Bhavesh Chauhan, CISSP, CISA, CISM
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Physics
School of Sciences
1990 : 1994
GLS (Gujarat Law Society)
Grant Thornton LLP (US)
Information Security and Risk Management
2013 :
ISACA
Board Member, Philadelphia Chapter
2018 : 2022
Wipro Limited
Director - Cybersecurity & Risk Services, Financial Services
Strategic engagements of security practice
2017 : 2018
Verizon Business
Director Security Programs
• Responsible for Strategic development of security practice and help achieve sales and revenue objectives.
• Responsible for the security messaging of Verizon’s Security solutions and capabilities in Executive Briefings to key customer stakeholders;
• Public speaking to represent Verizon’s Security capabilities at security conferences and events via public speaking engagements to further message Verizon’s capabilities and strengths;
• Key strategic priorities are to design, present and demonstrate security solutions which exactly match the customer’s business objectives. In addition, lead key, complex security engagements pertaining to Managed Security Services and Advanced Security Services and
• Participation in Strategic Account Planning, opportunity qualification and personal engagement with both account teams and customers.
2015 : 2017
Verizon Enterprise Solutions
Principal Client Partner / Global Security Evangelist
Skills
Accreditation, Application Security, Benefits Realisation, Bid Pricing, Bid Support, Business Continuity, CEH, Central Government, CISA, CISSP, Cloud Computing, Computer Forensics, Computer Security, Consultancy Services, Data Security, Encryption, Enterprise Architecture, Enterprise Software, Governance, GRC, Identity Management, IDS, Information Assurance, Information Security, Information Security Management, Intrusion Detection, ISO 27001, IT Audit, ITIL, IT Strategy, Managed Security Services, Network Architecture, Network Security, Penetration Testing, PKI, Pre-sales, Process Improvement, Professional Services, Programme Delivery, Risk Management, Security, Security Architecture Design, Security Audits, Security Policy, Service Assurance, Solution Architecture, Solution Design, TOGAF, Vulnerability Assessment, Vulnerability Management
About
Bhavesh brings significant international information security experience from the US, UK, and India. He has successfully managed team of customer focused Security Delivery Managers who provide continuous value through security services, led large accounts, and delivery of contracts in partnership arrangements. He has served as a Program Manager, Global Security Evangelist, Information Security officer, Government / Defense Accreditor, Executive Consultant, and Architect across various verticals such as Telecommunications, Finance, Healthcare, Utilities and Public sector. He has delivered numerous public speaking, security thought leadership and executive briefing engagements. He is a board member of the ISACA local chapter.
Previously worked in Consulting and Advisory - Cybersecurity services at Wipro and Global Security Evangelist within Verizon CTO organization and has lead the Security Engineering and Professional services for the North-East Region of Americas, for Verizon.
Bhavesh has served as an Information Security officer, Government Accreditor, Security Principal, Consultant, Engineer and Architect on security engagements; and has delivered various information security engagements to assist customers mitigate risks and improve security maturity across the enterprise.
Along with his experience, Bhavesh holds a Master’s of Science Degree in Physics and a number of professional security certifications such as CISSP, CISA, and CISM. Furthermore, he has been a CESG certified Information Assurance advisor to UK public sector from 2001 to 2010.
International work experience across multiple verticals and countries (USA, U.K. and India)
Assisted commercial enterprises and public sector customers with all matters involving IT security compliance, IT Governance, Vendor risk management, and information security matters.
Lead the Security team, Consulting engagements and the delivery of information security deliverables such as risk assessment, policy development, compliance, audits, developing secure architectures, Managed security services, Cyber Threat workshops and Cyber security solutions to improve the security posture across the enterprise & mitigate risk from the changing threat landscape.
Experience of developing secure architectures using people, physical, procedural and technology controls, security vendors to ensure business benefits realization.
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