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Manohar Chinnaiya

@manoharchinnaiya

Head of Cybersecurity at Broadfield Holdings & Greenpacket, reducing enterprise risk by 75% and securing critical platforms.

Malaysia

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At Broadfield Holdings & Greenpacket, I lead group cybersecurity across immigration and border control, FinTech, and healthcare. I established a cost-optimized cybersecurity operating model and helped secure critical platforms, including Azure-hosted healthcare services and national border control systems.

At FWD TIM, I led regional cyber defense and crisis response across APAC, directing an 18-member Cyber Fusion Center. I increased threat detection coverage by 58% using MITRE ATT&CK and improved operational efficiency by 40% through SOAR automation.

Earlier, at AIA Shared Services, I established an enterprise incident response framework across 18 APAC business units and an in-house digital forensics lab. My experience also includes global SOC operations and threat hunting at HCL Tech (Standard Chartered Bank), along with network and infrastructure security.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Head of Cybersecurity / Deputy CISO

Current

Broadfield Holdings & Greenpacket

Jul 2025 - Present (1 year 3 months)

Group-level strategic leadership for conglomerate business Immigration & Border Control system, FinTech and Healthcare. Architected a cost-optimized cybersecurity operating model, secured CFO approval, and directed secure integration of border control systems with international networks.

Cybersecurity Strategy Governance Cloud Security Azure AWS Zero Trust SOC Threat Detection ISO 27001 BNM Singapore PDPA M365 Security Intune DLP Endpoint Security

Head of Incident Response / Deputy Head of CFC

FWD TIM

Jun 2020 - Jun 2025 (5 years)

Led regional cyber defense and crisis response by directing an 18-member Cyber Fusion Center covering SOC, IR, and Threat Intelligence across APAC. Reduced detection and response gaps by transforming security operations into an intelligence-driven model, increasing detection coverage to 58% using MITRE ATT&CK.

Incident Response SOC Threat Intelligence MITRE ATT&CK SOAR Automation Red Team Purple Team DFIR NIST SP 800 61 Incident Handling Guide Crisis Management

Manager – Group Incident Response

AIA Shared Services

Jan 2017 - Dec 2020 (3 years 11 months)

Owned and established the Enterprise Incident Response Framework across 18 APAC Business Units, defining governance that improved cross-functional coordination and reduced time-to-containment. Established an in-house Digital Forensics Lab, reducing outsourcing costs and developing IR playbooks and red teaming exercises.

Incident Response Forensics Digital Forensics Red Teaming Cyber Drills Governance Risk Mitigation

SOC Senior Specialist

HCL Tech (Standard Chartered Bank)

Jan 2012 - Dec 2017 (5 years 11 months)

Managed complex security incidents using Splunk, ArcSight, and McAfee suite. Prepared forensic reports and RCA for global regulators including MAS (Singapore) and RMiT (Malaysia), and conducted proactive threat hunting across global infrastructure.

Splunk ArcSight McAfee Threat Hunting Forensics Regulatory Compliance MAS RMiT

IT Support Engineer

TalentProIndia HR Pvt. Ltd

Jan 2010 - Dec 2012 (2 years 11 months)

Managed firewalls, IDS/IPS, and VPNs across multi-datacenter environments. Designed secure branch-level networks and managed Active Directory/Windows Server security.

Firewalls IDS IPS VPN Active Directory Windows Server Network Security

Network & Technical Support

Early Career Experience

Jan 2009 - Dec 2010 (1 year 11 months)

Built foundational IT and network operations experience by delivering small-scale network infrastructure (firewalls, routers, switches, Windows servers) and providing technical support, resolving connectivity issues, and improving service reliability through structured incident handling.

Network Infrastructure Firewalls Routers Switche Windows Server Technical Support Incident Handling