Profiles in Leadership: Avinash Dharmadhikari, CISO, Persistent Systems
Building Security Culture in an Organization
Avinash Dharmadhikari, the CISO of Persistent Systems, a technology services company headquartered in India, has no complaints about managing different functions under security. "I am responsible for managing three different verticals. One of them is the risk and governance, which is anything and everything related to your risk management policy," he says.
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"The second vertical is about audit and compliance. And the third important function is [managing the] security operations center."
In a video interview with Information Security Media Group as part of the CyberEdBoard's ongoing Profiles in Leadership series, Dharmadhikari also discusses:
- The evolution of cybersecurity in his organization;
- How he built his team from scratch;
- How to build security culture in one's organization.
Dharmadhikari is a strategic cybersecurity risk management executive who understands sound risk management principles and business requirements. He offers leadership to identify and mitigate risk and implement strategic business solutions that improve performance and transform operations.
