2024

Aparna Achanta: Strengthening security posture of US federal agencies

Entrant

IBM

Category

Information Technology - Cyber Security

Client's Name

Country / Region

United States

As a Principal Security Architect, Aparna works as a consultant who oversaw mission-critical projects for US Federal Agencies, including the US Department of Transportation (USDOT), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Aparna specializes in securing and defending important federal applications and sensitive data for organizations such as the VA and FDA. During her tenure, she successfully implemented the Zero Trust framework in federal agencies, which included establishing secure development practices, evaluating vendors, scanning and mitigating vulnerabilities, establishing observability, performing performance monitoring, and making sure that SaaS applications have strong security frameworks and controls in place. Aparna worked closely with development teams to prepare all the security documentation required for critical healthcare applications to go live at FDA and VA and worked with ISO and ISSO in federal agencies to monitor Authority to Operate (ATO) statuses for critical healthcare applications to go live. Aparna is also an important part of IBM’s GenAI CoE, which establishes rules for Microsoft CoPilot and WatsonX governance.
With 10+ years of experience, Aparna has designed digital transformation projects for large federal clients that have greatly increased output and expedited procedures. Aparna is a motivated person who is committed to making an impact in the cybersecurity industry. She is an active mentor, author, peer-reviewer and speaker.

 
2024
Chandra Sekhar Dash, Ushur Inc
Information Technology

Entrant

Ushur Inc

Category

Information Technology - Cyber Security

Country / Region

United States

 
2024
Long International Website
Business Website

Entrant

Long International

Category

Business Website - Construction

Country / Region

United States

 
2024
Leading the Charge in Software Engineering Innovation
Information Technology

Entrant

Vishal Patel

Category

Information Technology - IT Future Leader of the Year

Country / Region

United States

 
2024
Leader Supply Chain Digital Transformation
Business Technology Solutions

Entrant

Ashutosh Nagar

Category

Business Technology Solutions - Supply Chain Management Solution

Country / Region

United States