CRYPTOGUARD
CENTER FOR EDUCATION
Mahendran Kandaswami
CEO & TRAINER
EXPERTISE :
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Network & Security
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Penetration Testing
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Cyber Security
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Ethical Hacking
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Mulit-vendor Firewalls
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HP NNMi Tools (Event Monitoring, Performance).
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HPNA Tool HP OM9 Tool,
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HPSM SM Tool,
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HP Event Reporter tool
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ISEG tool
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Lan Capacitor
Email:
A Bit About Me
Mahendran Kandaswami has been in the Network & Security industry for more than 19 years.
Experience in Network Security, Information Security, Consulting, Auditing and provides
Information Technology; Security Reviews, Audits and Consulting Services to a wide variety
of clients in the Banks, Telecommunications, Manufacturing, and Government sectors.
His strong background in Network Security, project preparation; presentation helps him to
work effectively with the clients in APAC, EMEA, AMS.He has experience in reviewing new
and existing systems in terms of adequacy of controls, security, operational considerations,
conversion issues, vulnerability assessments, Network Security Architecture Review, Security
Policy development, Network Operations Center and training.
He is also trained in Cisco, F5 Networks, Palo Alto, Fortinet, Checkpoint, Juniper, HPE, Nortel,
EC Council and ITIL framework.He is a regular speaker in seminars and workshops on various
security topics in the region.He holds a Bachelor degree in Bachelor of Computer Application
(BCA) from SNR & Sons College of arts and science from Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore
Work Experience
2022 - CURRENT
2017 - 2021
2016 - 2017
2015 - 2016
2010 - 2015
2008 - 2010
2007 - 2008
2004 - 2007
CEO & Trainer
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Communicating, on behalf of the company, with clients and the development of the company's short-and long-term strategy.
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Creating and implementing the company vision and mission. Conducting trainings on Network & Security, Firewalls, Cyber Security, Ethical Hacking, Penetration Testing, Load Balancer. Responsible for career development/planning, performance and pay discussions of team members.
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Participating in the evaluation and recommendations for selection of hardware system components and system software, process control and application software; training and education.
FREELANCER
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Conducted Training on Checkpoint Firewall.
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Conducted Training on Palo Alto Firewall.
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Conducted Training on Juniper SRX Firewall.
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Conducted Training on Cisco ASA Firewall.
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Conducted Training on BIG-IP F5 Load Balancer.
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Conducted Training on Ethical Hacking.
DXC Technologies l Bangalore
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DELIVERY LEAD
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Mentoring L1 and L2 engineers in the team.
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Continued innovative development, implementation, and delivery of the Managed Security Services (MSS).
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Participating and leading the decision making on the overall design, implementation and operations of NOC infrastructure and delivery of MSS services
Hewlett Packard Enterprise l Bangalore
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Delivery Lead
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Participating in the evaluation and recommendations for selection of hardware system components and system software, process control software and application software; training and education.
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Work with all interfacing teams to define and baseline the system uptime SLAs.
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Work with other cross platform teams to effectively and efficiently manage security monitoring, tuning and incident response
Hewlett Packard Globalsoft Pvt Ltd l Bangalore
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Senior Network Analyst
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Working closely and troubleshooting with IPSec VPN configured on SRX 240, ASA5510 and Cisco routers with customer network as a daily activity.
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Responsible for handling Cisco firewalls FWSM, ASA 5500 series, PIX 515 series, Juniper SRX 240 series firewall, Fortigate 800 series firewall, Cisco 3825 routers HP Network Switches.
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Onboarding customer into GNOC environment.
AT&T Communication Service India Private ltd | Chennai
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Tier-3 Network Specialist
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Project Type: Managed Security Services.
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Project Type: Commercial Firewall Projects.
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Project Type: IESPC – Inter Enterprise Services – Partner Connect.
IBM India Pvt. Ltd | Chennai
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Tier-3 Network Specialist
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Responsible to work on new projects and close it on time.
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Configuring Site to Site VPN tunnel in Nortel and Cisco PIX & ASA devices.
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Configuring remote tunneling in Cisco PIX & ASA & Nortel devices.
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Creating the rules and policies in firewalls based on the Customer request
Sansbound Solution Pvt. Ltd | Chennai
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Senior Consultant
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Conducting training on the below Courses : Certified Network Associate (CCNA), Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP). Cisco Certified Security Professional (CCSP), Check Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA), Cisco ASA Firewall, Ethical Hacking.
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Implementation of various VPN technologies on Branch offices.
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Maintenance, Configuration and Troubleshooting of Cisco Security appliance (Cisco ASA 5510 Firewall, Cisco PIX 515E Firewall, Cisco PIX 501 Firewall).
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Maintaining Cisco 1700, 2500 & 2600 series routers.
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