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Arun Kumar Kodandarama

Product Manager (DFIR & CS) @ Exterro India | E-Discovery, Data Privacy & AI driven investigations | Ex. Cyber Security Analyst | Forensic Resource Professional & Keynote Speaker

Bengaluru

8+ years of work experience

Exterro India
Apr 20251 yr 5 mosPresent

India

Product Manager at Exterro specializing in Digital Forensics, Incident Response and Cybersecurity. Driving innovative DFIR product strategies that enhance ediscovery and data risk management, streamline incident response to ensure privacy and regulatory compliance. Bridging complex security challenges with practical, user-focused solutions to protect critical enterprise data and improve operational resilience.
Target C Investigatons and Forensics
Jun 20231 yr 7 mosDec 2024

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

* Conducted forensic investigations into corporate fraud, financial misconduct, and disputed insurance claims, identifying critical evidence to support legal and corporate outcomes. * Performed digital forensic analysis on computers, phones, and servers to recover data for cybercrime, fraud, and intellectual property theft investigations. * Helped corporate clients assess and mitigate risks by reviewing internal controls, conducting vulnerability assessments, and advising on fraud prevention and data security. * Interaction with stakeholders and expanding institutional engagements through strategic discussions.
Proaxis Solutions
Nov 20211 yr 7 mosMay 2023

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Job role is contract and project based. * Actively involved in forensic examination of digital evidence. * Part of inhouse incident response support team, investigating cyber incidents. * Conducted training & workshops for clients on forensic best practices, data protection and incident management procedures. * Created thorough and legally defensible forensic reports, documenting findings and presented them clearly to clients and legal teams. * Served as the key point of contact for clients requiring forensic consultation, providing high-level advisory services on complex cybersecurity and forensic investigation matters.
Truth Labs
Jul 20182 yrs 3 mosSep 2020

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Fire and Combustion Research Center, Jain University
Jan 20171 yr 4 mosApr 2018

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

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Education

Jain (Deemed-to-be University)

Master of Science, Forensic Science

Jain (Deemed-to-be University)

20132 yrs2015
Dayananda sagar institutions

Bachelor's degree, Chemistry, Zoology and Microbiology

Dayananda sagar institutions

20103 yrs2013

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Headline

Product Manager (DFIR & CS) @ Exterro India | E-Discovery, Data Privacy & AI driven investigations | Ex. Cyber Security Analyst | Forensic Resource Professional & Keynote Speaker

About

I help companies build and secure B2B enterprise SaaS platforms by driving the agile product management lifecycle, leveraging cross-functional expertise as SME in Digital Forensics, Cyber Security and GRC. I add value through AI-driven investigation technologies into high-trust enterprise products. Additionally, collaborating with cross-functional teams, I focus on creating user-centric solutions to protect critical enterprise data and enhance operational resilience. A strong academic foundation to my work, complemented by hands-on experience in digital forensics and incident response is an added value to profile. My goal is to integrate forensic expertise with cybersecurity strategies to enable organizations to adapt to evolving digital risks and maintain compliance in a complex regulatory landscape.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

anthropic apis

claude

deepseek

gemini

grok

openai

Work experience

Product Manager (DFIR & CS) at Exterro India, Apr 2025 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos, India, Product Manager at Exterro specializing in Digital Forensics, Incident Response and Cybersecurity. Driving innovative DFIR product strategies that enhance ediscovery and data risk management, streamline incident response to ensure privacy and regulatory compliance. Bridging complex security challenges with practical, user-focused solutions to protect critical enterprise data and improve operational resilience.

Independent Consultant - Forensics & Cyber Security at Target C Investigatons and Forensics, Jun 2023 - Dec 2024 · 1 yr 7 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, * Conducted forensic investigations into corporate fraud, financial misconduct, and disputed insurance claims, identifying critical evidence to support legal and corporate outcomes. * Performed digital forensic analysis on computers, phones, and servers to recover data for cybercrime, fraud, and intellectual property theft investigations. * Helped corporate clients assess and mitigate risks by reviewing internal controls, conducting vulnerability assessments, and advising on fraud prevention and data security. * Interaction with stakeholders and expanding institutional engagements through strategic discussions.

Independent Forensic Consultant at Proaxis Solutions, Nov 2021 - May 2023 · 1 yr 7 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Job role is contract and project based. * Actively involved in forensic examination of digital evidence. * Part of inhouse incident response support team, investigating cyber incidents. * Conducted training & workshops for clients on forensic best practices, data protection and incident management procedures. * Created thorough and legally defensible forensic reports, documenting findings and presented them clearly to clients and legal teams. * Served as the key point of contact for clients requiring forensic consultation, providing high-level advisory services on complex cybersecurity and forensic investigation matters.

Senior Scientific Officer at Truth Labs, Jul 2018 - Sep 2020 · 2 yrs 3 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Technical Research Assistant at Fire and Combustion Research Center, Jain University, Jan 2017 - Apr 2018 · 1 yr 4 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Education

Master of Science, Forensic Science, Jain (Deemed-to-be University)

Bachelor's degree, Chemistry, Zoology and Microbiology, Dayananda sagar institutions