Pavan Vara Naga Venkata Manojkumar Paidy

AppSec Lead, FINRA, USA

Pavan Vara Naga Venkata Manojkumar Paidy is an accomplished Information Security Professional with over 16 years of diverse experience across Application Security, Risk Assessment, Cloud Security, Compliance, and Governance. He holds a Master’s degree in IT Business Management with a specialization in Information Security and is certified in CEH, CISA, CISM, and ITIL V3. His expertise spans secure SDLC integration, static and dynamic application testing, threat modeling, and security architecture reviews for AWS and Azure environments.

With a strong foundation in standards like ISO 27001, NIST, and COBIT5, Pavan has led security assessments, audits, and consulting engagements for major clients including FINRA, E*TRADE, and Inovalon. He brings hands-on proficiency in tools such as Burp Suite, Checkmarx, Nessus, and Splunk, and has driven strategic initiatives in SOX compliance, user access reconciliation, and vulnerability management. A proactive security leader and CISA-certified auditor, he blends technical depth with a risk-based, business-aligned approach to enhance organizational security posture.