Arun Kumar Sinha IPS

Chairman

National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO)

New Delhi

Praveen Sinha IPS

Sathwik Ram Prakki

Security Researcher II

Quick Heal

India

Sathwik Ram Prakki is working as a Security Researcher in Security Labs at Quick Heal. His focus areas are Threat Intelligence, Threat Hunting, and writing detections. He has a background in Offensive Security & Windows Internals and is keen on exploring new detection techniques through Reverse Engineering and Malware Research. He was a speaker at the AVAR 2022 conference presenting on 'Indian Power Sector targeted with latest LockBit 3.0 variant'.
His previous experience at C-DAC under the Ministry of Electronics & IT gave a jumpstart in his cybersecurity career. He graduated from Osmania University in 2019 with a degree in Electronics & Communication and has also completed his Post Graduate Diploma in Embedded Systems & Design at C-DAC in 2020.

Rahul Sharma

Founder

The Perspective & Grade Ace

India

Rahul is founder – The Perspective^TM & Grade Ace^TM with more than fourteen years experience working in Technology, Public Policy, Cyber Security & Privacy space, engaging with a range of stakeholder locally and globally to address the challenges in the evolving cyber ecosystem & value add as a Trusted Advisor. He recently worked as Cyber Security Liaison – Partner in International Business, Hague Security Delta, Netherlands in India & as Country Leader- India for International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). Rahul also worked as ‘Senior non key Expert’ on 'International Digital Cooperation-Enhanced Data Protection and Data Flows' project with Directorate – General for Justice and Consumers (DG JUST) European Commission.

Rahul is member of Working Group (WG) on “Anonymization of Data" set forth by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India and member of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) WG that developed Indian Standard on Data Privacy (IS 17428). In his past role, Rahul has worked with Data Security Council of India (DSCI) anchored its policy, privacy, standards, government and international relations functions. Rahul undertakes various sessions for corporates and govt agencies such as iCISA (CAG of India), NLU and NLIU, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, CBI Academy on Cyber Security, Data Protection, Cyber Laws, Internet Governance etc. He has authored various articles and talks frequently on the subject.

Previously, he worked as a senior security analyst with HCL Technologies and as a telecom engineer with Nokia Siemens Network. He holds Engineering degree in Electronics and Communication from Indraprastha University in New Delhi.

Rahul has been fellow:
a) International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP)- Dept. of State, US Govt, 2018
b) Global Governance Futures - Data Governance (GGF 2027) – Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi), Berlin, Germany, 2017
c) Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) – 2013 and 2014

Aditya Vasekar

Sr. Principal Product Security

Microsoft

Aditya Vasekar is a Principal Product Security Engineer working with Microsoft with a 10+ years of experience in security. He mostly works on architecture reviews, threat modeling for the cloud hosted  products.

Satyendra Verma

Head

Indian Citizens Assistance for Mobile Privacy & Security (I-CAMPS)

India

Three decades of experience with Government, Industry Associations and Startups.

Varied exposure in Mobile Technology, Telecom networks, Information Security Management Systems, Cyber security, GIS, and Drone technology.

Experience in aligning security plans, policies and procedures with Information Security standards and operational goals.

Project leader with proven experience of conceiving and directing complex projects while managing, motivating, and mentoring team members.

National Awardee by President of India in 2015 for excellence in AeroSports and active athlete participating in World Championships representing India.

Jordan Kastrinsky

Niranjan Jayanand

Senior Manager, WatchTower Threat Hunting

SentinelOne

India

Experienced Principal Threat Intel Analyst with a demonstrated history of Threat group hunting , malware reversing, yara, Anti virus signature creation , Threat report writing for customers etc. 60 plus proactive hunting and reporting of MENA origin threat attacks and PRC origin attacks ahead of competitors. Sound knowledge on leveraging and pivoting through internal telemetry data.

Brijesh Singh, IPS

Additional Director General of Police

Government Of Maharashtra

India

S. Somanath

Chairman

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

India

Dr Shaik Darvesh Saheb IPS

DGP, State Police Chief

Kerala State

India

Hibi Eden

Hon'ble Member of Parilament

Kerala State

India

Shri. P. Rajeev

Minister for Law, Industries and Coir

Kerala State

India

Adv. M. Anilkumar

Hon'ble Mayor

Kochi Corporation, Kerala

India

S. Somanath

Chairman

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

India

Mamta Mohandas

Actress and Film producer

India

Manu Zacharia

President

Information Security Research Association

(ISRA)

Nikhil Prabhakar

Lead - Cyber Security

Dezerv

India

Mr. Nikhil is a Security Engineer working at Dezerv Investments. He’s been a security researcher from his initial days in the Cyber Security space. His area of interest includes Web Application Penetration Testing, Mobile Application Security, DevSecOps and Machine Learning. He has presented his talks at International and National level Conferences and meets such as Nuit Du Hack Paris, OWASP AppSec Europe, Cocon International Cyber Policing and Security Conference, DEFCON Bangalore Chapter, Null Open Security Meet Bangalore, Null Open Security Meet Mysore. He is also a Bug Bounty Hunter and has been listed and Acknowledged in the Hall Of Fames of Companies such as Microsoft, Apple, Adobe, Nokia, Engine Yard and AVIRA Antivirus. He currently also leads the Bangalore Chapter of Null Open Security Community.

