Hi 👋 I'm

Arava Anantha Rao

securing enterprises · empowering humans
InfoSec Professional @ TCS · 3+ Years
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The MissionAspiring CISO — leading enterprise security from the front
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The DreamBuilding India's #1 corporate community — The Corporate Chai
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Arava Anantha Rao
Before you scroll

security starts with you.
whoever you are.

You don't need to be hacked to be exposed. Most breaches begin with everyday habits — let me show you one.

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⚠ WEAK
Now, let me guess…
Felt familiar? Then you're already vulnerable. And a UPI ID like 9999999999@upi — built on your phone number — means you're leaving your personal information everywhere, with every payment. Breaches rarely start with code. They start with habits.

The strongest firewall in any organisation is an aware human being — an awareness I've delivered to 20,000+ professionals, one conversation at a time.

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My score? 100% — Security Champion 🛡️. Beat it.
🎮 Career Quest

every level, earned.

My journey — played like a game. XP gained, quests cleared, next boss level loading.

⭐ Player · A. Anantha Rao 🧭 Class · GRC Specialist ❤️ Streak · 3+ Yrs
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Level 01 · Origin Story
Bachelor of Science
2018 — 2021
Maharaja's Autonomous College, Vizianagaram
CGPA 9.02
🏅 First Class with Distinction
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Level 02 · Skill Tree Unlocked
Master of Computer Applications
2021 — 2023
Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering, Visakhapatnam
CGPA 8.84
🏅 First Class with Distinction
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Level 03 · Main Quest — Active
Cybersecurity & GRC Professional
Sep 2023 — Present
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Hyderabad
Supported ISMS governance — policies, standards & SOPs
Audit readiness — control validation & evidence prep
Risk assessments, ITGC & change reviews — 500+ RFCs
Risk register management & remediation closure
Physical security assessments & HOTO walkthroughs for new enterprise buildings
CIS Benchmark reviews & system hardening
Access management reviews & access governance
Incident management & Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
Built compliance profiles & answered client questionnaires (RFP/RFI)
Leadership presentation decks & enterprise security initiatives
Trained 10+ team members & drove security process improvements
Security awareness (20,000+), GenAI risk & expert compliance email writing
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Level 04 · Side Quest → Startup
Founder — The Corporate Chai
2024 — Present
Building India's #1 corporate community — ideas brewed, connections built, impact delivered.
Growing 📈
🌐 Visit thecorporatechai.in →
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Boss Level · Loading...
Chief Information Security Officer
The Goal
XP 38%

Grinding XP: leadership · strategy · certifications · scale. Every audit, every campaign, every risk call — one step closer.

🏆 Achievements Unlocked
🎖️Achievement Unlocked
Special Initiative Award
2024 & 2025 · outstanding performance & contribution to the team, awarded by CISO
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Achievement Unlocked
tcsAI ACCESS.AI SPARK
2026 · innovation at the TCS ACCESS.AI Hackathon
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50,000+ Community
Across all social media · GRC & InfoSec insights
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Domains of practice

what i bring to the table

Eight domains of information security I work across — governance to network, cloud to awareness.

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DOMAIN 01

Governance, Risk & Compliance

ISO 27001NIST CSFNIST RMFRisk AssessmentRisk Register
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DOMAIN 02

Audit & Assurance

Audit ReadinessControl ValidationITGCGap AssessmentCIS Benchmarks
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DOMAIN 03

Regulatory & Privacy

GDPRPCI-DSSDPDP ActHIPAASOC
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DOMAIN 04

Identity & Access Management

Access GovernanceAccess ReviewsProvisioningDeprovisioning
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DOMAIN 05

Network Security

Secure ConfigurationSegmentationHardeningVulnerability MgmtPhysical Security
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DOMAIN 06

Cloud Security

Azure SecurityAZ-500Cloud PostureIAM Governance
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DOMAIN 07

Security Operations

Incident ManagementRCAChange MgmtRFC ReviewTPRM
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DOMAIN 08

AI Governance & Awareness

AI / GenAI RiskAI GovernanceSecurity AwarenessPolicy & SOP
Verified credentials

certified. proven.

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2025

ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Lead Auditor

TÜV SÜD

2026

ISO/IEC 27701:2025 Lead Auditor

Mastermind · Certificate of Competency

2025

CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701)

CompTIA

2025

Azure Security Engineer Associate

Microsoft · AZ-500

2024

Security, Compliance & Identity

Microsoft · SC-900

2024

Azure AI Fundamentals

Microsoft · AI-900

2026

CRISC — Risk & Information Systems Control

ISACA · Training

2026

DPDP Act 2023 — Certified · 93%

Digital Personal Data Protection

The Corporate Chai
Founder · The Corporate Chai · Est. 2024

ideas brewed. connections built.
impact delivered.

Where the corporate world meets a cup of chai — on a mission to build India's #1 corporate community.

Certificate of True Corporate — The Corporate Chai

the certificate of true corporate

Every member of our community earns this — recognition of commitment, resilience and professional excellence in the world of work. Want yours, with your name on it? It takes a minute.

Get in touch

let's build something
secure together.

InfoSec & GRC opportunities, advisory conversations, speaking, mentoring — my inbox is always open. Chai's on me. ☕

aravaanantharao@gmail.com
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🕵️ Quick challenge

Are you SecAware?

Honestly… I bet you'll fail. 10 questions, 60 seconds — prove me wrong and grab your certificate.

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SecAware · Individual Assessment
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