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The experts by your side

Our team has helped organisations across India secure their systems, pass their audits and build skilled security teams, with hands-on expertise and accredited training.

Your partner in security

Operators and strategists, working as one team.

A unique blend of hands-on practitioners and analytical strategists, our team brings experience from banks, telecoms, technology firms and public-sector bodies.

We don’t hand over a report and walk away. We work alongside your people until risks are closed, audits are passed and your team is confident running security on its own.

  • Certified ethical hackers, auditors and SOC analysts
  • Accredited EC-Council and PECB instructors
  • Experience across BFSI, energy, telecom and government
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100+ certified security
professionals

Leadership

Meet the Codec Networks team

Our team brings together top industry experts who speed up security transformation through quick problem solving and proven practices. They come from diverse backgrounds and share one goal: a relentless commitment to our clients’ success.

Rajiv Malhotra

Rajiv
Malhotra

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Rajiv founded Codec Networks after two decades building security practices for banks, telecoms and government bodies…

Ananya Rao

Ananya
Rao

Chief Operating Officer

Ananya leads delivery across consulting, managed services and corporate training, keeping every engagement on time…

Vikram Sethi

Vikram
Sethi

Chief Technology Officer

Vikram heads offensive security research, tooling and the red team practice, turning field findings into…

Meera Kapoor

Meera
Kapoor

Director, Governance & Risk

Meera guides regulated enterprises through audits, certifications and risk programmes that stand up to…

Arjun Nair

Arjun
Nair

Head of SOC Operations

Arjun runs our 24×7 security operations centre, from threat detection engineering to incident response…

Priya Sharma

Priya
Sharma

Head of Training

Priya leads our accredited training practice and has personally trained thousands of security professionals…

Aditya Menon

Aditya
Menon

Head of Cloud Security

Aditya leads our cloud security practice, helping organisations secure workloads across AWS, Azure and GCP…

Kavita Desai

Kavita
Desai

Head of Client Success

Kavita makes sure every client gets measurable value from their engagement, from onboarding to renewal…

Rajiv Malhotra

Rajiv Malhotra

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

  • CISSP
  • CISM

About

Rajiv founded Codec Networks after two decades building security practices for banks, telecoms and government bodies. He sets the company’s strategy and works directly with clients on their most critical security programmes.

Career

Before founding Codec Networks, Rajiv led information-security teams at large enterprises, where he set up security operations centres and guided organisations through their first ISO 27001 certifications.

Education

B.Tech, Computer Science · Executive programme in Cyber Risk Management
Ananya Rao

Ananya Rao

Chief Operating Officer

  • PMP
  • ISO 27001 LA

About

Ananya leads delivery across consulting, managed services and corporate training, making sure every engagement is delivered on time, on scope and to a consistent standard.

Career

Ananya has spent 15 years running delivery and operations for technology services firms, scaling teams across multiple cities and building the processes that keep quality high as they grow.

Education

MBA, Operations · B.E., Electronics
Vikram Sethi

Vikram Sethi

Chief Technology Officer

  • OSCP
  • CEH Master

About

Vikram heads offensive security research, tooling and the red team practice. He turns findings from live engagements into the playbooks and labs our consultants and students use every day.

Career

Vikram has led hundreds of penetration tests and red team exercises for financial services, e-commerce and critical-infrastructure clients, and regularly speaks at security conferences.

Education

M.Tech, Information Security
Meera Kapoor

Meera Kapoor

Director, Governance & Risk

  • CISA
  • CRISC

About

Meera guides regulated enterprises through audits, certifications and risk programmes that stand up to regulator and customer scrutiny.

Career

Meera has run ISO 27001, PCI DSS and SOC 2 programmes for organisations from start-ups to listed companies, and helps clients prepare for India’s DPDP Act.

Education

Chartered Accountant · Diploma in Information Systems Audit
Arjun Nair

Arjun Nair

Head of SOC Operations

  • GCIH
  • Splunk Certified

About

Arjun runs our 24×7 security operations centre, from detection engineering and threat hunting to incident response.

Career

Arjun has built and managed SOC teams for managed security providers and in-house enterprise security teams for over 12 years.

Education

B.Tech, Information Technology
Priya Sharma

Priya Sharma

Head of Training

  • CEI
  • CEH

About

Priya leads our accredited EC-Council and PECB training practice and has personally trained thousands of security professionals.

Career

Priya has designed corporate security-awareness and certification programmes for some of India’s largest employers.

Education

M.Sc., Computer Science
Aditya Menon

Aditya Menon

Head of Cloud Security

  • CCSP
  • AWS Security

About

Aditya leads our cloud security practice, helping organisations design, assess and secure workloads across AWS, Azure and GCP.

Career

Aditya has spent over a decade in cloud architecture and security engineering, leading cloud migrations and security reviews for fintech, SaaS and e-commerce companies.

Education

B.Tech, Computer Engineering
Kavita Desai

Kavita Desai

Head of Client Success

  • ITIL
  • PMP

About

Kavita makes sure every client gets measurable value from their engagement, from onboarding and delivery reviews through to renewal.

Career

Kavita has 15 years of experience in account management and service delivery for technology and security services firms, building long-term partnerships with enterprise clients.

Education

MBA, Marketing

Practice leads

The specialists behind every engagement

Karan Verma

Karan Verma

Principal Security Consultant

Neha Gupta

Neha Gupta

Head of Client Success

Rohan Iyer

Rohan Iyer

Cloud Security Architect

Sana Qureshi

Sana Qureshi

Threat Intelligence Lead

Life at Codec Networks

Where curious minds build safer systems

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Hands-on labs
Security operations
24×7 SOC
Client meeting
Client workshops
Office
New Delhi HQ

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