sharepoint for Risks & Policy Exceptions Management and Risk reporting. Ensured project deliverable are well aligned with stakeholders’ expectations and have received accolades for the same. Experienced at providing focused security awareness presentations and conducted periodical and on-demand security awareness training for existing and new recruits. I am a Post Graduate in Cyber Forensics & Information Security and have been trained and certified in: CISM - Certified Information Security Manager ISO: IEC 27001: 2013 Information Security Management Systems Lead Auditor ITIL V3 Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management