Aurva today announced the appointment of Tushar Haralkar as its new Field CISO for India, marking a significant strengthening of the company’s cybersecurity leadership in one of its fastest‑growing markets. A seasoned security leader with more than two decades of industry experience, including a 12-year tenure at IBM, Haralkar brings deep expertise across data security, privacy, governance, and enterprise risk management.
In his new role, Haralkar will work directly with CISOs, technology executives, and enterprise security teams across India to help organizations navigate an increasingly complex regulatory and threat landscape. With India tightening sectoral regulations under RBI, SEBI, and other supervisory bodies, enterprises are facing stricter accountability for data governance, auditability, and compliance. At the same time, rising data sovereignty requirements, new privacy expectations, and rapid adoption of AI-based technologies are pushing organizations to rethink foundational elements of their security architecture.
Aurva said Haralkar will play a key role in helping enterprises modernize these capabilities. His initial focus will include building stronger frameworks for data security posture management, database activity monitoring, data lineage, and AI security areas that are becoming critical as data moves more freely across hybrid environments and cloud ecosystems. The company expects his leadership to help customers strengthen visibility and oversight of sensitive data, ensure regulatory alignment, and build long-term resilience against emerging risks.
Speaking on his appointment, Haralkar said the security landscape in India has reached a pivotal turning point.
“Cybersecurity is at an important inflection point,” he said. “Sectoral regulations such as RBI and SEBI mandates, growing data sovereignty requirements, privacy expectations, and rapid AI adoption are reshaping how organizations think about risk. Security teams need stronger visibility into how sensitive data is accessed, used, and moved across their environments. Foundational capabilities such as data security posture management, database activity monitoring, data lineage, and AI security are becoming essential for stronger governance and protection of sensitive data.”
With Haralkar’s appointment, Aurva aims to further accelerate its engagement with regulated enterprises, financial institutions, and large digital-native organizations seeking deeper, real-time insights into their data environments.