Daman Dev Sood | Profile

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Join date: Apr 25, 2021

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With over 38 years in the industry and over 18 years in the Resilience domains, I am a Certified International and Corporate Trainer with over 15500 hours of training/ teaching experience, achieving 100% NPS, and holding 18 copyrights, a CPD Member, 2 courses are CPD certified, 5 courses are on Udemy, and am an author of 10 published books on Resilience.

In my professional journey (TCS, Xansa, Continuity & Resilience, Cityinnovates, EY/ HSBC, SAFE, Chitkara University), I have played various senior roles (Principal Consultant, Group Head, Practice Head, COO, CIO, VP, Board Member, Program Director, Professor of Practice etc.).

I have travelled/ worked to/in over 20 countries and am an International Speaker.

I have served clients in various industry sectors like Government, IT, Banking, Financial Services, Insurance, Telecom, Marine, Manufacturing, Pharma, Media, Trading, Power and Water etc.

I have won multiple national and global awards and have also been inducted into BCI Hall of Fame.

I am currently a Professor of Practice (Chitkara University), Director (DBD Training & Consultancy) and serve in Cybersecurity, Operational/ Organisational Resilience, BCM, Risk, and Crisis. I am Past Chair – PR&P Standing Committee IEEE Delhi Section, and IEEE Ambassador.

Posts (82)

Feb 16, 2026 ∙ 4 min

AI Innovation vs Data Security: Why This Is Not a Technology Problem

Every few months, a new incident (or expectation) surfaces in which someone uploads sensitive data to a public AI tool — contracts, internal reports, sometimes even regulated information. The reaction is predictable: panic, blanket bans, and renewed calls to “block AI tools by default”. But beneath the noise lies a deeper issue. This is not really a technology problem. It is a governance, risk, and decision-making problem. And no amount of technical control can fully compensate for unclear...

Feb 12, 2026 ∙ 4 min

What Allows a Car to Travel Fast on the Roads?

BRAKES! A dear friend, Mark Carroll , reminded me of this recently in a LinkedIn discussion. And, I thought of exploding it into a full length blog for you all! Also, a few words have been taken from the original post initiated by Christopher Carvalho • There is a persistent myth in organizations that risk management, security, and management systems exist to slow things down . That they are necessary evils — tolerated for compliance, endured for audits, and bypassed when “real business”...

Feb 7, 2026 ∙ 2 min

An ISO 22301 Implementation/ Certification Case

This blog originates from a case presented by a fellow professional on LinkedIn - “If an organization holds ISO 22301:2019 certification but keeps employees who have resigned for a long time (and seem critical), does it really deserve that certification? Shouldn’t the organization have backup or contingency plans instead?” I responded in short to that post, but thought of expanding for my readership. The scenario alone does not invalidate the organization’s ISO 22301 certification. What...