Analyst Profile
Prateek Bhajanka
Sr Principal Analyst
1 year at Gartner
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8 years industry experience
India
Roles and Responsibilities
Prateek Bhajanka is a Senior Principal Analyst for the IT Leaders (ITL) constituency, focusing on Security and Risk Management for Gartner Research. Mr. Bhajanka's areas of research include Endpoint protection platforms/Endpoint detection and response (EPP/EDR), 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 endpoint protection platforms and endpoint detection and response.
Prateek Bhajanka's Recent Gartner Activity
Latest Research
Background
Previous Experience
Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Bhajanka worked as Vice President for Product Management at Qualys, 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
Qualys, VP, Product Management, 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