Aswin Raj

I am a security researcher, blogger currently specialized in DevSecOps and Cloud Security. I have 3 years of experience in Cyber Security Domain.

I am exploring new areas in DevSecOps and Cloud Security which is gaining a lot of momentum in the current industry due to the rise of Supply Chain Attacks. Hope our research paper can help organizations struggling to get security integrated into the SDLC.

I am a weekend traveler, I play carroms and capture photos.

Shruti MG

Deputy Manager - Application Security Assurance

CyberPWN Technologies

India

I have been working in the Cyber Security domain for the last 6 years. Have extensive experience in Web application pen testing, API, Mobile, DevSecOps and Threat Modelling.

I play Badminton, which is my favorite game.

Anjali Shukla

Anjali Shukla is a security consultant with over 6+ years of experience in the cybersecurity and DevOps field. Her areas of expertise include pentesting, DevSecops, AWS, GCP, CI/CD, Kubernetes, and IAC security. Anjali joined NotSoSecure in 2021 as a DevSecops and infrastructure security specialist. She is involved in various DevSecops integrations for training and infrastructure lab setups, and she ensures that all components in the pipeline are functioning as expected. Anjali is also part of the Infosec Girls mentorship program and loves to publish her research on various DevOps security topics.
Anjali has worked with Opstree as a DevOps engineer and worked with clients like Paytm, and Blackbox & gained experience as a Linux admin, and Cloud engineer. Also, she has interned in the Cyber Security Cell of Gurugram Police.
She has actively participated in various training programs for RHCSA, RHCE, CEH, and ECHSA to enhance her knowledge in the field of cybersecurity and DevOps. Anjali is comfortable writing code in Python and bash and writing Ansible and Terraform scripts for automation purposes. She is also part of the Defcon Cloud Village.

Divyanshu Shukla

Senior Security Engineer

Meesho

India

Senior security engineer with more than 5 years of experience in Cloud Security, DevSecops, Web Application Pentesting, Mobile Pentesting, Automation, and Secure Code Review. He has reported multiple vulnerabilities to companies like Airbnb, Google, Microsoft, AWS, Apple, Amazon, Samsung, Zomato, Xiaomi, Alibaba, Opera, Protonmail, Mobikwik, etc, and received CVE-2019-8727 CVE-2019-16918, CVE-2019-12278, CVE-2019-14962 for reporting issues. Author Burp-o-mation and very vulnerable serverless application. Also part of AWS Community Builder for security and Defcon Cloud Village crew member. He has also given training and seminars in events like Nullcon, Parsec IIT Dharwad, GirlScript Chandigarh University, and Null community.

Nitesh Surana

Threat Researcher

Trend Micro

India

Nitesh Surana works as a Senior Threat Researcher with Trend Micro. His passion revolves around Cloud Vulnerability & Security Research, Developer Security, Threat Hunting, building honeypots targeting container environments and finding abuse vectors for cloud services. Previously, Nitesh has been credited for reporting security issues to various companies, startups, and governments. His findings have been recognized by the US Department of Defense, the Zero Day Initiative and his research has been mentioned across ZDNet, BleepingComputer, TheHackerNews, Dark Reading, The Register amongst others. In addition to his previous work in a Managed Security Operations Center and Purple Teaming, he has presented on existing and new research in communities and conferences such as Null/OWASP Bangalore, DecodePH, c0c0n, Security BSides, NDC. Apart from playing with packets and syscalls, Nitesh is found attending concerts and playing music.

Vijayakumar K.M

Head - Cyber Security Operations

Tata Communications

India

Ajit Hatti

Founder, Director - Pure ID

Ajit Hatti is a serial inventor and innovator and founder of PureID. He has been developing enterprise class security products over a decade and a half. Ajit regularly presents his research & tools at conferences like Black Hat, COCON & DEF CON. He is also the co-founder of Null - Open Security Community & is the founder of Blockchain Village which he organizes at DEF CON.

Pranav Sivvam

Offensive Security Consultant

Appsecco

India

Pranav Sivvam loves to break apps and infra with a strong passion for hacking and security research. Skilled in application security, network security, container and cloud security, he spends most of his time setting up and hacking apps on the cloud. As a red team enthusiast, Pranav takes pleasure in finding ways to bypass security mechanisms, improve his opsec techniques and share his hacks with his team (and anyone who will listen, really).

