Uday Deshpande, CISA, CISSP, CEH, ISOLA

Uday is a dynamic leader with 20+ years of experience leading global information security programs, enterprise risk management and compliance projects. He is adept at information security strategy, has designed & implemented security architecture and secured information assets through innovative technologies. He is successful at building cohesive teams, communicating at all levels and working with acute & aggressive timelines. As an astute business manager with a keen understanding of tomorrow's cyber security threats, he also possesses the skills to align them with organization's strategic business goals. He constantly aims to improve enterprise security posture in challenging, cost-centric and multifaceted environments. His 20+ years of progressive experience includes responsible and diversified exposure in project & program management, System, Network & Internet security, IT Risk & Compliance insurance, Policies and Procedures Development, He has also extensively worked in Risk Profiling, Internet and Intranet Vulnerability Assessment, Network Security Architecture Designing and Deployment, Application security review and consulting, His strategic responsibilities include... 1. Aligning business security with information security 2. Creating long term security strategy & road-map (long term, short term) 3. Secure Architecture designing and product selection, 4. Technology Due Diligence, 5. Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning, 6. Manage regulatory compliance 4. Outsourcing Assurance operations (risk & compliance) His passions include trekking, playing Badminton, & travelling to less known places