India · UAE · Bangladesh · DPDPA Ready

Privacy EngineerDPDPA Implementation Consultant · Cybersecurity Architect

Helping enterprises, government, startups and SaaS companies achieve Digital Personal Data Protection Act compliance through consulting, assessments, implementation, cybersecurity and automation.

DPDPA Compliant
ISO 27001 · SOC 2 · NIST
Zero Trust · CyberArk PAM
Kanishk Kumar — DPDPA Implementation Consultant
Available for Enterprise Engagements
Kanishk Kumar
Privacy Engineer · DPDPA · Cyber Architect
DPDPACyberArkZero TrustPAM/PIMCloud Sec
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About

Cybersecurity Implementation, not paperwork.

Kanishk Kumar is a hands-on cybersecurity and privacy consultant — and a practicing vibe coder — with 18+ years of enterprise implementation experience. He builds programs and products that actually run: privacy engineering, security architecture and AI-native apps shipped with Lovable, Cursor and Claude Code.

Core Expertise

Where enterprise privacy meets deep security engineering

CyberArkPAMPIMZero TrustCloud SecurityPrivacy EngineeringDPDPARisk AssessmentEnterprise SecuritySecurity ArchitectureImplementation ConsultingVibe CodingAI CopilotsLovable · Cursor · Claude Code
  • 18+ years enterprise cybersecurity delivery
  • Cross-industry: BFSI, healthcare, telecom, SaaS, government
  • Architecture-first — implementation, not just advisory
  • Trusted by CISOs across India, UAE and Bangladesh
2007
Started in Enterprise IT Security
Windows, AD, endpoint security across mid-market enterprises.
2011
Identity & Access Management Practice
Led IAM/PAM rollouts for BFSI and telecom customers.
2015
CyberArk & PAM Specialisation
Architected privileged access platforms for large enterprises.
2019
Cloud Security & Zero Trust
AWS, Azure, GCP security baselines and Zero Trust programs.
2023
Privacy Engineering & DPDPA
Built end-to-end DPDPA readiness and privacy-by-design frameworks.
2025
Vibe Coder & AI-Native Builder
Ships production apps and AI copilots with Lovable, Cursor and Claude Code — with enterprise security & privacy rigour.
2026
Independent Advisory Practice
Advising CEOs, CISOs and DPOs on enterprise privacy transformation.
Services

Enterprise-grade services, delivered end-to-end

From first assessment to continuous compliance — a full-stack privacy and cybersecurity practice under one roof.

DPDPA Readiness Assessment

End-to-end readiness scoring against DPDPA obligations.

Board-ready posturePrioritised gaps
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DPDPA Gap Analysis

Deep-dive gap analysis mapped to controls & evidence.

Control-level clarityRemediation plan
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DPDPA Implementation

Program delivery — policy, process, tech and evidence.

Compliant by designAuditable
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Consent Management

Design & deploy consent architectures at scale.

Granular consentWithdrawal flows
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Privacy Engineering

Privacy-by-design in your product & data pipelines.

Engineering-gradeAutomatable
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Data Discovery

Discover personal data across cloud, SaaS and on-prem.

Zero blind spotsContinuous
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Data Classification

Classify & label sensitive data flows.

Right controlsRight places
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Risk Assessment

Quantitative and qualitative privacy & cyber risk.

Board metricsRoadmapped
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Privacy Impact Assessment

PIAs / DPIAs for products, vendors and programs.

Regulator-readyReusable
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Security Assessment

Comprehensive enterprise security posture reviews.

PrioritisedActionable
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Virtual DPO Services

Fractional DPO with enterprise depth on demand.

On-tap DPOBoard-grade
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Vendor Risk Assessment

Third-party privacy & security risk programs.

TPRMContinuous monitoring
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Cybersecurity Consulting

Strategy, architecture, and program leadership.

CISO-gradeVendor-neutral
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Enterprise Security Architecture

Reference architectures for regulated enterprises.

Zero TrustResilient
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Cloud Security

AWS · Azure · GCP secure baselines & guardrails.

CSPMIaC guardrails
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Vibe Coding & AI Delivery

Ship AI copilots, internal tools & MVPs with Lovable, Cursor & Claude Code.

AI-nativePrivacy by design
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Proprietary Methodology

Enterprise DCA Framework™

An eight-stage delivery framework that turns DPDPA from a regulatory checklist into an engineered, continuously compliant capability.

Industries

Regulated industries, delivered at scale

Cross-industry depth — from BFSI to healthcare, government to hyperscale SaaS.

Healthcare
Banking
Insurance
NBFC
Manufacturing
Government
Education
Retail
E-commerce
IT
SaaS
Telecom
Why Choose Kanishk

Built for CEOs and CISOs who need results, not reports

18+ Years Experience
Two decades across enterprise security programs.
Hands-on Implementation
Ship code, controls and configurations — not just decks.
Cybersecurity Expert
Zero Trust, PAM, cloud, identity, data protection.
Privacy Engineering
Privacy-by-design embedded into your stack.
Not just documentation
Working controls, evidence, dashboards.
Technology-first Consulting
Architecture and automation, not paperwork.
Practical Implementation
Sequenced roadmaps that respect operational reality.
Enterprise Architecture
Reference architectures for regulated enterprises.
Custom Compliance Roadmap
Tailored to your risk, industry and geography.
Premium Support
Direct access to senior consultants — always.
Vibe Coder

Enterprise-grade vibe coding — AI-native product delivery

I don't just consult on privacy — I build. As a hands-on vibe coder, I ship production apps, internal tools and AI copilots using Lovable, Cursor and Claude Code, with the security and compliance rigour enterprises demand.

