Minhaj Ali
About Minhaj Ali
Minhaj Ali is a Senior Manager in Cybersecurity at HighRadius, with extensive experience in information security across various companies including Vodafone, Visa, and FICO. He specializes in incident response methodologies, web-application firewalls, and email security protocols.
Work at HighRadius
Minhaj Ali currently serves as Sr. Manager - Cybersecurity at HighRadius, a position he has held since 2023 in Hyderabad. Prior to this role, he worked as Manager - Cybersecurity at the same company from 2021 to 2022. His responsibilities include overseeing cybersecurity initiatives and ensuring the security of digital assets.
Previous Experience in Cybersecurity
Minhaj Ali has extensive experience in the cybersecurity field. He worked at Visa as a Threat Detection Engineer from 2019 to 2021 in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. Before that, he held several positions at Vodafone, including Sr. Engineer - Information Security from 2015 to 2016, Deputy Manager - Information Security from 2017 to 2018, and Assistant Manager - Information Security from 2016 to 2017. He also worked at FICO as a Cyber Security Specialist from 2018 to 2019 and at Wipro as a Security Engineer from 2013 to 2015.
Education and Expertise
Minhaj Ali earned a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Computer Science from Muffakham Jah College of Engineering & Technology, completing his studies from 2008 to 2012. He specializes in web-application firewalls, focusing on OWASP, bots, API-based attacks, and L7 rate limiting. His technical skills include proficiency in email security protocols such as SPF, DKIM, and DMARC.
Technical Skills and Methodologies
Minhaj Ali is experienced in incident response methodologies, including the cyber kill chain and the MITRE framework. He has developed custom search queries and correlation logic for SIEM tools like Splunk, Sumologic, and Securonix. His expertise extends to configuring and troubleshooting network firewalls, including VPNs, and he is knowledgeable in compliance standards such as PCI-DSS.
Project Management and Documentation
Minhaj Ali is capable of delivering projects that include technical documentation, such as high-level and low-level designs, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and service wrappers. He has experience in risk management, including maintaining a risk register and handling security findings and exceptions.