Analyst Profile
Prateek Bhajanka
Principal Analyst
3 years at Gartner
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6 years industry experience
Gurgaon, India
Roles and Responsibilities
Prateek Bhajanka is a Principal Analyst for the IT Leaders (ITL) constituency, focusing on Security and Risk Management for Gartner Research. Mr. Bhajanka's areas of research include vulnerability management, secure configuration management, endpoint protection platforms/endpoint detection and response, malware and ransomware prevention, etc. His key tasks encompass creating high-quality, actionable and consumable written research and give clients insights and advice on various security problems they face. Mr. Bhajanka also helps organizations save money on new contracts and renewals on vulnerability management, endpoint protection platforms and endpoint detection and response.
Prateek Bhajanka's Recent Gartner Activity
Latest Research
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Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo
10 November 2019 - 13 November 2019
Upcoming Gartner Events
Background
Previous Experience
Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Bhajanka worked as Cybersecurity Consultant with Deloitte India on consulting, advisory and assurance engagements. His primary work included vulnerability assessment and penetration testing, application security testing, security configuration assessments, ISO 27001 compliance, etc. Prior to Deloitte, he worked with Accenture in Application Support and Technology and Workforce Enablement. Mr. Bhajanka has led various initiatives in his previous organizations which led to significant cost savings and process improvements. He served clients from various domains like BFSI, education, hospitality, energy exchange, pharmaceutical, Indian public sector and IT/ITES. He is an information security stalwart with an M.B.A. in Information Security Management specialization.
Professional Background
Accenture Services, Software Engineer, 2 years
Deloitte Touche & Tohmatsu India, ERS Consultant, 1 year
Industry Awards/Accolades
Certified Ethical Hacker
Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
ISO 27001:2013 Lead Auditor
Education
B.E., Electronics and Telecommunication, University of Pune, Pune
M.B.A., IT Business Management With Information Security Management Specialization, SCIT, Pune
Languages
English
Indian - Hindi