Throughout his journey in infosec, he has identified and reported vulnerabilities in various companies' software, earning him 5 CVEs. He has also reported critical issues in several companies for which he has been thanked.

Pranav is also a contributor in open-source projects like SecLists and GTFObins.

Outside of work, he enjoys experimenting with new tech, participating in CTF challenges, lockpicking, and engaging in bug bounty programs. He can often be found working on software development projects or finding ways to improve his hacker mindset.

Tejaswa Rastogi

Security Auditor & Researcher

Consensys Diligence

India

Security Auditor and Researcher @ Consensys Diligence, Creator/Founder 1- CipherShastra : A Platform to help everyone learn smart contract/ blockchain security by solving CTF challenges, 2- RazzorSec: A structured library of resources and community to help everyone learn blockchain security in an organized manner, 3- Unchained: A blockchain security conference to promote security awareness in the field of blocksec

Dhanith Krishna

Attack & Red Team Lead

EY GDS

India

Dhanith leads Attack & Red Team services for EY Global Delivery Services, leading a global team of 250+ ethical hackers. He is a hardcore practitioner with rich experience working with the world’s leading financial institutions helping them to secure their digital presence. Dhanith is a member of OWASP and has contributed to several open source infosec projects, including OWASP WSTG. Dhanith is passionate about educating the community on cybersecurity and makes use of every opportunity to share his knowledge and expertise on the topic.

Anish Koshy

Vice President - Information Security Risk Officer

Standard Chartered GBS

India

A creative adventurer with extensive experience in the field of Information & Cyber Security, Risk Management, Regulatory Compliance, Business Continuity, Quality Compliance and Service Delivery roles; governing both the Cloud and On-Premises applications & infrastructure in the Banking and Financial Domain.
Have been involved in strategizing and governing transformational Information & Cyber Security programs and proficient experience in risk management and regulatory and global financial requirements and standards such as Singapore MAS, Hong Kong MA, UAE NESA, SOX, PCI DSS, NIST, IT Act India, UK PRA etc. Has vast expertise in performing risk assessment especially pertaining to cyber security risks across various domains.

Has been involved with various organizations and educational institutes with an immense desire to cultivate a risk awareness culture and pass on a legacy of cyber security risks to the next generation.

Am a gourmet, sportsman, Liverpool FC fan, a traveller and enjoys associating with multi ethnic groups.

Have presented papers in C0c0n XV (2022) conference and also at ISACA Chennai Chapter.

Lince Lawrence

Global Leader - Cyber Security Operations and Response

EY

India

Dr Pankaj Kumar Dalela

Director (BoardMember)

Centre for Development of Telematics

Ministry of Communication and IT, India

Manjunath Hiregange

Senior OT Security Consultant

GICSP, ISA/IEC62443 Cybersecurity Expert

India

With over 15 years of experience in the OT/ICS security domain, I am a seasoned professional who helps organizations protect their industrial control systems and critical infrastructure from cyber threats. As a senior OT security consultant at Defentos, I work with clients across various sectors, such as oil and gas, power generation, manufacturing, and transportation, to assess, design, and implement security solutions that meet their specific needs and challenges.

My core competencies include security system architecture, network segmentation, access control systems, risk management, and vulnerability management. I am well-versed in various security standards and guidelines relevant to ICS systems, such as ISA/IEC62443, NIST 800-82, NERC CIP, IEC62351, ISO 27001, NIST CSF, ABS CyberSafety, DNV Maritime Security, BDEW, and the MITRE attack framework for ICS. I also hold the GICSP and ISA/IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Expert credentials, which demonstrate my proficiency and credibility in the field.

I am passionate about advancing the OT/ICS security community and sharing my insights and expertise through diverse channels. I have presented at ISA webinars, authored articles and blog posts on OT/IIoT security topics, and engaged in online forums and groups centered on OT security. Additionally, I take pride in mentoring aspiring OT security professionals and collaborating with fellow security experts in the field. My goal is to help raise awareness and promote best practices for securing industrial systems and infrastructure in the digital age.

Vaibhav Kumar

Senior Manager

Cellebrite

India

Rajan Pant

Business Head

Resecurity INC. USA

Rajan Pant is a cybersecurity professional responsible for business development in countries of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.

Mr. Pant is a Founder Chairman of Information Security Emergency Team of Nepal (ITSERT-NP), the first CERT/CSIRT community of Nepal. He was also the former IT Controller of Government of Nepal, Global Chief Information Officer of Chaudhary Group and General Secretary of Federation of Computer Association of Nepal; he has more than 32 years’ experience in IT system management, security, digital forensics & incident response. Master of Business Administration (MBA-IT), Master’s in law (LLM) and ITIL Expert, CEH, CHFIv8, ISO 27001 LA, COBITv5 and SAP S4/HANA Expert.

Deepesh Chaudhary

Tanmay Thapliyal

IIT Kanpur

India

Amit Dubey

Author and National Security Expert

India