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”Students need to be confident in their skills and open to growth.”- Mr. Deepak Munjal

In a world of automation and advancements, information technology is a big boom. From basic computer software to high-end ones, each one has been carefully crafted by coders and teams of specialists.

Thus, it is equally important to protect these works of blood and sweat. This is where the Cyber and Information Security department comes into play.

Developing applications and conducting security audits that ensure the smooth and flawless operation of systems has become a necessity.

“With rising cyber-crime rates, it is very important to stay protected.“

Eduvoice Understanding the Needs And Bridging The Gap!!

The field of Cyber Security is highly upcoming and important. It needs to be on par with the increasing technology, as what is created, also needs to be maintained and protected.

But, owing to the lack of knowledge and guidance surrounding this field, we at Eduvoice invite Corporate Leaders of specific fields who share their insights about the skill sets and qualities that are required in their specific domains.

Let’s Get To Know Mr. Deepak Munjal!!

We had the auspicious opportunity to interview a highly skilled person, Mr. Deepak Munjal, who is an Information Security professional with CISA, CISM, CISSP, and PMP qualification with more than 13 years of post-qualification experience in leading and executing technology advisory engagements.

His humble journey began as follows. Deepak did his B.Tech in 2006 from Haryana. Hence, Mr. Munjal started his first job with ICICI bank, in May 2007, where he was hired as a campus recruit. For 6 months he worked in operations, after which, he worked in the bank’s information security compliance department. This was his first exposure as compliance.

Back then, Cyber Security was not very developed in India. System assurance and Audits caught his interest and this led him towards completing his CISA, CISSP, and CISM.

He says 

“One needs to have a deep interest in the Cyber Security and GRC, to pursue them.”

Continuing his journey, Deepak then moved to Chennai for his first job as an Information Audit Analyst. Growing in the industry, he has worked in ERP audits, active directory security, security audit, and creating attack maps.

Soon, he decided that it was a good time to move to consulting firms; like PWC, KPMG, who provide consulting to clients on how to secure their systems and perform security audits.

Currently, he works in NCR Corporation, which is into ATM Software & Services and Payment Applications. They go to placement camps at Indian Universities like Chitkaara, Amity, etc. Even though some universities don’t have the cybersecurity subjects, they hire the students on the basis of aptitude and attitude.

They also have a 3-month program on Cyber Security.

In this, they begin with why Cyber Security is important, then they provide exposure to various tools like Appsec, GRC, Vulnerability Management, and Ethical hacking. When students join the team, they get elevated to the PUS and then get the opportunity to work on penetration tests and process automation.

What Are The Things That Cyber Security Is Looking For In a College Pass Out?

Companies are looking for students with more technical and practical exposure. 

Mr. Munjal says,

”Students need to be ready to learn new things and face new challenges, not just do the things they already know.”

He informs us that they need to learn new ways to apply skills every day. For example, to tackle phishing emails about COVID vaccines, which might entangle us up in malware. Another issue he mentions is of crypto-jacking, which is misusing the computer’s processing power and mining Crypto-Currency. Thus, corporations look for expert students, to build such applications and work on it.

Deepak also lists a few skills, like penetration tests, ethical hacking, and vulnerability scan, to find out weaknesses in the system; compliance management, etc.

Students that possess skills like programming and coding also have huge opportunities to build APIs as well as scripting and to create new ways of finding the solutions.

As per him, students need to be confident in their skills and open to growth. 

The industry offers many opportunities, but he informs us that interns and students need to master at least one or two skills. They have ample opportunities for those students, that have the right vision, a clear path, and immense passion.

A Word About Higher Education From The Industry

When asked about his expectations from different tier college pass-outs, Deepak said that he doesn’t differentiate between students from different tiers. He simply has a set of expectations from the students.

He says that they should be quick learners and have the necessary basic skills. According to him, Communication is also very important, because to communicate with teams across the globe, one should be able to express themselves correctly.

We asked him if his company will hire a student that has no degree but the relevant skills; to which he answered that we haven’t adopted this hiring criterion in India. Organizations have policies that cannot be denied. Yet, in the future, Mr. Munjal would love to see people become self accomplished and self-driven.

Our next question to him was about the idea of Sandwich Pattern of learning, where 50% of the degree’s tenure is training and the rest 50% is studying in college. We asked how that can be implemented and what is the industry’s opinion on this.

Mr. Munjal replied that we are already doing this. Students have a 3-year education and 1-year complete internship course. In the end, they have to submit a corporate project and people like him mentor the students in the best way to complete the project. He says it is already an emerging model.

Deepak Munjal’s Say On Eduvoice And It’s Initiative.

