Meet the Author
Asha Vartak
Accomplished and results-oriented executive Leader with a proven track record of success in formulating and executing comprehensive cybersecurity and Cyber compliance strategies aligned with business objectives, encompassing Cybersecurity, Risk Management, Compliance, Threat Modeling, Mitigation Planning, and Implementation. Expertise in leading and consulting in business and information security for companies in myriad global locations, (with education from four countries: India, Australia, Germany, and France), and building relationships with diverse stakeholders and employees. Motivating and inspiring leader willing to take on complex projects and tasks to successful completion for diverse organizations *Adept at administering security processes and effectively ensuring guidance via corporate policies and procedures. Proficient in developing and maintaining a deep comprehension of business processes, systems, cloud infrastructure, technologies, data, customers, consumers, and partners. * Skilled in planning and managing information security posture in line with corporate policies, procedures, and regulatory/contractual obligations. Areas of Expertise
- Governance Risk and Compliance
- Digital Transformation
- Strategic Planning / Customer Mindset
- Acquisitions and Divestitures
- Vendor and Third party Management
- Security Architecture
- Operational Excellence
- Discovered hidden costs and security risks associated with major contract negotiations during transformation, identifying exceptions to policy, compliance requirements, process misalignments, and incompatibilities that could complicate business value creation.
- Strategized, implemented, and managed a global initiative to achieve transparency on compliance requirements controls for data, including extraterritorial transfer and mitigating process for continuous assurance of Company's digital risks.
- Spearheaded cybersecurity in various business mergers & acquisitions divestitures, ensuring that critical considerations in securing and managing information assets were considered and monitored in a structured approach throughout each initiative.
- Managed cybersecurity risks in captive offshoring for IT services, providing strong leadership in addressing unique challenges posed by regulatory data localization laws.
- Directed SAP security, authorization, and compliance implementation for European Healthcare Diagnostics Business Group, covering 16 countries across 6 rollouts.