About

Smita H. is a Senior Risk Analyst at General Electric (GE) Corporate with over 6 years of experience in the field. She has a Master's degree in Computer Science from Vellore Institute of Technology and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Sipna College of Engineering and Technology. At GE, Smita has been responsible for conducting risk assessments, developing country-specific privacy maturity models, and identifying potential gaps in privacy laws across the ASEAN and ANZ regions. She has also defined sustainable processes, identified country-specific data across applications, and ensured compliance with upcoming Indian Data Protection Regulatory requirements. Smita has improved risk classification accuracy for all SaaS applications registered in CMDB and conducted cyber security awareness sessions, including phishing awareness and unauthorized software and USB identification exercises. Smita's past experience at GE includes working as a Risk Specialist, where she identified applications that deal with sensitive data, defined the data classification model, and implemented data masking solutions to protect data at rest within and outside of the corporate boundaries. She executed project management with a focus on detailed planning, requirements gathering, scope determination, resource allocations, project execution, and customer review. Smita's expertise lies in vulnerability management for manufacturing sites, ensuring the security of internet-facing applications, creating an enterprise-wide crisis management policy, risk taxonomy analysis for all GE businesses, product conformance for a new product introduced in GE, and lean security review processes. She has also been involved in providing phishing as a service, reviewing the results, and conducting awareness training for low performers. Smita is a Security+ certified professional and has a proven track record of delivering successful projects within the stipulated timelines. She is a team player, possesses excellent communication skills, and is passionate about learning new technologies and tools to enhance her skill set.