Samir Dani

About Samir Dani

I am a senior cybersecurity leader with 30 years of experience in protecting enterprise value by managing and minimizing cyber risk. I have a proven track record of building and optimizing robust security programs for leading organizations in the banking, manufacturing, and IT sectors.My core strength is in developing, articulating, and implementing a robust cybersecurity and risk management strategy that directly protects an organization’s critical business information and intellectual property. I excel at building consensus among stakeholders and leading high-performance teams to navigate crises and build a proactive, resilient cyber security posture.Specialties & Leadership CompetenciesCybersecurity & Risk Management:o Information Security Strategy Development & Planningo Cyber Risk Management and Cyber Intelligenceo AI Risk Management & Security for AIo Security Architecture & Frameworko Application & Technology Infrastructure Risk Managemento Cloud Security Risk & Posture Managemento Third-Party and Supply Chain Risk ManagementTechnical Expertise:o Identity and Access Managemento DevSecOpso Security Operations & Automationo Data Security – Classification & Protectiono Incident Response, Investigation & ForensicGovernance & Business Acumen:o Governance, Audit & Complianceo Budgeting and Controlso Team Building & LeadershipKey Certifications: CISSP & CRISC

Experience

1. Head of Application and Infrastructure Security Risk Management

   ICICI Bank

   May 2022 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   As Head of Application and Infrastructure Security Risk Management and a senior leader at a prominent private sector bank, I oversee a broad cyber security risk management portfolio. My work focuses on strategic direction and execution across Cyber Risk Management Strategy, Cloud Security, Application Security, Infrastructure & Network Security, AI Risk Management, Cyber Security Risk Oversight, and Security Governance. My primary goal is to continually enhance our security posture and ensure regulatory compliance by aligning all initiatives with our business objectives.

Education

• Shah & Anchor Kutchhi Engineering College

  B.E., Electronics

  1990 — 1994

Skills

• IT Operations
• Vendor Management
• IT Risk Management
• IT Service Management
• IT Infrastructure Management
• Information Security
• Service Delivery
• Infrastructure
• Security
• Iso 27001
• Information Security Management
• Project Management
• Disaster Recovery
• Data Center
• Team Management