The IT Security Guru’s Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards aims to shed a light on the remarkable women in our industry. The following is a feature on just one of the many phenomenal women put forward for the 2021 awards. Presented in a Q&A format, the nominee’s answers are written in their own words with minor edits made by the editor for readability.

This year, the awards are sponsored by KPMG and Beazley.

Bindu Sundaresan, Director at AT&T Security 

What does your job role entail?

I provide strategic and tactical cybersecurity consulting services to customers and specialize in collaborating with clients on cybersecurity, technology transformation, cyber-risk, compliance, and data governance initiatives. I lead a team of security professionals responsible for providing consultative services specific to Trusted Advisor engagement, Incident Response, Forensics, Threat/Vulnerability Management services, and compliance assessments. I leverage my extensive technical skills as I advise customers through workshops, speaking engagements, and industry forums. I counsel customers on how best to optimize their business benefits and drive organizational improvements by sustaining security protocols, managing compliance, and mitigating risk. In addition to providing subject matter expert support, I am responsible for defining services across Cybersecurity Consulting based on client-specific security challenges. 

How did you get into the cybersecurity industry?

My experience, which spans more than 20 years, has been shaped by the opportunity to work with some of the world’s most innovative companies. I have worked with industry frameworks, including NIST/ISO/HITRUST, regulatory requirements including PCI, NERC, and HIPAA. I have led dozens of cyber-risk engagements for Fortune 500 clients from strategy to technology implementation to breach response. I was tapped to lead ..

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