Director and Chief Security Officer of Deloitte South Asia
Sebastian Edassery currently serves as Director and Chief Security Officer of Deloitte South Asia. He is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI), and a Master Trainer accredited by Interpol in Information Technology Crime Investigations. Between 2002 and 2006, he established the first digital forensic and hi‑tech crime investigation laboratories for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), India. His expertise has been widely recognized through collaborations with Interpol, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), UNICEF, and the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC). Through these partnerships, he has delivered training to more than 10,000 police officers across India, SAARC nations, and Interpol member countries in the Asia‑Pacific region. He is rated as one among the Top 100 Cyber Security Experts by CyberQuest in 2021 (CQ100: Meet India’s Most Influential Cyber Warriors – The420CyberNews).
Academically, Mr. Edassery holds a BE in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering, an MA in English Literature, an MS in Cyber Law and Cyber Security, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Cyber Forensics and Information Security. He is also a certified Lead Auditor and Implementor for ISO 27001 (Information Security) and ISO 22301 (Business Continuity).
Prior to his corporate career, he served for 20 years as an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer with the Indian Air Force, followed by a decade as a Cyber‑Crime Investigator with the CBI. A passionate advocate for child safety, in 2006 he developed the pioneering Internet safety awareness programme “Protecting Children on the Net”. To date, he has conducted this programme in more than 3,000 venues across India, empowering communities with knowledge and tools to safeguard children in the digital age.
