Govind Poongod

• Performed independent risk assessments to examine potential risks and cybersecurity concerns for third-party providers for a major Indian private sector bank.

• Conducted IT Risk assessments for vendors with IT General and Application controls including but not limited to Cloud security, Network security, Application security, Business continuity planning, Cryptography, encryption, Firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPN, SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001, etc,.. mapping each domain with RBI, SEBI and other regulatory circulars.

• To assess and respond to risk findings, including pursuing action plans to completion and negotiating due dates with vendors.

• Created and helped the client design a TPRM Framework and develop: Onboarding Template, Inherent risk rating Calculator, Assessment Questionnaire, Observation Matrix and Reporting Template, Off-boarding checklist.

• Prepared assessment trackers and governance deck for smooth governance, risk, and compliance meetings with the CISO.