Preetham Nayak

About Preetham Nayak

Information Security executive with extensive experience designing and leading global cybersecurity programs across Investment Banking, Financial Services, Semiconductors, and Manufacturing. Proven ability to build and scale geographically distributed teams while delivering enterprise security capabilities spanning Security Operations, Architecture, Engineering, Risk, Compliance, and Product Security. Trusted advisor to executive leadership and Boards, known for translating complex cyber risk into clear business decisions and aligning security strategy with public-company governance, regulatory requirements, and growth objectives. Brings deep technical expertise in protecting semiconductor IP, hardware platforms, firmware, and global manufacturing environments from advanced threats, combined with a people-first leadership approach that drives resilience in high-risk, fast-moving organizations.Security Programs: Security Architecture and Engineering, Strategic Planning, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, Data Security, Third-Party and Vendor Management, Vulnerability Management, Network Security, Infrastructure Security, Incident Response, Forensics, Insider Threat Management, Security Operations, Security Awareness, Identity and Access Management, Software Development Security, Risk Management, Compliance, Cloud Security, Incident Management.Compliance: Security: NIST-CSF, ISO27001/02, SOC2 | Privacy: GDPR, CCPA | Financial: Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)Technology: On-prem, Hybrid, Cloud native, multi-cloud | SaaS, PaaS, IaaS | AWS, Azure, OCI | Mac OS, Linux, Windows | Container Security | Application SecurityTools: SIEM: Splunk, Exabeam, Elastic Security | EDR: CrowdStrike, CarbonBlack, Cybereason, Cylance, Symantec | Container: Kubernetes, Docker | Vulnerability Management: Tenable Nessus, Rapid7, Nexpose | Forensics: Encase, Nuix, FTK | Firewalls: Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, Checkpoint | DLP: Digital Guardian, Forcepoint, Symantec | Endpoint Privilege Management: CyberArk, BeyondTrust, Delinea Thycotic | Privilege Account Management: CyberArk, Delinea Thycotic | Identity Management: CyberArk, Okta | CASB: Forcepoint, Netskope, Zscaler | Data Security : Varonis, Netwrix, StealthBits, LepideCertifications: ISACA CISM | EC-Council CEH, ESCA, CHFI | GAQM ISO27001 | BSI ISO27001: Lead Auditor

Experience

1. Governing Body Member

   Evanta, A Gartner Company

   May 2025 — Present

Education

• Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology

  Master of Business Administration - MBA

  2006 — 2008

• Bengaluru City University

  Bachelor's degree, Computer Science and Electronics

  2003 — 2006

Skills

• Vmware
• System Administration
• Identity & Access Management (Iam)
• Citrix
• Infrastructure
• Vmware Esx
• Dns
• Iis
• Unified Threat Management
• Security
• Bmc Remedy
• End Point Security
• Disaster Recovery
• IT Service Management
• Itil
• Dhcp
• Group Policy
• Microsoft Cluster
• Virtualization
• Firewalls
• Network Security
• Sccm
• Sharepoint
• Vulnerability Assessment
• Active Directory
• System Center Configuration Manager (Sccm)
• Windows Server
• Information Security
• Domain Name System (Dns)
• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (Dhcp)
• Windows Security
• Windows Clustering
• Dfs
• Troubleshooting
• Data Center
• Vmware Infrastructure
• Vbscript
• Microsoft Exchange
• Symantec Endpoint Protection