Akash Mahindrakar

About Akash Mahindrakar

Strategic Visionary: Guiding Organization Through the Cyber LandscapeAs a mission-critical cyber defender with a decade of safeguarding national security assets in the Indian Navy, I do have a proven track record of-Leading the charge: Spearheaded comprehensive cyber security strategies as Deputy Director of Cyber Security, ensuring compliance and minimizing threats. Promulgating policies for Data Governance, Identifying and assessing potential threats and vulnerabilities, and implementing appropriate controls to mitigate them.Extinguishing digital fires: Masterminded incident response (Air-Gapped Internal Networks and Cyber Space), effectively investigating and mitigating breaches. Through my experience as an Incident Response Team Head, I was able to understand the entire lifecycle of an incident and imbibe it into the core of the organization, then only, the mitigation of any incident would be rapidly implementable.Building cyber fortresses: Governed diverse SOCs (Security Operations Centers) and designed and implemented robust security controls, including vulnerability assessments and penetration testing.Empowering teams: Cultivated a culture of security awareness through effective training and leadership. Staying ahead of the curve: Possesses industry-recognized certifications (CISA, CISM, ISO 27001, CySA+) and continuously seeks knowledge.

Experience

1. AVP

   Aks Information Technology Services

   Sep 2025 — Present

Education

• Defence School

  Advance Degree, Information Warfare

• Indian Institute of Foreign Trade

  Executive Programme, B, International Business/Trade/Commerce

• Walchand College of Engineering(A Govt. Aided Autonomous Institute),SANGLI-M.S

  Diploma of Education, Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician

• Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)

  Advanced Digital forensics

• Pune University

  Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician