Venkatesh M S
# 580 8th
main 5th
cross
RPC Layout Vijayanagara
Bangalore-40 E-mail: venkyms1984@gmail.com
Phone: 91-9742911777-9986928722.
Summary:
A IT Security Analyst with about 6.8 years of experience in Web security, Security Compliance Management and
specialized in System Security, Vulnerability Scanning, Security Incident Event Management, Application Security,
Cloud security, Identity & Access Management, Patch Management, Audit & Compliance, Project Management and
Information Security Audits in regulatory environment, Business Continuity Management.
Certification:
ITIL v3 Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management.
ISO27001 Lead Auditor Certification
Cobit V5
Skills:
Security Audit and Accountability, Compliance Testing, Risk Assessment, Identification and Authentication, Security
Standards, Compliance and Audit Management, Security Policies and Procedures, Identity and Access Management,
Security Incident & Event Management, Security health Checking, Regulatory Quality Testing, ISO 27001Controls, ITIL
standard, Risk Management using ISO 27005.
Security Tools:
Proficient in: Identity Access Manager(Multiple Vendors), Nessus
Familiar With: Vulnerability Scanners, ISS, Qualys Guard.
Employer Details:
• Working in Accenture as Sr Security Operations Analyst, From: March 2012 till date.
• Worked in IBM India Private Limited as Compliance Lead, From: August 2008 to July 2011
• Worked in Metlife Insurance PVT LTD as a Application support engineer From:Sep 2007 to june 2008
Project Details:
Working as Security Compliance Manager, from February 2012 till date
Description:
• Compliance Management.
o Ensure that the account is compliant with the entire security requirements document in the
Information security Policy using various tools.
o Manage Security Services, IAM, IT advisory services, Vulnerability scanning, Patch management &
infrastructure security
o Perform the vulnerability scanning, security health checks to client in scope servers & network
devices.
o Provide support to Patch management for customer servers & network devices.
o Provide to ensure timely manner to complete the execution of security testing.
o Provide IBM support team to track and assist in closing the security gap checks according security
guidelines.
o Provide support for delivering InfoSec assessments and controls demonstration regard to
compliance.
o Monitoring the compliance of the various process implemented to the meet the Controls documented
in the information security Policy.
o Expertise in analyzing and translating business requirements into control objectives, design security
controls and implement them along with a security management cycle.
o Conduct independent security controls review.
• Audit Management.
o Leadership / support in security Audits / reviews / validations of compliance posture.
o Assistance and guidance on interpreting the data requests and validating the data response
o Be a single point of contact to the Auditors and Audited team and help the team in understanding the
Audit requirement
o Internal compliance & Cyber security audit.
o Support corporate security review, SSAE16, SOX audit & Internal security assessment
• Risk Management.
o Perform security technical testing as the part of managed security services.
o Perform privilege monitoring & risk assessment for the IBM clients
o Drive the identification and management of risk
o Drive the documentation of threat and risk
o Ensure Issue and risk Management a part of the local delivery management system with Operation
metrics reviewed and actioned.
o Ensure the risk documented is communicated to the management and customer for action.
• Business Continuity Management
o Identify critical systems, processes and functions.
o Risk assessments based on the duration of Outage and criticality.
o Develop Business Continuity Plans for Everything
o Test and Exercise the Plans
o Layer Business Plan & Disaster Plan
o Ensuring there is a regular status reporting to management
o Use summary reports for management for tracking on the status
Worked as a part of Compliance Control Testing Team in IBM India Private Limited, from January 2011 to
January 2012
Description:
• Performing analysis and updates of IT Controls Testing checklists
• Key control testing of General Computer Controls.
• Evaluation and documentation of test results.
• If necessary, retesting of remediated controls.
• Assist in developing and updating procedures, other technical documentation, and best practices that can be
leveraged to improve efficiencies across the clients organization.
• Performing periodic shared ID reviews for the clients supported by the company.
• Evaluation and documentation of test results.
