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Patent analyst transitioning to the cybersecurity field

Patent professional transitioning to cybersecurity and governance after a break, with recent vCISO Cybersecurity Risk Assessment externship experience.

Work samples

Portfolio items focus on cybersecurity risk assessment tasks completed during the vCISO Cybersecurity Risk Assessment externship with vCISO Services.

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    vCISO Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Externship
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    vCISO Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Externship

    Be a junior security consultant. Find a company's weak spots, score them on NIST and create a deck for senior leaders.

    Website Security TestingSecurity Policy ReviewIncident Report AnalysisNIST CSF 2.0 Gap Analysis

About me

Patent professional transitioning to cybersecurity and governance after a break, with recent vCISO Cybersecurity Risk Assessment externship experience.

I am Shalini Nayal, transitioning to cybersecurity and governance after a career break. I completed a vCISO Cybersecurity Risk Assessment externship with vCISO Services and focus on risk assessment and practical security work.

Externships

vCISO Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Externship

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Education

PGDAV COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF DELHI

Bsc (Hons) Computer Science · Class of 2018

Skills

Cybersecurity risk assessmentvCISO externship experienceSecurity risk analysisReturn-to-work readiness

✅ Verified by Extern · ⏱️ In progress

vCISO Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Externship

Be a junior security consultant. Find a company's weak spots, score them on NIST and create a deck for senior leaders.

Website Security TestingSecurity Policy ReviewIncident Report AnalysisNIST CSF 2.0 Gap Analysis

Overview

The work assessed an organization's security posture by mapping controls to the NIST framework, identifying vulnerabilities, and scoring gaps across domains. The project compiled findings and control-alignment evidence into presentation materials for leadership review.

vCISO Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Externship

What I've accomplished

I carried out a structured risk assessment, documenting findings against NIST controls and packaging the results into materials for senior stakeholders.

Project breakdown

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