Oyo appoints former PayU exec Prakash Padariya as cyber security head

He has more than 19 years of experience across geographies with extensive expertise in corporate security consulting, cyber security, cyber warfare, vulnerability assessment

Online hotel aggregator Oyo has announced the appointment of Prakash Padariya as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for IT and security teams. In his role Oyo, Padariya will helm a security strategy for the company’s systems globally, including regions such as India, SEA, Europe, US and the UK.

He will be also responsible for leveraging technologies such as big data analytics and artificial intelligence to enhance cyber security functions from the ground up.

Padariya’s last stint was in the Netherlands headquarters of online payment solutions provider PayU, where he was in a similar role. He has more than 19 years of