Ashish Tickoo

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Director at Microsoft

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Overview

Ashish Tickoo is the Director of Security Engineering for M365 at Microsoft, bringing over 17 years of experience in the field. His career progressed from a Security Analyst to a SOC leader, specializing in security operations, threat hunting, and detection. Colleagues describe him as hardworking, innovative, and a quick learner.

He played an instrumental role in bringing Microsofts prestigious Blue Hat hacking conference to India for the first time, highlighting his commitment to fostering collaboration within the global security research community.

Personality Overview

Decisive

Confident & Optimistic

Fast Adopter

They measure a product on its merit but can be influenced by strong testimonials.  They respond well to objective pitches but also attach some value to relationships. They usually prefer to drive the conversation.

Topics They Care About

Security Operations
His entire 17+ year career has been in security, starting as a SOC analyst and rising to lead security operations for Microsoft M365.
Cybersecurity Community
He actively promoted and celebrated India's first Blue Hat event, aiming to foster collaboration among security researchers to advance the industry.
Threat Hunting
His previous role as Microsoft Cloud SOC Group Manager explicitly included leading proactive threat hunting and threat detection functions for the team.

Media Appearances

Ashish has no verified media appearances

Work History

5-2025
Director at Microsoft
6-2024 - 5-2025
Engineering Group Manager at Microsoft
1-2023 - 11-2024
Microsoft Cloud SOC Group Manager at Microsoft
2-2012 - 1-2014
Security Analyst-GCIA,CEH,SNPA,SND,CCNA,ITILV3,CCSP,ISO27001 at Symantec
6-2009 - 1-2012
security Analyst- CEH,SNPA,SND,CCNA,ITILV3,CCSP,ISO27001 at Bank of America

Education

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Insights For Selling To Ashish

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Keep your pitch focused on the impact but insert some anecdotes into it
  • Focus on the big picture and the strategic value of your product
  • Look like someone who is on top of their game

DONT's

  • Don’t be too verbose or overly friendly; a little bit, however, is fine
  • Don't be unorganized, be prepared for the pitch
  • Don’t keep repeating the same information, it could make them impatient

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Ashish is

  • Confidence in the product’s value is critical, followed by relationship and a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Ashish

  • They will not hesitate to say no if they do not develop conviction.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Ashish move?

  • If they develop confidence in your product and you, then they can make fast decisions.
  • Can Ashish take some risk or not?

  • If necessary, they have the ability to take risky decisions.

You And Ashish

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