Sanjay Tiwari, a cybersecurity leader, has joined ICICI Securities as Head – Information Security (CISO). Tiwari, in his new role will be responsible for driving all aspects of cybersecurity strategy and design the infosec roadmap of ICICI Securities.
Tiwari was Head IT and Cybersecurity at IIFL (India Infoline Group) before joining ICICI Securities, where he managed and controlled the security risk for the IIFL Group of companies. Tiwari has worked organizations such as Wipro Technologies, NSDL e-Governance, Star Union Daiichi Life Insurance, in the past, and has over two decades of experience in information technology, cybersecurity, and technology risk management.
Tiwari specialises in establishing, coordinating, and managing all areas of cyber security, IT governance, and security, and is focussed on DB management, infra management, service delivery, etc. He has extensive experience in budgeting, provisioning, and technology Infra setup, SIEM, threat intelligence, VA, WAF, etc. His areas of expertise include setting up SOCs using various tools and process frameworks, digital initiatives, and technology procurements.
He is a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and a Certified Payment Industry Security Implementor (CPISI). He’s also skilled at vendor management, defining processes and policies, advanced threat intelligence, black-box vulnerability assessment for various applications and systems through third-party.