Navin Kumar Singh

Director General

National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC)

India

Navin Kumar Singh, is a B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering from IIT Kanpur. He also has a Masters Degree in Anti-Corruption Studies from the International Anti-Corruption Academy, Vienna. He is an NTS Scholar and the recipient of the First prize for academic excellence in core curriculum at IIT, Kanpur. He has also received the award for the best Master Thesis by International Anti-Corruption Academy, Vienna in 2016.

Mr. Navin Kumar Singh is an Indian Police Service Officer of 1996 batch, Jharkhand cadre. He is a recipient of the prestigious Police medal for Gallantry by the President of India and twice recipient of the Jharkhand CM’s Medals for Gallantry. For his outstanding contributions to policing, Mr. Singh has been awarded the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service, Indian Police Medal for Meritorious Service, Jharkhand Police Medal for meritorious service and Jharkhand Governor’s Medal for Distinguished Service. Election Commission of India has also bestowed the award for Best Electoral Practice in East Zone to Mr. Singh.

He was part of the Indian Delegation in the second meeting of Intergovernmental group of UNODC on cyber crime in Vienna, Austria in 2013. He has worked as the Nodal Officer for cyber crime in Jharkhand during 2017-2020 where he single handedly developed a pro-active response mechanism for tackling cyber crime, for which he was given the FICCI smart policing award. He has also contributed to the establishment of the Crime & Criminal Tracking and Networking System (CCTNS) of Jharkhand police, development of its website, social media policies and citizen centric services. He is credited with improving police delivery using technology. He is a member of many important Cyber Security related committees at the national level contributing to policy/strategy formulation.

He is presently heading the National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre since July 2021, which is the national nodal body for protection of Critical Information Infrastructure of the country.

Sujith Narayanan

CEO and Co-founder

Fi Money

India

We are pleased to introduce Sujith Narayanan, CEO and co-founder of Fi Money. With an illustrious career marked by groundbreaking contributions to the financial technology landscape, Sujith has consistently demonstrated a passion for simplifying finances and revolutionizing the way young Indian professionals manage their money.

Prior to his role at Fi Money, Sujith served as a key figure at Google, where he played a pivotal role in the creation and development of Tez, which has now evolved into the widely acclaimed Google Pay platform.

At Fi Money, Sujith leads a dynamic team driven by a shared mission to empower young Indian professionals through world-class technology and strategic partnerships.

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.

K Kamaneesh

Special Judge NIA Cases

Ernakulam

India

I entered into the judicial service as a (Munsiff-Magistrate) in 2000. Right now functioning as a special judge for NIA Cases in Ernakulam.

I am also Trainer of trainers under the eCourt project for the state of kerala, and have conducted almost more than 50 training sessions for Judicial officesrs in Kerala, and for judicial officers in the states of chathisgarh, as well as Tamilnadu. Apart from that, many academic sessions have been conducted by me on various topics for advocates, topics ranging from the e initiatives of the the supreme court, the disciplines of digital evidence, gender legislations and other regular legal aspects from the functional area point of view. classes have been conducted by me for various organizations including the bar Council, UGC programs, many academic institutions, statutory organizations, judicial Academies etc.

Anant Shrivastava

Information Scurity Professional

India

Anant Shrivastava is an information security professional with 15+ yrs of corporate experience in Network, Mobile, Application and Linux Security. Anant is an avid opensource supporter and runs multiple opensource projects prominent of them being TamerPlatform and CodeVigilant.

He contributes to multiple Open communities like null and Garage4Hackers. He has also helped establishing local chapter in his hometown null Bhopal

He has been a speaker and a trainer at a multitude of conferences such as Black Hat -USA/ASIA/EU, Defcon, Nullcon, c0c0n, Rootconf and many more).

