About

Gaurav Batra is a tech entrepreneur, risk advisor, and cybersecurity professional with over 15 years of direct experience. He possesses strong knowledge of IT-business alignment, large-scale project deployment, and organization-wide security deployments. Currently, he is the founder and CEO of CyberFrat, a platform for cybersecurity professionals to share knowledge and network with each other. Gaurav has worked with several renowned organizations such as Hewlett Packard Enterprise, MetLife, JP Morgan, Axis Bank, and Mondelēz International. He has been awarded CISO of the year from 2017 to 2020, Top 100 InfoSec maestros, Data security champion, India’s top 20 InfoSec influencers, and many more speakers and InfoSec level recognition including one from The Economic Times. With specialties in cyber security marketing, IT strategy and execution, technology integration, mergers and acquisition, IT budgeting, data center migrations, vendor management, risk management, security deployment, information security governance, security operations, consulting, controls, audits, fraud analysis, business continuity management, vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, budgeting, and resourcing within the BFSI, IT, and FMCG sectors, Gaurav has a diverse range of skills. Before founding CyberFrat, Gaurav founded The Digital Kiddo and CXO Junction. He holds a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) in Computer Science from PTU, completed in 2007. His current company is Culsight, where he is the founder. Overall, Gaurav Batra is a highly experienced and accomplished professional with a strong background in cybersecurity and IT-business alignment. His extensive knowledge and expertise make him a valuable asset to any organization he works with.