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Charishma
Arugula

GRC · Cyber Risk · Threat Intelligence

I help organisations understand their cyber risk and meet the standards they are measured against. My work spans governance, risk and compliance, security operations, threat research and community awareness.

Portrait of Charishma Arugula
C. ArugulaBirmingham, UK
LocationBirmingham, United Kingdom
DegreeMSc Cyber Security Management, Aston University
FrameworksISO 27001 · ISO/IEC 27701 · NIST CSF 2.0
01 / PROFILE

Profile

A cybersecurity professional who pairs technical grounding with clear communication and stakeholder engagement.

I hold a master’s in Cyber Security Management from Aston University and bring hands-on experience across Governance, Risk and Compliance, security operations, threat intelligence and cybersecurity community engagement.

I support cyber risk assessments, compliance gap reviews, vendor risk evaluations, audit readiness, threat research and security reporting, and I use Power BI and process automation to make security analysis faster and clearer. I work well across teams, from SOC and IT to risk and the wider business.

02 / EXPERTISE

Expertise

GRC & Risk

GRC
  • Cyber Risk Assessment
  • Control Gap Reviews
  • Compliance Monitoring
  • Vendor Risk Evaluation
  • Audit Readiness
  • Policy & Security Documentation
  • ISMS Support

Security Operations & Reporting

SecOps
  • Threat Intelligence
  • OSINT
  • Dark Web Monitoring
  • IOCs
  • MITRE ATT&CK
  • Power BI
  • Security Reporting
  • Process Automation

Frameworks & Standards

Compliance
  • ISO 27001
  • ISO/IEC 27701
  • NIST CSF 2.0
  • CIS Benchmarks
  • SOC 2
  • PCI DSS
  • GDPR
  • NIS2

Professional

People
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Cross-functional Collaboration
  • Cybersecurity Awareness
  • Workshop Coordination
  • Communication
  • Problem Solving
Control frameworks8 standards
ISO 27001Information security
ISO/IEC 27701Privacy management
NIST CSF 2.0Cyber risk
CIS BenchmarksSecure configuration
SOC 2Service assurance
PCI DSSPayment security
GDPRData protection
NIS2EU resilience
03 / EXPERIENCE

Experience

MAR 2026 – OCT 2026

Compliance & Cybersecurity Analyst, GRC

Cyber Tzar · Internship

  • Supported GRC activities aligned with ISO 27001, GDPR and CIS Benchmarks.
  • Assisted with cyber risk assessments, control gap reviews and vendor risk evaluations.
  • Contributed to policy documentation, audit readiness and compliance monitoring with SOC, IT and risk teams.
APR 2026 – OCT 2026

Cyber Community Engagement Manager

West Midlands Cyber Hub · Internship

  • Engaged with SMEs and local organisations to identify cybersecurity awareness gaps.
  • Coordinated cybersecurity workshops, events and presentations to promote awareness and knowledge sharing.
  • Supported stakeholder outreach, community engagement and cybersecurity communications.
FEB 2026 – MAR 2026

Cyber Clinic Officer / Project Officer

Aston University

  • Consulted with SMEs to understand their cybersecurity challenges and shape tailored guidance.
  • Assisted with project coordination, presentations and community engagement.
FEB 2023 – JUL 2025

Associate Cyber Security Analyst

PrimEra Medical Technologies · Prime Healthcare US

  • Conducted threat research and dark web monitoring for leaked credentials and indicators of compromise.
  • Collaborated with SOC, Endpoint Security, Vulnerability Management and SAPT teams.
  • Developed process automation and Power BI dashboards to support security reporting and analysis.
04 / PROJECT

Featured Project

Interactive Compliance Dashboard

Turns raw Excel and CSV compliance data into a single audit-ready view of control status, gaps and risk, with no manual chart setup or column renaming.

  • Excel & CSV ingest
  • Automatic column mapping
  • Framework × category heatmap
  • Searchable records
  • Filtered CSV export
  • Executive audit report
Sample datasetAnalysed
6Compliance frameworks
10Control categories
6Industry sectors
171Control records
Overall compliance64.1%
compliance-dashboard / framework × category heatmap
Heatmap of compliance rate for each framework and control category

What I built

  • An interactive compliance dashboard that automatically analyses Excel and CSV compliance datasets.
  • Automatic column detection and mapping to identify compliance frameworks, categories, sections and control responses.
  • Interactive visualisations, including compliance statistics, response distribution charts, compliance rankings and a framework-category heatmap.
  • Dynamic filters, searchable compliance records, sorting, detailed control views and filtered CSV exports.
  • An executive audit report that highlights compliance gaps and supports audit reviews.
  • A design that works with different compliance datasets without users configuring charts or renaming columns.

Business benefits

Reduced manual effort
Automated data mapping and dashboard generation, so compliance data no longer has to be organised and reported by hand.
Improved visibility
Compliance status, gaps and control performance in one interactive dashboard.
Simpler audit preparation
Potential gaps and detailed control records are quick to find.
Flexible reporting
Different frameworks and datasets analysed with the same dashboard.
Better decisions
Compliance teams and management can see what needs attention and prioritise remediation.

Business impact

  • Made compliance information more accessible and usable for GRC teams, auditors and management.
  • Supported a more proactive approach to spotting compliance gaps and monitoring control effectiveness.
  • Enabled data-driven prioritisation of remediation by highlighting weaker frameworks and categories.
  • Created a scalable reporting solution that adapts to different datasets and business requirements.
  • Laid a foundation for more efficient compliance monitoring, audit reporting and risk management.
05 / COMMUNITY

In the Community

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Charishma presenting to a seated audience at the West Midlands Cyber Hub
West Midlands Cyber HubLeading a session for people starting out in cyber
Charishma speaking at an Aston University Cyber Clinic event
Aston University Cyber ClinicPresenting to SMEs and partners
Charishma working through a hands-on exercise with workshop attendees
Cyber Awareness WorkshopGuiding a hands-on exercise with attendees
Charishma hosting a Cyber Clinic session with round tables of attendees
Cyber ClinicHelping West Midlands SMEs stay cyber secure
Charishma at an exhibition stand at the Midlands Economic Summit
Midlands Economic Summit 2026Talking cyber risk with businesses
06 / EDUCATION

Education

SEP 2025 – OCT 2026

MSc Cyber Security Management

Aston University, Birmingham

2018 – 2022

B.Tech Information Technology

Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering, India

07 / CREDENTIALS

Certifications & Awards

08 / VOLUNTEERING

Volunteering

WITBHAM WeekVolunteer Team Lead
Cyber ClinicVolunteer & Presenter
BSides BirminghamEvent Volunteer
BCS AI Tech EventVolunteer

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Let’s talk about security.

Emailcharishmashank3@gmail.com LinkedInin/charishma-arugula Phone+44 7824 099245