Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning , Finance & Banking , Fraud Management & Cybercrime

Profiles in Leadership: Arijit Chakraborty

Societe Generale's Chakraborty on CISO Priorities, Threat Mitigation Strategies
Arijit Chakraborty, vice president, head of cybersecurity solutions and services, Societe Generale Global Solution Center, and CyberEdBoard member

Navigating the evolving regulatory landscape and strengthening cyber resilience and third-party risk management are the top challenges for CISOs in any sector, but especially so for those in the banking and financial services sector, said Arijit Chakraborty, vice president and head of cybersecurity solutions and services at the Societe Generale Global Solution Center.

See Also: Mitigating Identity Risks, Lateral Movement and Privilege Escalation

"I always believe in getting the fundamentals right. That sets a very strong stage to do something bigger. CISOs must execute the basics with brilliance because threat actors commonly use this as a weakness to enter, navigate and compromise the organization's environments," he said.

In this interview with Information Security Media Group as part of the CyberEdBoard's ongoing Profiles in Leadership series, Chakraborty also discussed:

  • The evolution of penetration testing and vulnerability management in line with the threat landscape;
  • How AI has affected cybersecurity;
  • Challenges and opportunities in cybersecurity for the banking, financial services and insurance sectors.

Chakraborty has held multiple roles in the IT and cybersecurity unit of Societe Generale Global Solution Center since 2018. As part of a nearly two-decade career, he has led operations focusing on cybersecurity, risk management and digital transformation. He is a member of the CyberEdBoard.

CyberEdBoard is ISMG's premier members-only community of senior-most executives and thought leaders in the fields of security, risk, privacy and IT. CyberEdBoard provides executives with a powerful, peer-driven collaborative ecosystem, private meetings and a library of resources to address complex challenges shared by thousands of CISOs and senior security leaders located in 65 different countries worldwide.

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Rashmi Ramesh

Rashmi Ramesh

Assistant Editor, Global News Desk, ISMG

Ramesh has seven years of experience writing and editing stories on finance, enterprise and consumer technology, and diversity and inclusion. She has previously worked at formerly News Corp-owned TechCircle, business daily The Economic Times and The New Indian Express.




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