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Ratna Pawan consults organizations on business resilience, enterprise & security risks. With more than 25 years of experience, Ratna has worked with the BFSI giants such as HSBC, Yes Bank, ABN AMRO, Standard Chartered, and so on. She is also a committee member of 'Women in Resilience' at BCI. In this episode, we will be looking back to how business continuity plans fared through the pandemic and what lessons are we picking upon, therefore.

Kazmi Rizvi is the founding director of The Dialogue, an emerging public-policy think-tank. He is a popular public policy researcher with his current focus on technology policy. Here he discusses in detail how policies are directing digital space in India.

Satheesh Vattekkat directs Wallet Ecosystem at Walmart Global Tech India. He has more than two decades of experience in building teams and creating products for MoneyTap and Ezetap that have an iconic presence in the market. Here he discusses in detail a practical approach to incorporate security components in product development.

Shylaja Praveen, the Phoenix within Crossbow Labs, leads the HR operations and align them with the applicable security standards and regulations. Here she describes some of the relevant practices driven by the HR Management team to meet the security objectives.

Muruganandam Manickam heads cybersecurity governance and threat management at one of the leading banks in Middle East Asia. He has over two decades of experience spanning information security, governance, business continuity, and risk management services. Here he discusses in detail, the utilization of blockchain in the banking sector and its implementation for minding cybersecurity.

Praveen Vackayil is Principal - Cyber Security and Privacy Services at Ingram Micro. He is an in-demand trainer, enthusiastic writer and, a multiskilled professional with numerous certifications to his name. Here he discusses in detail, the changing cybersecurity scenario for India's financial sector and methods to deal with it.

Jeevan Badigari is the IT Security & Governance Manager at Majid Al Futtaim. He has got multiple certifications and multi-skilled professional and personal experiences. Here he discusses in detail, the endeavors a conglomerate like MAF undertakes to withstand the pandemic.

Swati Anuj Arya is a  Financial Services Compliance Specialist with one of the leading cloud service providers in the world. She helps many organizations across India in fulfilling their compliance requirements either pertaining to industry standards or regional regulations. Here she discusses in detail how the BFSI sector can adopt cloud platforms and address the obstacles that might come in their way.

Guruprasad T S Rao is the founder of Risinity (OPC) Private Limited, a niche techno-consulting business startup. With his 26 years of experience at play in the field of cybersecurity, he enables transformation programs, enterprise risk management, business continuity & disaster prevention/recovery for some of the most complex client engagements. Here he discusses in-depth three critical aspects of designing an organization's cybersecurity posture - Visioning, Optimizing budget, and Building Talent Pool.

As Abhiramalakshmi Karthikeyan makes her second appearance on our podcast, she not only talks about passwords but the human psychology behind creating and keeping the passwords. Here, she also discusses how technology can help in hovering strong passwords.

Umamaheshwar Rao, the Tintin within Crossbow Labs, has guided many organizations across the globe in complying with various industry standards and regulations in his long-standing experience. Here he helps us understand, implement, and measure cyber resilience as a business essential. 

Pratik Mehta, the Maverick within Crossbow Labs, is a trendsetter business consultant in fortifying cybersecurity posture for organizations across various verticals. Here he discusses the email security at a personal as well as organizational level, the associated threats, and solutions. 

Abhiramalakshmi Karthikeyan, the Skipper within Crossbow Labs, has helped many organizations sail across through their journey of compliance. Here she discusses the current status of network architecture in vogue as well as technical methods such as #zerotrust and cultural changes to overhaul this status.