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Manish Sarkar

Manish Sarkar

Kessel-Lo

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Cyber Defense Manager

Ahold delhaize
Zellik
04.2021 - Current
  • Established a global pentesting and vulnerability management program.
  • Built and managed cross-functional teams, providing leadership and guidance to simulate adversarial tactics, and enhance defensive capabilities.
  • Provided strategic consulting and guidance to technology teams to proactively reduce attack surfaces and improve resilience
  • Directed a responsible disclosure process: collaborated with HackerOne to launch a responsible disclosure program, fostering collaboration with ethical hackers to identify and remediate vulnerabilities.
  • Enhanced Security Governance and Monitoring
  • Led threat modeling and architecture reviews to secure web applications in the e-commerce sector
  • Fostered stakeholder collaboration: Worked closely with the Cyber Defense team to align priorities and strategies.
  • Directed the Threat Intelligence service to deliver actionable insights, enabling informed decision-making

Manager

Deloitte
Brussel
09.2017 - 03.2021
  • Worked on defining the roadmap for cybersecurity strategy
  • Assessed the cybersecurity capabilities based on NIS 800 SP2, and ISO 27001
  • Worked on implementing Target operating modelling (TOM) with the help client by defining the KPI, RACI matrix and governance structure
  • Worked on implementing a pragmatic solution for a security awareness program (such as using a small cyber escape room and situation-based tabletop)
  • People Management (includes resource planning, budget management, client relation management, Internal & external eminence)

Sr. Information Security Engineer

Pramati Technologies
Hyderabad
12.2015 - 06.2017
  • Penetration testing of the web application (includes PR companies and Brand management) and thick client
  • Performed cryptographic analysis of the PKI infrastructure of the client
  • Performed threat modelling on the Web application architecture

Education

Master’s in computer sciences - software system

Birla Institute of Technologies
12.2016

Bachelor in Technology - Computer Science

LPU
Jalandhar
05-2011

Skills

  • Business Development
  • Vulnerability Management
  • Security Posture Management
  • Threat modelling
  • Cybersecurity strategy
  • Maturity Analysis
  • ISO 27001
  • Target operating modelling
  • Penetration testing
  • Governance structure
  • Security awareness program
  • People Management
  • Resource planning
  • Budget management
  • Client relation management
  • Internal eminence
  • External eminence
  • Stakeholder management

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 04/25/90
  • Nationality: Belgian

Certification

  • GIAC Cyber Threat Intelligence (SANS)
  • GICSP (SANS)
  • ISO 27001 Lead Auditor (BSI)

Timeline

Cyber Defense Manager

Ahold delhaize
04.2021 - Current

Manager

Deloitte
09.2017 - 03.2021

Sr. Information Security Engineer

Pramati Technologies
12.2015 - 06.2017

Master’s in computer sciences - software system

Birla Institute of Technologies

Bachelor in Technology - Computer Science

LPU

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