Gautam A.

Chief Information Officer @ A.C. Agarwal

About

Currently a Graduate Student at Stevens Institute of Technology completing MS in Cybersecurity, I am an Information Security enthusiast looking to make the world a safer place and protect organizations and their data. I am a highly motivated individual looking to achieve this goal of mine and spread awareness about the same throughout my journey.

Country

City

India

Industry

Computer & Network Security

Skill

Security Consulting, Information Security Consulting, Windows Forensics, Microsoft Office, Linux, Microsoft Excel, Incident Response, English, Log Analysis, Email Security, Cloudflare, Domain Name System (DNS), Google Workplace, DMARC, Digital Forensics, Vulnerability Scanning, Vulnerability Management, Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI), Qualys, ServiceNow

Experience

Chief Information Officer

A.C. Agarwal

2025-9 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

Vadodara, Gujarat, India

Cyber Security Consultant

Stroz Friedberg, a LevelBlue company

2024-6 - 2025-7 · 1 yr 2 mos

New York City Metropolitan Area

Incident Response Planning - Advisory Services

Cyber Associate

Stroz Friedberg, a LevelBlue company

2023-7 - 2024-5 · 11 mos

New York City Metropolitan Area

- Advisory (Incident Response and Planning) - Incident Response - Digital Forensics

Information Security Intern

A.C. Agarwal

2022-12 - 2023-4 · 5 mos

India

• Reduced number of DNS entries by more than 50% while successfully implementing email security features like DMARC, DKIM, and SPF • Led and implemented Bot Management and DDoS protections among other features by Cloudflare resulting in more than 10 threats blocked weekly while testing Zero Trust Architecture • Oversaw and managed the deployment of cloud backup system as part of Disaster Recovery Plan and conducted walk-throughs and simulations regularly • Presented C-Level executives bi-weekly with organizations' security posture and recommendations

Intern - Vulnerability Management

New York Life Insurance Company

2022-6 - 2022-8 · 3 mos

Clinton, New Jersey, United States

- Closed tickets involving more than 150 unique vulnerabilities affecting more than 20000 assets - Drafted various reports on peculiar vulnerabilities and their actual impact and risk to the organization - Configured and conducted multiple scans against company infrastructure - Identified multiple false positives by correlating the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list by CISA and vulnerabilities in the organization - Interacted and collaborated with multiple silos of security at the organization - Understood workings of the SIEM and its use by the entire security department - Experienced workings of a Threat Intel team and how hunts are prioritized and conducted - Contributed to the drafting of documentation based on working of the VM team as well as suggesting action plans for impediments identified - Understood the workings of the DFIR Team and how collaboration across them and various other departments worked - Interacted with members of the Tech Risk Management team to learn more about the 1st line of Risk Defense and understand the 3 lines of Defense Model

Course Assistant for CS 492 - Operating Systems

Stevens Institute of Technology

2022-2 - 2022-5 · 4 mos

Hoboken, New Jersey, United States

Intern

Phigene Nutritech

2020-4 - 2020-4 · 1 mo

Gurgaon, Haryana

• Developed sales forecasting model to help executives better understand demand and supply chain for organization and increasing efficiency by more than 30% • Recommended various ways to use IoT for improved functioning and presented ideas to senior executives • Proposed and communicated changes to CEO based on analysis of companies’ current use of technologies