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Delivering Data-
Driven Results

Through IT
From a humble beginning in the IT Roadblocks Galore
field, Yogesh has always been I t h i n k t h a t r e t a i n i n g Deployments
passionate about the latest knowledgeable team members is - Yogesh
t e c h n o l o g i c a l p r o d u c t s & one of the main challenges of the IT
solutions. His passion for IT also industry, especially against the
encouraged him to impart IT ever-evolving threats. Nurturing
education and know-how to many organic data pointers in an
aspiring candidates in the IT field. organization to deliver data- Yogesh Kumar Bansal
He later took to system integration driven results is a challenge that
and successfully handled a couple can be handled through careful CISO, Aavas Financiers
of projects in India. Today, Yogesh planning and awareness.
has more than a decade of
experience working with Aavas IT Deployment Close to Heart
and is CISM (Certified Information
Security Manager) and PMP Establishing the infrastructure for
certified, aiming towards a Ph.D. my current organization has been
H e i s a n a c c o m p l i s h e d I T one of the best projects that I have
professional with exceptional ever handled. My journey had its
ability to handle mission-critical s h a r e o f c h a l l e n g e s , a n d
projects that guarantee the best
outcomes for his organization. overcoming them and achieving
the targets while raising the bar
Achievements & makes all the effort worth it.
Contributions in the IT Sector
Key Learnings in the IT Sector
I regularly impart knowledge to my
team members, and many of them Following have been some of the
are under my mentorship. I have key learnings for me in the IT sector
a l w a y s b e l i e v e d i n h a v i n g
continuous interactions with peers Understanding compliance &
in the field, especially topics like regulations.
current cybersecurity and IT D e v e l o p i n g o r g a n i c d a t a IT Deployment Done
infrastructure in India and globally. pointers that would be relative to With Sophos
I have successfully offered organization goals and ensure
consultancy to numerous startups positive results. We are running Sophos firewalls
and emerging enterprises. I feel and access points for secure
that one should always keep Top 3 technologies in 2021 branch connectivity. We are also
learning and garnering more For me, Anywhere operations, AI- using Sophos email gateway
k n o w l e d g e a b o u t d i f f e r e n t based cybersecurity, and Low- protection and Intercept X
technologies and the industry, in Code Application Platforms are managed threat response for our
general. assets.
the top three technologies for 2021.

June 2021