He also participates in various communities as a cfp reviewer. Notable of them being Blackhat EU, nullcon, Rootconf by Hasgeek, recon village @ Defcon , cloud village @ defcon, Adversary Village @ defcon

His code contributions can be found on Github. He is active on Twitter and Fediverse and his talks and presentations can be found here. He writes about his experiments at his blog.

David Baptiste

IT-Security Analyst & Researcher

ERNW - Ennor Rey Netzwerke GmbH

Germany

Dr. BapƟste David is an IT security specialist at ERNW, specialized in Windows operaƟng system. His research is mainly focused on malware analysis, reverse engineering, security of the Windows operaƟng system plaƞorm, kernel development and vulnerabiliƟes research. He also worked for couple of anƟvirus compagnies. He has given special courses and trainings in different universiƟes in Europe. Also, he gives regularly talks on different conferences including Black Hat USA, Defcon, Troopers, Zero Night, Cocon, EICAR, ECCWS…

Bhushan Gulabrao Borase

Deputy Director (I.T.)

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy

Hyderabad, India

Batch – 2009, Karnataka Cadre

Experience

• Served as - SP of two districts in Karnataka
• SP Cyber Crime, CID Karnataka
• DCP, Bengaluru City Police.

• Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Police Training – 2021
• Director's Commendation and Insignia (Gold Plated)) – 2021 at SVP NPA
• National Award for e-Governance in 2015 for Citizen Centric Services.
• Best Probationer in co-curricular activities in SVP NPA in 2009 Batch

Interests - He is a keen learner in the field of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies
Publications -He has published five papers in various journals on topics of cryptocurrency, effective database management and other policing issues.
Workshops/ Conferences/ Seminars – He has delivered talks in two international and six national level workshops / Conferences on the topic of cryptocurrency Investigation.

Lt. Cdr. Antony KM (Retd.)

Vice President (Internal Audits - Cyber Security)

NAB Innovation Centre

India

Lt Commander Antony KM is a senior Auditor in NAB India looking after cyber security and payments technology Internal Audit. He has over 15 years of varied experience both from corporate and military in Information Security and Cyber Warfare. He is vertically specialized in Cyber Security domains having hands-on experience in Offensive Cyber Operations. He worked as a Director for Cyber Risk Advisory business in PWC India, looking after the Threat and Vulnerability Management portfolio. He has experience in consulting multiple high domestic and international clients in areas like Red Team Operations, Purple Teaming, Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing, and security compliance audits. He has advised CIOs, CISOs, and different stakeholders of many leading IT and non IT corporates on Design, Implementation, and Governance of critical information & cyber assets. Prior to this role, as a Senior Manager of General Electric, Antony has headed the Identity Access Management Operations of India.

He served for over a decade in the Indian Navy, he was a Naval Information Warfare (IW) Expert involved in securing complete spectrum of information and cyber assets of the Navy. He is an almanac of the prestigious Indian Naval academy and specialized in Advanced Information Warfare from the meritorious Signal School of Indian Navy situated in Southern Naval Command, Kochi. He held many operational, technical, managerial and leadership positions covering a wide array of Information and Cyber Operations. He has been part of the erstwhile IW Cell (presently called as the Navy Cyber Group). He has been instrumental in many deterrence operations, red team assessment, and external audits in the Navy.

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.

Félix Aimé

Threat Intelligence and cybersecurity researcher

Sekoia.io

France

Félix Aimé is a Threat Intelligence and cybersecurity researcher with a passion for geopolitics and technical security. In 2013, he co-founded the Threat Intelligence capabilities of the French National Cybersecurity Agency (ANSSI) by working with a multidisciplinary team dedicated to investigating threat actors carrying out cyber espionage operations. In 2017, he joined Kaspersky's Global Research & Analysis (GReAT) team. Four years later, he joined Sekoia.io to increase their threat intelligence capabilities with training courses, tailored software development, and state-of-the-art investigations on APT and cybercrime threats.