• Providing feedbacks and recommendations based on the observations of the review.
• Assisting in the preparations of security policy documents by actively reviewing and providing suggestions
based on the requirements.
Worked as a Quality Control Lead in IBM India Private Limited, from August 2009 to December 2010
Description:
• Verify procedural compliance (completeness, accuracy, etc).
• Summarize daily/weekly/monthly QC results.
• Review and provide QC results to Service Delivery Manager(s) and DPE(s) and identify any issues.
• Verify Compliance Incidents, RCAs are created and monitor to assure completion.
• Review consolidated inspection results to identify problem trends/area.
• Address issues with Delivery Leads.
• Summarize defects for weekly QC report.
Worked as IT Security Analyst in IBM India Private Limited, From: August 2008 to August 2009
Description:
• An astute professional with over 24 Months of experience in the areas of Information Security Management
and Security Auditing.
• Successfully handling projects for many clients during work experience.
• Been part of GDF (6 Sigma LEAN Derivative) –DPP (Defect Prevention Program) of IBM.
• Expertise in handling Internal/External Audits like Corporate, BC Review, KCO Testing and PMR.
• Strong communication & team building skills with proficiency at grasping new technical Concepts quickly &
utilize the same in a productive manner.
Worked as Application support engineer in Metlife insurance pvt ltd (Trimax computers ltd),
From: Sep 2007 to June 2008
Description:
• Team support and Co-ordination.
• Vendor Co-ordination(TCS and Impactools)
• Batch job running follow-ups and solving batch job related issues.
• Solving application and server (UAT, STAGING and Production) related issues.
• Managing the daily weekly monthly scheduled activities and reports.
• RFC and Ticket (Requests from the vendors) Co-ordination.
• Monitoring and managing the Network Devices
• Worked on Avaya MACD operations.
Qualification:
• B.Sc Computer Science ( D.R.M Degree & Junior College, Davangere)
Personal Profile:
Name : Venkatesh M S
Date of Birth : 17-09-1984.
Father’s name : Srinivas Rao M R
Languages Known: Kannada, English, and Hindi

Venkatesh M S - Security Audit and Compliance

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    Venkatesh M S #580 8th main 5th cross RPC Layout Vijayanagara Bangalore-40 E-mail: venkyms1984@gmail.com Phone: 91-9742911777-9986928722. Summary: A IT Security Analyst with about 6.8 years of experience in Web security, Security Compliance Management and specialized in System Security, Vulnerability Scanning, Security Incident Event Management, Application Security, Cloud security, Identity & Access Management, Patch Management, Audit & Compliance, Project Management and Information Security Audits in regulatory environment, Business Continuity Management. Certification: ITIL v3 Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management. ISO27001 Lead Auditor Certification Cobit V5 Skills: Security Audit and Accountability, Compliance Testing, Risk Assessment, Identification and Authentication, Security Standards, Compliance and Audit Management, Security Policies and Procedures, Identity and Access Management, Security Incident & Event Management, Security health Checking, Regulatory Quality Testing, ISO 27001Controls, ITIL standard, Risk Management using ISO 27005. Security Tools: Proficient in: Identity Access Manager(Multiple Vendors), Nessus Familiar With: Vulnerability Scanners, ISS, Qualys Guard. Employer Details: • Working in Accenture as Sr Security Operations Analyst, From: March 2012 till date. • Worked in IBM India Private Limited as Compliance Lead, From: August 2008 to July 2011 • Worked in Metlife Insurance PVT LTD as a Application support engineer From:Sep 2007 to june 2008 Project Details: Working as Security Compliance Manager, from February 2012 till date Description: • Compliance Management. o Ensure that the account is compliant with the entire security requirements document in the Information security Policy using various tools. o Manage Security Services, IAM, IT advisory services, Vulnerability scanning, Patch management & infrastructure security o Perform the vulnerability scanning, security health checks to client in scope servers & network devices. o Provide support to Patch management for customer servers & network devices. o Provide to ensure timely manner to complete the execution of security testing. o Provide IBM support team to track and assist in closing the security gap checks according security guidelines. o Provide support for delivering InfoSec assessments and controls demonstration regard to compliance. o Monitoring the compliance of the various process implemented to the meet the Controls documented in the information security Policy.
