Experts & Advisors
Abhishek Tawde
Senior Director
Suite no. 3, 12th floor, North Wing
Oberoi Commerz 1, Oberoi Garden City, Goregaon, Mumbai, – 400 063 India
+91 9920032321 Mobile
Abhishek Tawde is a Senior Director at Ankura, based in Mumbai. He has over 10 years of experience working in cyber security, incident response, and digital forensics focusing on banking and financial sectors. He specializes in ransomware investigations, data exfiltration, business email compromise (BEC) cases, and cyber risk assessments.
Experience
- Investigated multiple BEC incidents, analyzing the root cause, assessing the impact, and identifying the attacker’s modus operandi.
- Conducted deep and dark web research to identify leaked or compromised personal and sensitive corporate data.
- Successfully resolved numerous corporate fraud cases through disk forensics, log analysis, and endpoint investigations.
- Performed digital forensic investigations, including evidence collection, documentation, preservation, and analysis of compromised assets such as laptops, mobile devices, and cloud environments.
- Led ransomware investigations, assessing the attack’s origin, encryption methods, and potential data exfiltration, while providing incident response and recovery strategies to mitigate further risks.
- Assisted in decrypting ransomware-affected systems, identifying Indicators of Compromise, and recommending proactive security controls to prevent future attacks.
- Conducted cyber risk assessments to identify vulnerabilities and threats across client environments, strengthening their security posture.
- Evaluated and reviewed security configurations for IT infrastructure, including network devices, endpoints, servers, and SaaS applications, identifying gaps and recommending mitigation strategies.
- Provided threat intelligence insights by analyzing adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures related to cyberattacks, including BEC, ransomware, and insider threats.
- Education
- MSc, Ethical Hacking and Computer Security, University of Abertay Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom.
- BE, Computer Engineering, Mumbai University, Mumbai, India.
- Diploma, Computer Engineering, Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education, Thakur Polytechnic, Mumbai, India.