Amaury-Jacques Garçon

Threat Intelligence and cybersecurity engineer

Sekoia.io

France

Amaury-Jacques Garçon is a cybersecurity engineer working as Threat Intelligence analyst, currently at Sekoia.io. With professional experience in open source investigation, he has worked in information gathering and intelligence analysis. Passionate about cybersecurity, his inquisitive mind keeps him at the forefront of advances in cybersecurity by extracting and analyzing publicly available information to provide valuable insights from threats actors.

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.

Ashwin Shenoi

Lead Security Engineer

CRED

India

Ashwin Shenoi is a Lead Security Engineer at CRED with an avid passion for application security. He is highly skilled in application penetration testing and automation. Ashwin is a core member of team bi0s, a top-ranked Capture The Flag (CTF) team according to CTFTime. In his role as head of the Web Security team at team bi0s, he also serves as the core challenge setter and organizer for various editions of InCTF and other CTFs organised by team bi0s. Ashwin is also a Security Trainer with 7ASecurity, and has presented talks and security trainings in various security conferences such as BlackHat Asia, BlackHat USA, BlackHat Europe, Nullcon, and ThreatCon. Ashwin has a strong background in identifying and exploiting vulnerabilities in open source applications, and he has been awarded multiple CVEs for his contributions to the security community.

MAILLARD Pierre-François

TCG CREST

Pierre-François Maillard is a French engineer specialized in the field of cyber security who is currently doing a PhD at TCG CREST in India. During his education, he actively collaborated with the CVO laboratory (Operational Cryptology and Virology) with a particular focus on the UEFI systems. Furthermore, he has gained experience in industrial cybersecurity while working in various companies. As a result of his research, he has written a series of three articles in MISC, a top French cybersecurity magazine, about the UEFI. He has also led several workshops and conferences regarding network and operating systems at C0c0n.

Dr. Altaf Shaik

Senior Security Researcher

Technische Universität Berlin

Germany

Dr. Altaf Shaik is a senior research scientist at the Technische Universität Berlin in Germany, and conducts advanced research in telecommunications esp., in 6G security architecture, OpenRAN, and 5G radio access and core network security. He holds more than 11 years of experience in Telecom security and combines a professional background in embedded programming, wireless communications, and offensive network security. Dr. Shaik spent his career as a security engineer and expert at various leading telecommunication companies including Gemalto (currently Thales), Deutsche Telekom (Germany), and Huawei Technologies (Sweden).

His PhD research assisted in improving the 3GPP 4G security standards and also exposed several vulnerabilities in commercial mobile networks affecting millions of base stations, networks, and handsets worldwide.

His post-doctoral research exposed vulnerable API designs in latest 5G networks and slicing vulnerabilities in the 5G security specifications leading to serious attacks.

Dr. Shaik is a frequent speaker at various prestigious international security conferences such as Blackhat USA & Europe, T2, SECT, Nullcon, Hardware.io and HITB, and many others. His accomplishments landed him in the hall of fame of organizations like Google, Qualcomm, Huawei, and GSMA. He is also the founder of Kaitiaki labs and FastIoT that trains internationally various companies and governmental organizations in exploit development and also building secure mobile and IoT networks including their testing and security assessment.

Yash Bharadwaj

Co-Founder & Technical architect

Cyberwarfare Labs

India

Yash Bharadwaj, Co-Founder & Technical architect at CyberWarFare Labs with over 4.5 Years of Experience as Technologist Highly attentive towards finding, learning and discovering new TTP's used during offensive engagements. His area of interest includes building Red / Blue team infrastructure, evading AVs & EDFts, Pwning Active Directory infrastructure, stealth enterprise networks & Multi cloud attacks. Previously he has delivered hands-on red / blue / purple team tninings / talks / workshops at Nullcon, X33fCon, NorthSec, BSIDES Chapters, OWASP, CISO Platform, YASCON.