Deepak felt that we are doing an amazing job in terms of reaching out to the leaders. He suggests building a network to seek feedback from talented people. Mr. Munjal also encouraged such telephonic interviews. He said that it helps to motivate people, and helps prevent the students from committing similar mistakes.Mr. Munjal also said,

“I haven’t seen this happen before and I wish to see it being done on a larger scale, as it is very beneficial for the general society as well.“

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Moderated By: Jayesh Pawar
Arranged By: Piyush Mohanty

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“Cyber Security is not anymore a part of the IT puzzle but rather has now become a puzzle in itself and organizations need to understand that.”- Mr Sudeep Bose

We all live in a world which is networked together, from email correspondence and financial transactions to professional networking and collaborative work documents, businesses rely on technology to be connected at all times and conduct work effectively and thus, network protection is no longer an optional extra.

However, when these lines of communication are threatened or even compromised, it can have a disastrous effect on the business, which makes Cyber-attack a major concern. That is where Cyber Security comes in to help.

Cyber Security refers to a set of techniques used to protect the integrity of an organization’s security architecture and safeguard its data against attack, damage, or unauthorized access. It encompasses everything that pertains to protecting individuals’ sensitive data, personally identifiable information (PII), protected health information (PHI), personal information, intellectual property, data, and governmental and industry information systems from theft and damage attempted by criminals and adversaries.

Gone are the days of simple firewalls and antivirus software being sole security measures. Business leaders can no longer leave information security to such applications. They need good cybersecurity experts in their company, who protect all the data of the organization. They should be fully skilled in how to deal with any kind of cyber attack.

Eduvoice Understanding The Needs And Bridging The Gap!!

Cyber security risk is increasing, driven by global connectivity and usage of the internet so it has a higher scope for people to get jobs in it. Therefore, the students should be well aware of how to fetch a good career for themselves in this domain.

To explore more around this region we at Eduvoice invite corporate leaders of this field. So that they can give their insights on what all skills should a candidate possess in order to fetch a good job in this sector. Also, this would reduce the gap between the Industrial Sector and the Educational Sector.

Let’s Get To Know Mr. Sudeep Bose

This time Eduvoice got a wonderful opportunity to have a conversation with Mr Sudeep Bose, Principal Architect at Accenture and Ex-Associate Director at Deloitte.

(Everything expressed by Mr. Sudeep in the interview is solely his point of view and he does not represent his current company – Accenture in any form or manner.)

To commence the conversation we first asked Mr. Bose about his journey to which he replied that he did his graduation in B.E. in Electronics and communication.

After that, he joined NDTV. Although NDTV is a media company, he was there in automation and technical operations but in the span of three months, he was put into a very critical position at the Master Control Room as an engineer.

He was given work related to IT systems and software addition to which he voluntarily picked up the role of security. This is where Mr. Bose developed a keen interest in Cyber Security and started enjoying the work. At this point in time, Sudeep decided that he wants to make his career in the domain of Cyber Security.

After NDTV, Sudeep worked with ARICENT Technologies and there he performed exceptionally well and was promoted as their Lead Security Engineer. After that, he joined Deloitte where he shifted roles and from network to information security. 

Post-Deloitte, he joined Oracle as IT Security Architect to lead their Global security advisory practice and be one of the five key stakeholders in their internal cybersecurity program.

Post that, he got a chance to move back to Deloitte as they were scaling up their cyber intelligence center to help ramp up their technological landscape. Later in his stint, he got an opportunity to lead the cloud security for Deloitte India.

By then, he got a chance to join Accenture Security and now he is currently leading their Cloud Security and transformation and helping in upscaling their security technological landscape. He is not into the conventional delivery part of it but he paves the way for the operation.

What Are Things That Cyber Security Is Looking For In A College Pass Out?

We then asked him about the skill set that an optimum candidate should possess in order to get a job in this field to which he replied: “A crucial topic all candidates should know are the IT protocols, having all the basic knowledge about Cyber Security, should have out of the box thinking.”

He also said that if he personally has to appoint, he primarily focusses on what the candidates know and if they have the knowledge around it, then he takes it further to check if they have the zeal of learning new things and will they be able to handle the responsibilities of the job.

A Word About Higher Education From The Industry

We also discussed higher education (Cyber Security) in which he stated that the Education system hasn’t changed definitely drastically but at least has started to show some signs by including a few security-related topics. But he also feels that Cyber Security is not given so much importance in higher education.

He continued by saying, “Cyber Security is not anymore a part of the IT puzzle but rather has now become a puzzle in itself and organizations need to understand that.”  He also gave an example by saying that if someone opens a company with one dollar, they will put their 30 cents into security.

He believes that the higher education system can also not change rapidly as technology keeps on changing. But the way education systems only address the basics of Cyber Security can be changed by addressing the entire dimension of it.

He also said that people usually take security as their last option and that mentality has to be changed by the education system because students at present see Cyber Security being a small part of IT. And that happens because the curriculum doesn’t have much to help develop their mindset by openly discussing how essential security is to a company.

Mr Sudeep’s Say On Eduvoice And It’s Initiative

Mr Bose appreciated our initiative and said that he admires the work that we are doing in order to create future corporate leaders. As this will improve the Education System by inclusion of a very important topic and he feels great that he contributed in some way to it. 

After talking to Mr. Sudeep we realized that it is never too late to go for something you love

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Moderated By: Jayesh Pawar
Arranged By: Piyush Mohanty

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