  • 2.
    o Expertise inanalyzing and translating business requirements into control objectives, design security controls and implement them along with a security management cycle. o Conduct independent security controls review. • Audit Management. o Leadership / support in security Audits / reviews / validations of compliance posture. o Assistance and guidance on interpreting the data requests and validating the data response o Be a single point of contact to the Auditors and Audited team and help the team in understanding the Audit requirement o Internal compliance & Cyber security audit. o Support corporate security review, SSAE16, SOX audit & Internal security assessment • Risk Management. o Perform security technical testing as the part of managed security services. o Perform privilege monitoring & risk assessment for the IBM clients o Drive the identification and management of risk o Drive the documentation of threat and risk o Ensure Issue and risk Management a part of the local delivery management system with Operation metrics reviewed and actioned. o Ensure the risk documented is communicated to the management and customer for action. • Business Continuity Management o Identify critical systems, processes and functions. o Risk assessments based on the duration of Outage and criticality. o Develop Business Continuity Plans for Everything o Test and Exercise the Plans o Layer Business Plan & Disaster Plan o Ensuring there is a regular status reporting to management o Use summary reports for management for tracking on the status Worked as a part of Compliance Control Testing Team in IBM India Private Limited, from January 2011 to January 2012 Description: • Performing analysis and updates of IT Controls Testing checklists • Key control testing of General Computer Controls. • Evaluation and documentation of test results. • If necessary, retesting of remediated controls. • Assist in developing and updating procedures, other technical documentation, and best practices that can be leveraged to improve efficiencies across the clients organization. • Performing periodic shared ID reviews for the clients supported by the company. • Evaluation and documentation of test results. • Providing feedbacks and recommendations based on the observations of the review. • Assisting in the preparations of security policy documents by actively reviewing and providing suggestions based on the requirements. Worked as a Quality Control Lead in IBM India Private Limited, from August 2009 to December 2010 Description: • Verify procedural compliance (completeness, accuracy, etc). • Summarize daily/weekly/monthly QC results. • Review and provide QC results to Service Delivery Manager(s) and DPE(s) and identify any issues. • Verify Compliance Incidents, RCAs are created and monitor to assure completion. • Review consolidated inspection results to identify problem trends/area. • Address issues with Delivery Leads. • Summarize defects for weekly QC report.
  • 3.
    Worked as ITSecurity Analyst in IBM India Private Limited, From: August 2008 to August 2009 Description: • An astute professional with over 24 Months of experience in the areas of Information Security Management and Security Auditing. • Successfully handling projects for many clients during work experience. • Been part of GDF (6 Sigma LEAN Derivative) –DPP (Defect Prevention Program) of IBM. • Expertise in handling Internal/External Audits like Corporate, BC Review, KCO Testing and PMR. • Strong communication & team building skills with proficiency at grasping new technical Concepts quickly & utilize the same in a productive manner. Worked as Application support engineer in Metlife insurance pvt ltd (Trimax computers ltd), From: Sep 2007 to June 2008 Description: • Team support and Co-ordination. • Vendor Co-ordination(TCS and Impactools) • Batch job running follow-ups and solving batch job related issues. • Solving application and server (UAT, STAGING and Production) related issues. • Managing the daily weekly monthly scheduled activities and reports. • RFC and Ticket (Requests from the vendors) Co-ordination. • Monitoring and managing the Network Devices • Worked on Avaya MACD operations. Qualification: • B.Sc Computer Science ( D.R.M Degree & Junior College, Davangere) Personal Profile: Name : Venkatesh M S Date of Birth : 17-09-1984. Father’s name : Srinivas Rao M R Languages Known: Kannada, English, and Hindi