Manish Gupta

CEO & Director

Cyberwarfare Labs

India

Manish Gupta is Director of CyberWarFare Labs having 6.5+ years of expertise in offensive Information Security. Where he specializes in Red Teaming Activities on enterprise Environment. His Research interest includes Real World Cyber Attack Simulation and Advanced persistent Threat (APT). Previously he has presented his research at reputed conferences like Blackhat USA, DEFCON, Nullcon, BSIDES Chapters, X33fcon, NorthSec & other corporate trainings etc.

Ravi Mishra

Lead Devops

Groww

India

7+ years of experience in DevSecops & DevOps. Currently working as Lead DevOps @ Groww Highly Skilled in IAC Security, AWS & GCP Security, SRE, Container Security, K8s (EKS & GKE) Security. Experienced In deploying EKS & GKE Cluster. Previously worked with DevOps Engineering Teams in OLX Group, Paytm Bank, and Opstree. He has also given training and seminars in events like Null Community & Bsides Bangalore

Arun Nair

Independent Security Researcher

India

Arun is a skilled Red Teamer with extensive malware development and evasion expertise. With a strong background in offensive security, Arun possesses a range of certifications, including the Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP), CodeMachine Malware Techniques, and Malware on Steroids. These certifications demonstrate Arun's deep understanding of advanced strategies and techniques involved in malware development. Arun has honed this knowledge through practical experience from working with renowned organizations such as Google and Mandiant. These engagements have provided Arun with invaluable insights into the tactics employed by real-world adversaries. With his comprehensive skill set and hands-on experience, Arun is well-equipped to tackle the most sophisticated cybersecurity and red teaming challenges.

Aravind Prakash

Red Team Operator

Resillion

India

Aravind is an experienced Red Teamer working in Resillion with a strong background in offensive security and a passion for malware development. With multiple certifications, including CRTP, CRTE and CRTO. Having conducted numerous engagements, Aravind has gained valuable insights into the tactics used by real-world adversaries. Their expertise allows them to simulate attacks and identify system and network vulnerabilities.

Sanjay Singh

Head DevSecOps

Games 24x7

India

Sanjay is passionate about technology, heading DevSecOps function in an online gaming company. He is in the process of building a DevOps platform with a bunch of self-serve capabilities which enables Developer and business to self-manage infra (with the visibility to cloud cost trend), automated access/authorization management, observability etc. Targeting towards no-ops model. Sanjay is driving a transformational change toward how InfoSec practices are implemented/adopted in his current organization.

Baidyanath Kumar

CISO and Data Protection Officer

JK Lakshmi Cement

India

Saurabh Gugnani

Head of Cyber Security

Max Life Insurance Company

India

Gokulavan Jayaraman

Head Security

Lumina Datamatics

India

Technology Expertise Application Development & Deployment, Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity, Datacenter Management, IT Operations Management, IT Asset & Infrastructure Management, IT Compliance and Risk Management, IT Security & Security Operations

Managerial And Business Expertise Budgeting & Financial Management, Customer Support & Service Management, Human Resources & Talent Management, IT Strategy & Planning, Operations Management, Project & Program Management, Supply Chain Management
Education: PhD in Arts; Masters in Arts; Bachelors in Arts

Certification ISO 27001 Lead Auditor, Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Information Security Officer (CISO), ISO 9001 Lead Auditor, Six Sigma Green Belt, GDPR Certified

Vikas Arora

Senior Vice President - Global IT & Security

ITWP

India

Vijayakumar K.M

Head - Cyber Security Operations

Tata Communications

India

Kavitha Kadambi

CISO

Infosys

India

Navaneethan M

VP- Group CISO & DPO

TATA Play

India

Dr. Swapnil Bangali

President & Founder Trustee, Vishwaguru Foundation, Vadodara

Honorary Director, Centre for Information Communication Technology and Law, Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai

Dr. Swapnil Bangali completed his LL.B. from Symbiosis Law School, Pune and enrolled himself as an Advocate in Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa in 2004. He completed his LL.M. in Constitutional Law and Legal Order in 2006 from Symbiosis Law School, Pune. Simultaneously, he completed his DLL&LW, DTL and DIPL. In 2005, he cleared the examination of Judicial Magistrate in the State of Maharashtra. Dr. Swapnil has a keen interest in academics and research. He is a former Associate Professor from School of Law, Auro University, Surat and also worked as a faculty in Symbiosis Law School, Pune. In 2006, he passed UGC-NET. He completed the Winter School Certificate Program on Cyber Security and Cyber Law at Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar and was awarded as the Best Participant for the same in 2012. He was invited in Berlin School of Economics and Law, Berlin (Germany) in 2015 to deliver sessions on Police Law and Constitutional Law. He was awarded with a Doctorate by Symbiosis International University in the field of Information Technology Law in 2016. He has achieved a fit of delivering more than 150 guest lectures and sessions on various platforms in various institutions and universities of high repute in India and abroad.

He authored a book on “Law Relating to Contraventions under the Information Technology Act, 2000” which is forwarded by Adv. Ujjwal Nikam, Special Public Prosecutor, Government of Maharashtra. He had presented many papers on contemporary issues in law in various national and international seminars and conferences. He is Invitee Reviewer for the International Journal for Public Policy which is a scopus journal published by Inderscience and the Editorial Board Member for Journal of Army Law College and External Peer Reviewer for Alliance Journal of Corporate and Commercial Laws. Dr. Swapnil has published numerous articles in various refereed and reputed National and International Journals.

He is currently Honorary Director, Centre for Information Communication Technology and Law, Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai. He is also Member of General Council, Standing Committee, Executive Council, Finance Committee, Research Council and Academic Council for Maharashtra National University Mumbai. He is member of Centre for Post Graduate Legal Studies in Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai.

Adv. (Dr.) Swapnil Bangali is instrumental in training the accredited agencies such as IRS Officers, Central Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement Directorate in National Academy of Direct Taxes, Nagpur for the Digital Evidence and legal issues for last one decade. He was involved in training IDAS officers in National Academy for Defense Financial Management, Pune. He has trained various stock market experts, Grievance Redressal Committees of Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange in National Institute of Securities Management. He is involved in the training of CGST, Customs and police officers in the Police Training Centre at Khandala, National Academy of Customs, Indirect Tax and Narcotics Zonal Campus Vadodara and the Police Officers and Public Prosecutors in State of Maharashtra in Maharashtra Police Academy, Nashik.

Dr. Mahesh Kalyanaraman

Associate Vice President - Risk and Compliance

HCL Technologies

India

Aswin M Guptha

Senior Security Engineer

Traboda CyberLabs

India

Aswin M Guptha is a Security Researcher at Traboda who has over 8 years of expertise in Web Application Security. He has extensively participated in various penetration testing activities on infrastructure ranging from CMSs to hospitals over the past few years. He is also involved in testing various mobile applications. He has also delivered talks and training for students, working professionals and government authorities on various advanced topics.

Vijay Nair

Chief Technology Officer

Assyst International Pvt Ltd

India

Abhinav Thakur

Security Researcher

Payatu Security Consulting Pvt. Ltd.

India

Abhinav Thakur is currently working as an IoT Security Researcher at Payatu. Having experience working with malicious software and binary analysis, he specializes in reverse engineering and breaking digital devices. Currently targeting IoT devices varying from simple bare-metal systems to complex OS-based systems. He spends most of the day understanding system internals and developing payload to achieve unintended behaviour on his targets.