New capability

Ship real software at the speed of thought — without compromising on privacy, security or scale.

Vibe coding is more than writing prompts. It's a new engineering discipline: fluency with AI tools, taste for great product, deep architectural instincts, and the security & privacy background to make AI-generated code actually deployable in regulated enterprises.

10×
Faster delivery than traditional dev cycles
72 hr
From idea to shipped MVP
100%
Privacy-by-design & RLS by default
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Compromised secrets in production

Prompt-first product design

Translate fuzzy stakeholder intent into precise specs, data models and UI states — before a single line of code.

AI-assisted implementation

Ship production apps 10× faster using Lovable, Cursor and Claude Code — with a human architect in the loop.

Secure vibe coding

RLS, secrets hygiene, prompt-injection defence and privacy-by-design baked into every AI-generated feature.

From MVP to enterprise

Vibe-coded MVPs that graduate into hardened, compliant enterprise systems — not throwaway prototypes.

Agentic workflows

Design multi-agent systems, RAG pipelines and LLM-powered internal tools that automate real business work.

Compliance co-pilots

Custom AI copilots for DPDPA, ISO 27001 and SOC 2 — turning policies into interactive, queryable systems.

My AI-native stack
Lovable·Full-stack AI app builderCursor·AI-first IDEClaude Code·Agentic codingGPT-5 / Sonnet 4.5·Reasoning modelsv0 · Bolt·UI generationSupabase·Postgres · Auth · RLSCloudflare Workers·Edge runtimeTanStack · React 19·Modern frontendn8n · Make·AutomationsLangChain · LangGraph·Agent workflows
Start in 72 hours

Have an idea, an internal tool, or an AI copilot you need shipped?

Book a free 30-minute discovery call. Walk away with a scoped brief, a working prototype plan, and a fixed 2-week sprint quote — no obligation.

  • 30-min scoping call
  • Fixed-price sprint quote in 48 hrs
  • Working preview inside week 1
  • Production-hardened handover
Assessment Packages

Choose the engagement that fits your maturity

Every package is delivered personally by Kanishk with a senior implementation team.

For fast-scaling startups & SaaS

Starter

From ₹2.5L
  • DPDPA Readiness Assessment
  • Executive gap report
  • Prioritised 90-day roadmap
  • 1 workshop with founders/leads
  • 30 days advisory
Discuss Starter
Most Chosen
For growth-stage & mid-market

Professional

From ₹8L
  • Everything in Starter
  • Full DPDPA Gap Analysis
  • Data discovery & classification
  • Consent architecture design
  • Virtual DPO for 3 months
  • Board-ready reporting
Discuss Professional
For regulated enterprises & government

Enterprise

Custom
  • Everything in Professional
  • Enterprise DPDPA implementation
  • Privacy engineering & PbD
  • Vendor risk program
  • Continuous compliance automation
  • 12-month executive sponsorship
Discuss Enterprise
Case Studies

Real programs, measurable outcomes

Private Bank · India

DPDPA program across 12,000 employees

Challenge
No unified view of personal data across 60+ systems, fragmented consent, and looming DPDPA deadline.
Solution
Enterprise data discovery, consent architecture, DPO operating model and continuous compliance dashboards.
9 mo
to Board-approved DPDPA posture
60+
systems inventoried
0
regulator escalations post go-live
Healthcare · UAE + India

Privacy-by-design for a hospital chain

Challenge
Patient data flowing across EMR, billing, insurers and third-party apps without control lineage.
Solution
Data classification, purpose-based consent, PbD reviews for every new integration and vendor risk program.
4 mo
PbD embedded into SDLC
120+
PIAs completed
42%
drop in high-risk data flows
SaaS · Series C

Enterprise-grade privacy for a global SaaS

Challenge
Enterprise buyers pushing for DPDPA + GDPR alignment; product moving faster than the security program.
Solution
Virtual DPO, cross-framework control mapping, automated evidence collection and buyer-ready trust portal.
faster enterprise security reviews
12 wk
to launch trust portal
0
failed vendor assessments
Testimonials

Trusted by CISOs and boards

Kanishk brought the depth of a CISO and the pragmatism of an engineer. He didn't hand us documents — he handed us a working DPDPA program.

Group CISO · Private Bank · India
Privacy Engineering Lab

A reference stack for privacy-by-design

How privacy actually flows in a modern enterprise — from the first click to the boardroom dashboard.

Layer 1
Website
Consent-aware entry points
Layer 2
API
Purpose-bound access
Layer 3
Consent Manager
Granular, revocable consents
Layer 4
Data Inventory
Discovered, mapped, owned
Layer 5
Classification
Sensitivity & lineage
Layer 6
Storage
Encrypted, minimised, retained
Layer 7
Audit Logs
Immutable, queryable
Layer 8
Compliance Dashboard
Board-ready posture
DPDPA Resource Center

Practical resources, not theory

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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Direct
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What to expect
  • · 30-minute discovery call with Kanishk
  • · High-level maturity view & recommendation
  • · Custom proposal within 3 business days
  • · NDA available on request

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