Vikas brings over 25 years of enterprise information technology experience with 23 of those years dedicated to information security operations, auditing, compliance and consulting engagements. Prior to founding JustProtect, Vikas has provided cybersecurity advisory and leadership to over 125 clients ranging from Federal Reserve Bank, Deloitte , Ministry of Defense (UK), Barclays Bank, American Express, Visa, Honeywell, Shell Oil and Target to countless small and midsized organizations. Vikas has earned several professional certifications including C|CISO, CISSP, CIPP, CEH and HiTRUST CSF. He has been recognized as an Advanced Degree holder in Information Risk Management from Penn State University and was awarded permanent residence status by the U.S. CIS, deeming him a “person with exceptional ability in the national interest” in the area of Information Security.