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Kugan Kulothungan

Evaluator · DISC type sdc
Chief Executive Officer at Scybers
📍 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Kugan Kulothungan is the Co-Founder and CEO of Scybers, a global cybersecurity firm he established after more than 20 years in the industry. His experience includes senior security roles at Mox Bank and Standard Chartered. People who have worked with him describe him as a detail-oriented expert and a complete professional with strong leadership skills.

He is passionate about making enterprise-grade cybersecurity accessible to ambitious, fast-growing organizations. He believes effective security must be both strategic and practical, rooted in a business context. He is an advisory board member for the EC-Council and was named to the Global CISO 100 list in 2020.

He once humorously noted that using speech-to-text software exposed his frequent use of the word "right" in his speech.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Personality Overview

How Kugan shows up

Fast But Analytical
Quality Focused
Thorough Evaluator

They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical

Priorities

Topics Kugan cares about

Accessible Cybersecurity
He co-founded Scybers to provide enterprise-grade cybersecurity solutions to mid-size enterprises, filling a gap in the market.
AI in Cybersecurity
His company, Scybers, leverages AI-assisted security platforms and recently achieved SOC-CMM Silver Partner status, highlighting a focus on AI-powered security solutions.
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Career

Work history

9-2021
Chief Executive Officer
Scybers
4-2020
International Advisory Board Member of CCISO
EC-Council
7-2017 - 12-2021
Advisory Board Member
Cybereason
12-2020 - 8-2021
Head, Information Security Risk Officer, Technology & Innovations
Standard Chartered Bank
12-2019 - 12-2020
Chief Information Security Risk Officer
Mox Bank
In the press

Media appearances

Scybers: Envisioning Cyber Resilience & AI‑Innovation for a Secure Tomorrow. Featured in Silicon India
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Education
1996 - 2000
Bachelor of Engineering
University of Madras
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Steadiness (S)

Steadiness (S) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to focus on cooperation, support and taking everyone along. Those scoring high tend to be consistent and calm.

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