Vodafone Idea appoints Mathan Babu Kasilingam as new CISO & Data Privacy Officer

NEW DELHI: Vodafone Idea on Thursday appointed former NPCI executive Mathan Babu Kasilingam as its Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Data Privacy Officer.

Kasilingam, who served a three-year stint at NPCI as CISO of the cybersecurity division, replaces Amit Pradhan who used to lead cybersecurity of the telco.

In his new role, Kasilingam will be responsible for cybersecurity, digital security entities, data privacy norm compliances, and other compliance activities at the telco.