Access Management , Governance & Risk Management , Privileged Access Management

Profiles in Leadership: Sunder Krishnan

Reliance Nippon Chief Risk Officer on Dynamic Risk Management Approaches
Sunder Krishnan, chief risk officer, Reliance Nippon Life Insurance Co. and executive member of the CyberEdBoard

Sunder Krishnan - the chief risk officer at Reliance Nippon Life Insurance Co., which is a joint venture between Reliance Capital Limited and Nippon Life, Japan - describes his risk management approaches; implementing PAM, data encryption and other processes to safeguard customers' personal data; and his plans to invest in behavioral systems for data security.

See Also: The Challenge of Detecting Lateral Movement

Personal data that resides within the company should be encrypted, and all aspects of data movement need to be secured, Krishnan says. But it's a fine balance, he adds, to maintain regulatory and standards compliance while also meeting customer needs for a frictionless experience and maintaining a risk prevention approach.

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

  • Securing banking, financial services and insurance, of BFSI, sector data in a country with a challenging infrastructure and risk environment;
  • Detecting anomalies via employee training and technologies;
  • How behavioral analytics and intelligence systems can safeguard data and limit access while preventing leakage.

Krishnan's career spans more than 35 years. He has worked at Reliance Nippon Life for 15 years, at the helm of enterprise risk management and internal audit, business continuity planning, information security, legal, secretarial, and claims and compliance. Krishnan has used technology to implement a risk-based strategy across all these functions. He previously held roles at companies including DSP Merrill Lynch, ING Vysya, Credit Lyonnais, Standard Chartered, Bank International Indonesia, Ernst & Young and Deloitte.


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.

Join the Community - CyberEdBoard.io.

Apply for membership


About the Author

Prajeet Nair

Prajeet Nair

Assistant Editor, Global News Desk, ISMG

Nair previously worked at TechCircle, IDG, Times Group and other publications, where he reported on developments in enterprise technology, digital transformation and other issues.




Around the Network

Our website uses cookies. Cookies enable us to provide the best experience possible and help us understand how visitors use our website. By browsing careersinfosecurity.co.uk, you agree to our use of cookies.