Prajwal Gowda

Prajwal Gowda has extensive work experience in the field of cyber security and risk and compliance. Prajwal has worked at Ampcus Cyber Inc as Vice President Delivery since 2023. Prior to that, they worked at SISA, where they held various roles including Principal Consultant, Lead Consultant, Senior Consultant, and Consultant. During their time at SISA, they gained expertise in auditing and managing PCI standards, privacy and regulatory compliances, SWIFT assessments, SOC 2, information security audits, pre-sales, and more. Prajwal also served as a lead trainer, training a significant number of cyber security professionals worldwide. Throughout their career, they have been involved in projects related to payment card industry, payment application data security, ISO 27001 controls, risk analysis, information security audits, network security, and more.

Prajwal Gowda completed their Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Computer Science from VTU, which they pursued from 2010 to 2014. Additionally, they attended Presidency College and studied Computer Science, although specific dates were not provided. Prajwal also holds various certifications, including Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) from ISACA, SWIFT CSP Assessor from SWIFT, and multiple certifications from the PCI Security Standards Council such as PCI 3DS QSA, PCI P2PE QSA, and PCI QSA. Prajwal also obtained the ISO 27001 Lead Implementer - Information Security Certification from Bureau Veritas in 2019 and the Payment Card Industry Qualified Security Assessor certification in 2016. In 2016, they also obtained the ISO/ICE 27001:2013 LA certification from BSI and the Certified Payment Card Industry Security Implementer- CPISI from SISA Information Security. There is an additional certification of ISO 27001 Lead Auditor - Information Security Certification, but specific details are not available.