Nimal Gunarathna
Cybersecurity Practice Engagement Lead
Nimal Gunarathna is a multicertified senior cybersecurity leader with experience in various areas including security for applications, host, networking, cloud, IoT, and Wireless in both IT & OT. Nimal’s two-decade career incorporates research, design specifications, prototypes, engineering, standards compliance, and project management—all throughout the complete system lifecycle. As an avid traveler, hiker and nature lover, he has visited most of the major national parks in the US including a trip to the Tennessee Great Smoky Mountains, where he completed the Abram Falls hike, one of the most dangerous hikes in the US.
Nimal Gunarathna, P.Eng. CISSP,CISA,CCSK,CRISC,PMP,CISM,GICSP,CDPSE
As Open Radio Access Network (RAN) architecture gains transformative momentum, including significant government support and funding, security is understandably a significant area of focus and concern for governments and service providers. What steps can operators and vendors take to proactively secure networks? One significant measure is to maintain a current Software Bill of Materials (SBOM),
Nimal Gunarathna, P.Eng. CISSP,CISA,CCSK,CRISC,PMP,CISM,GICSP,CDPSE
Addressing 5G security concerns in Open RAN Previously, a few major vendors wielded a lot of control over the Radio Access Network (RAN) market. However, the introduction of Open RAN has allowed operators to choose from multiple vendors and has disrupted the market for RAN implementations. These vendors are now trying to downplay the benefits
Nimal Gunarathna, P.Eng. CISSP,CISA,CCSK,CRISC,PMP,CISM,GICSP,CDPSE
by Nimal Gunarathna, P.Eng. CISSP,CISA,CCSK,CRISC,PMP,CISM,GICSP,CDPSE Passwords have been the chief means of secure authentication for decades, but it’s now widely understood that they are no longer enough. It is too easy for cybercriminals to guess, crack, or intercept passwords using freely available hacking tools. The statistics speak for themselves; passwords alone cannot adequately protect systems
Nimal Gunarathna, P.Eng. CISSP,CISA,CCSK,CRISC,PMP,CISM,GICSP,CDPSE
The Coronavirus pandemic has changed every aspect of life both at work and at home, with disastrous health and financial consequences for millions. But for cybercriminals, business is brisk. Judging by the news, the pandemic hasn’t kept cyber-villains from engaging in their nasty criminal activities. On the contrary, it seems to have motivated them—an unprecedented
Nimal Gunarathna, P.Eng. CISSP,CISA,CCSK,CRISC,PMP,CISM,GICSP,CDPSE
Advancing communications technology has brought real benefit to utilities of all kinds. Connectivity allows utilities to gather data from remote industrial control systems, communications devices, and even passive equipment and other ‘things’ as part of the Internet of Things (IoT). This data creates valuable information for greater automation and efficiency, as well as improved customer