MITHILESH SINGH
LinkedIn Top Cybersecurity Voice π° CISO π° DPO π° Global Leader - Cyber Security, Cloud, Technology Audit & Data Analytics π°Ex-S&P Global, Citi, Capgemini, Wipro, IDFC First Bank π° 5x Top 100 CISO & CIO recipient
Protiviti India Member Firm•Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Mithilesh is a global Information Security & Risk Management leader having Cybersecurity program management experience of two decades with exposure in Banking, Financial Services, Payments, Technology, Telecommunications, Insurance, Fintech, Manufacturing, Government and Outsourcing Industry. He is certified AWS Cloud Certified Practitioner, CISA, CISM, CRISC, CDPSE, CBCP, CEH, ISO27001, ISO20000 IE, ITIL v3. He is post graduate in Computer Science and recipients of five times Top 100 CIOs & CISOs awards. He holds the credit of first student to present Cyber Security research paper in RSA Security Conference. He has submitted and presented seven research papers at various international conferences. He has been a very active member of professional bodies like IDG, ISACA and is a regular speaker at CIO/CISO forums. He has delivered multiple assignments on Cyber Security, Payments Security, PCI DSS, SSAE16, ISO27001, ISO20000, BS25999, ITSM, ISMS, COBIT, NIST Cyber Security Framework, Secure Architecture Design & Solution Implementation, IT Security & Risk Management, IT Audit, Advisory & Assurance and Business Process & Controls Improvement for enterprises in Australia, Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, India, UAE, UK & USA. Cyber Security Awards: * "Top 100 CIO Award" for 2020, 2018, 2017, 2016 & 2013 - IDG Media USA * "Top 100 CISO Awardβ for 2023, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2014 & 2013 β CISO Platform * "BIG CIO 100 Awards for 2018" - TRESCON * "Top 100 CSO Award 2017β- IDG Media USA * "Top 100 InfoSec. Maestros Awards" 2014 - INFOSEC Magazine Specialties: β’ Cloud Security, Cyber Security, DevSecOps, Applications Security, Vulnerability & Patch Management β’ Technology Risk, Cyber Security Maturity Review, and Internal & External Audit Management β’ Information Security Management System (ISMS), Technology Risk Management & Third-Party Risk Management β’ Security Strategy, Policies, Procedures, Minimum Baseline Security Standards, Risk & Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) β’ PCI DSS 3.0/ISO27001/SSAE 16/EU DPA 1998/BS25999/ISO20000, NIST Cyber Security Framework β’ Geography & Industry specific Regulatory & Legal Compliance, Stakeholder Management β’ Business Continuity Management, Disaster Recovery Management, Incident Management
Career Timeline
- Protiviti India Member FirmCurrentNov 2025–Present· 10 mos
- Managing DirectorCurrentNov 2025–Present
- May 2023–Nov 2025· 2 yrs 6 mos
- Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) & DPOMay 2023–Nov 2025
- Apr 2019–Apr 2023· 4 yrs
- Senior Director & Global Head - Technology Audit, Cyber & AnalyticsApr 2019–Apr 2023
- Jun 2018–Nov 2025· 7 yrs 5 mos
- MENTOR OF CHANGEJun 2018–Nov 2025
- Mar 2017–Nov 2025· 8 yrs 8 mos
- Member, Advisory BoardMar 2017–Nov 2025
- Nov 2015–Apr 2019· 3 yrs 5 mos
- Founding Member & Senior Director [Head - Technology Audit]Nov 2015–Apr 2019
- Aug 2014–Oct 2015· 1 yr 2 mos
- Vice President - Technology, Change and Third Parties AuditAug 2014–Oct 2015
- Mar 2013–Jul 2014· 1 yr 4 mos
- Global Head, Information SecurityMar 2013–Jul 2014
- Jul 2007–Mar 2013· 5 yrs 8 mos
- Architect, IT SecurityJul 2007–Mar 2013
- Feb 2006–Jul 2007· 1 yr 5 mos
- Manager (Information Security & Business Continuity)Feb 2006–Jul 2007
Education
CLOUD COMPUTING
CLOUD COMPUTING
Indian Institute of Technology KharagpurMaster of Computer Application
Computer Science
Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya