Swapnil Kotawadekar

About Swapnil Kotawadekar

I am a cyber security enthusiast with 10 years of experience in core cyber security areas, including technical assessment, compliance, and audit. My technical expertise includes:1. Firewall ruleset review2. Vulnerability assessment3. Internal and external vulnerability assessments and penetration testing4. Web application penetration testing5. Segmentation testing6. Network architecture review7. Wireless scanningI have extensive experience with PCI-DSS, having worked with banks, BPOs, data centers, service providers, and merchants. Throughout my career, I have conducted over 400 assessments across the globe, including regions such as the Middle East, APAC, and the USA. My technical knowledge has been instrumental in conducting high-quality PCI-DSS assessments and has also helped in performing technical evaluations like PADSS (which was sunset by PCI SSC in 2022) and 3DS.In addition, I have over 2 years of experience in HITRUST, primarily working with US-based healthcare industry. I established and led quality assurance operations at Accorian, achieving a 98% improvement in quality. I also trained team members on HITRUST processes and raised awareness about HITRUST. I successfully managed complex HITRUST clients and ensured timely delivery of projects, complemented by my experience in a Big Four firm.My experience in CISO operations has been invaluable during audits, as it allows me to understand clients\' mindsets more effectively.I hold several certifications, including ISC2 CISSP, AWS Solution Architect, PCI-QSA, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor (LA), Lead Implementer (LI), ISC2 SSCP, ISC2 CC, and CEH. These certifications helped a lot in understanding the technicality of the client during an audit.With Python, I love to develop scripts that make my and my team\'s tasks easy.

Experience

1. Associate Director

   Accorian

   Apr 2024 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

Education

• K V Pendharkar College of Arts Science and Commerce

  Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science

  2010 — 2013

• ADARSHA COLLAGE

  H.S.C, SCIENCE

  2009 — 2010

• Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning

  Certification in Cyber Law, Cyber Law

  2014 — 2015

• SHRI KRUSHNA KHAMKAR SCHOOL

  S.S.C, PRIMARY SCHOOL

  2007 — 2008

• University of Mumbai

  Master of Science - MS, Computer Science

• Ramnarain Ruia College - Mumbai

  Master of Science (M.Sc.), Computer Science

  2013 — 2015

Skills

• .net
• Penetration Testing
• Ceh
• Vulnerablity Analysis
• Research
• C++
• Vulnerablity Analysis
• Javascript
• Java
• Cyber Law
• Core Java
• Python
• Microsoft Office