Excellence in Cybersecurity and Risk Mitigation

With over 16 years of expertise in the IT and cybersecurity fields, Pavan Paidy is a highly experienced Information Security Consultant. Currently serving as the Application Security Lead at FINRA, he is responsible for overseeing security assessments and ensuring the secure development of enterprise applications within large-scale financial and healthcare organizations. His work focuses on maintaining data sensitivity and ensuring regulatory compliance, which are crucial in these industries.

Throughout his career, Pavan has held various progressive roles, including security consulting at organizations like E*TRADE, Inovalon Inc., and Tata Consultancy Services. His expertise spans penetration testing, secure code reviews, risk management, cloud infrastructure assessment, and compliance audits, using frameworks such as ISO 27001, COBIT, and NIST. Pavan is committed to integrating security throughout the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), emphasizing secure coding practices, threat modeling, and proactive vulnerability identification and remediation.

Pavan's certifications, including CISA, CISM, and CEH, as well as his MBA in Information Security, underscore his technical expertise and business-aligned approach to security. His work extends beyond assessments, offering strategic recommendations and hands-on support to development teams in adopting security best practices. He has led numerous security awareness initiatives and successfully implemented automated tools for code analysis and vulnerability scanning, strengthening the overall security posture of organizations he supports.