Kartik Lalan

Sr. Security Engineer

PIC (Independent)

India

Product Security Engineer @ Security Centre of Excellence – Philips Innovation Campus. He is M.Tech. in CS with Specialization in Information & Network Security. He conducts frequent talks and workshops on Info Sec topics @ several places including C0C0N, Bsides Delhi & Bangalore Chapter, OWASP, Null A'bad & Bangalore Chapter, DroidCon-IN. Kartik loves to write technical Blogs in his leisure time

Aravind C Ajayan

Sr. Security Engineer

PIC (Independent)

India

Sr. Security Engineer with Philips and is part of the Security Centre of Excellence team. Aravind's primary areas of expertise are web/thick client application penetration testing, hardened system security, network security, and windows active directory security. He has helped to fix severe issues in IMS(Internet Management Software) solutions through responsible disclosures. Aravind pursued his master's in Cyber Security Systems and Networks from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore. He is an Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) and has published several research papers on security in IEEE and Springer

Abraham Aranguren

CEO, Security Trainer, Director of Penetration Testing

7ASecurity

Spain

After 15 years in itsec and 22 in IT Abraham is now the CEO of 7ASecurity (7asecurity.com), a company specializing in penetration testing of web/mobile apps, infrastructure, code reviews and training. Co-Author of the Mobile, Web and Desktop (Electron) app 7ASecurity courses. Security Trainer at Blackhat USA, HITB, OWASP Global AppSec and many other events. Former senior penetration tester / team lead at Cure53 and Version 1. Creator of “Practical Web Defense”, a hands-on eLearnSecurity attack / defense course, OWASP OWTF project leader, an OWASP flagship project (owtf.org), Major degree and Diploma in Computer Science, some certs: CISSP, OSCP, GWEB, OSWP, CPTS, CEH, MCSE:Security, MCSA:Security, Security+. As a shell scripting fan trained by unix dinosaurs, Abraham wears a proud manly beard. He writes on Twitter as @7asecurity @7a_ @owtfp or https://7asecurity.com/blog. Multiple presentations, pentest reports and recordings can be found at https://7asecurity.com/publications

Anirudh Anand

Security Trainer@7ASecurity

Security Engineer at CRED

India

Anirudh Anand is a security researcher with a primary focus on Web and Mobile Application Security. He is currently working as a Principal Security Engineer at CRED and also Security Trainer at 7asecurity. He has been submitting bugs and contributing to security tools for over 9 years. In his free time, he participates in CTF competitions along with Team bi0s (#1 security team in India according to CTFtime). His bounties involve vulnerabilities in Google, Microsoft, LinkedIn, Zendesk, Sendgrid, Gitlab, Gratipay and Flipboard.

Anirudh is an open source enthusiast and has contributed to several OWASP projects with notable contributions being in OWTF and Hackademic Challenges Project. He has presented/trained in a multitude of conferences including BlackHat US 2020, OWASP NZ 2021, HackFest CA 2021, c0c0n 2019, BlackHat Arsenal 2019, BlackHat Europe Arsenal 2018, HITB Dubai 2018, Offzone Moscow 2018, Ground Zero Summit Delhi 2015 and Xorconf 2015.

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.

Dr. Abin Oommen Philip

Assistant Professor

Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kottayam (IIIT K)

India

Abin Oommen Philip is currently working as Assistant Professor at Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kottayam (IIITK). He did his PhD in Computer Science from VIT Vellore in the domain of Convergence of Machine Learning and Blockchain for Connected Vehicles. His current areas of interest include Digital Forensics, Crime Investigation in the era of connected devices, Data Analytics to name a few. He has published several SCI and Scopus indexed journal papers and presented at several IEEE and Springer conferences. The list of publications can be found at (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ofmYRHUAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao)

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.

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

Associate Manager - Application Security Assurance

CyberPWN Technologies

India

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.

Sreekumar Balachandran

Global IT Head

SunTec Group

India

V V Jacob

Senior General Manager Systems

Malayala Manorama co pvt ltd

India

Balakrishnan A

Executive Director

Geojit Financial Services Ltd

India

Sony A

Senior General Manager & CIO

South Indian Bank

India

Georgie Kurien

CSO and Head of Assurance Services

SecnSure

India

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.

