Amit Joshi
CISO Hindalco, Ex CISO Adani Cement, Cyber Security, DCDPO, CISM, CISA, ISO 27001
Hindalco Industries Limited•Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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My experience provides unparalleled insight and expertise in Strategy, Innovation, and Leadership. With over 21+ years of experience, a Senior Cyber Security professional and mentor delivering mission-critical security technology and business solutions to Fortune 500 companies. So far, I have worked with Big 4 Accounting, IT Services, Consulting and Conglomerate firms. Hands-on experience in defining technology solutions and environment roadmaps and driving governance risk and compliance initiatives to improve security posture, Developing and implementing technology roadmap based on emerging threat landscape to counter future risks to business, conceptualising and implement security infrastructure initiatives/new projects to align with business IT plans, Establish and monitor vendor governance processes to achieve desired SLAs and quality of service, Prepare and manage the yearly security portfolio budget effectively to complete the projects defined in the KPI. Strong understanding of risks, security compliances and their impact on the business, coupled with an ability to articulate the need and value of information security solutions for an organization. Innate expertise in varied verticals, including SOC Management, Risk Management, Identity and Access Management, Governance, VA/PT, Incident Response and Cyber Security Audit. ---Career Pinnacles--- #Leading Adani Enterprise’s Cyber Security division as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for Adani Cement #Built a capability within Capgemini Cyber Security unit for IDaaS business, 50+ resources reporting #CISM, CISA, Certified Ethical Hacker (C|EH), ISO 27001:2013 Lead Implementer, Six Sigma Yellow Belt & ITIL v3 Foundation --AREAS OF EXPERTISE— #Security Operations Centre (SOC) #Cyber Threat Intelligence #Cyber Security Training/ Awareness #Cyber Policy Planning/ Implementation #Security Control Assessment #Vulnerability Assessment/Penetration Testing #Incident Response #Data Security #Information Security Audit #Cyber Risk Management #OT Security #Product Management #Team Leadership #Identity & Access Management #Privileged Access Management #BCP & DR #Technical Specifications Development I endeavour to bring ideas from different parts of the world to help support and turn my vision into reality with the help of trusted talented team members. Being an active team player, I feel that the chance to celebrate victory and success with a group of people is something truly fulfilling. Thus, my motto is perfectly summed up by a Marc Benioff quote “The only constant in the technology industry is change"
Career Timeline
- Hindalco Industries LimitedCurrentFeb 2025–Present· 1 yr 7 mos
- Chief Information Security OfficerCurrentFeb 2025–Present
- Dec 2021–2025· 3 yrs 1 mo
- Chief Information Security Officer Adani Cement BusinessDec 2021–2025
- Oct 2020–Dec 2021· 1 yr 2 mos
- Practice HeadOct 2020–Dec 2021
- Oct 2018–Oct 2020· 2 yrs
- Manager, Information TechnologyOct 2018–Oct 2020
- Mar 2008–Sep 2018· 10 yrs 6 mos
- Practice Lead & IDaaS Factory LeadMar 2008–Sep 2018
- Sep 2006–Mar 2008· 1 yr 6 mos
- System EngineerSep 2006–Mar 2008
- 2006–Sep 2006· 8 mos
- Asociate System Engineer2006–Sep 2006
- Dec 2003–Dec 2005· 2 yrs
- Customer Support EngineerDec 2003–Dec 2005
Education
Master of Business Administration - CyberSecurity
Cyber Security
Integrated Management Educational TechnologyComputer Engineering
Maharashtra Institute of Technology