Kumar Ashwin

Security Engineer

DeepSource

India

Kumar Ashwin is a skilled information security professional with a focus on web security, cloud security, and DevSecOps. He actively participates in various security communities, including The Open Security Community, Winja, and DEFCON Cloud Village, by speaking at meetups and creating CTFs. Ashwin has also spoken at conferences such as x33fcon, BSides and c0c0n. As an offensive security specialist, Ashwin excels in identifying vulnerabilities and preventing attacks. His expertise has helped numerous organizations improve their security posture and protect their assets.

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

Souhail Mssassi

CEO & Senior Security Researcher

Shellboxes

Morocco

With more than 8 years of experience in cybersecurity as a Senior Security Researcher specialized in application security, cryptography and security of decentralized applications, he assisted several organizations in improving their cybersecurity strategy. And as an Instructor and a Speaker he presented Security lectures in universities and Conferences. Recently researching on Formal Verification in the cybersecurity Field. He is Also a Blockchain Developer in Solidity and Rust and also working as a Security Researcher in Blockchain .

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.

Anjali Shukla

Senior Security Consultant

Notsosecure

India

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.

Anshu Kumar

Senior MTS in Security Product Engineering team

VMware

India

Anshu Kumar Senior Member of Technical Staff, VMware Anshu Kumar is a Senior Information Security Engineer in the security product team at VMware. She has over a decade of experience in the industry . Currently working in security domain with previous international work experience with infrastructure and mobile development teams as software developer. At VMware she develops and maintain security products that enhance the effectiveness of existing tools, enable integrations, and provide frameworks for other teams to access critical security and compliance information.

Pavan Sorab

Senior MTS in Security Product Engineering team

VMware

India

Pavan Sorab is a Senior Information Security Engineer with over 10 years of experience in software development and information security. He has a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Visvesvaraya Technological University. Pavan is currently working in VMware where he focuses on VMware's SaaS transformation by driving automation and optimization throughout the Security community at VMware and producing scalable, reusable components to standardize tools and platforms making security more accessible for all. In the course of experience he has worked on developing various security management tools such as vulnerability management tool, compliance management tool and attack surface framework.

Dr. Panchami V

Head of the Department , CSE- Cyber Security

Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kottayam

India

Dr. Panchami.V, HoD, CSE-Cyber Security Department, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kottayam. She is the founder and faculty incharge of CyberLabs IIIT Kottayam. Her research area includes Lightweight Cryptography, Authentication Schemes, Blockchain and Cryptocurrency, Post-Quantum Cryptography, Cryptanalysis using Quantum Algorithms and Network Security.
She has co-authored over 30 research publications that have been published in prestigious international journals and standard conferences. Dr. Panchami V is also an IEEE member, a member of ACM and a member of the editorial boards of various international journals and the technical program committees of several IEEE conferences. She serves as a reviewer and speaker for several reputed international conferences and IEEE journals. He is the Principal Investigator and a Co-Principal Investigator of many researchShe is the principal investigator for MeitY sponsored Quantum Computing Applications Lab (QCAL) and received the grant credits as well. She also obtained a research grant to access time to IonQ Trapped Ion Quantum Computer for the research proposal as part of IonQ research Credits Programme. She got NASSCOM award for the ‘Ladies Safety App’ and received best research paper award in various conferences. She also received the Young Woman Researcher in Cryptography, Awarded by Centre for Advanced Research and Design, Venus International Foundation, 2022.

Mahima Mary Mathews

Research Scholar, CSE Department, IIIT

Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kottayam

India

Mahima Mary Mathews received her B.Tech degree in Computer science and Engineering in 2011 and M.Tech degree in Computer science and Engineering with specialization in Data Security in 2016 with university first rank, both from Cochin University of Science and Technology, Ernaku lam, Kerala, India. She is currently pursuing her PhD in the area of Cryptography and Network Security, Quantum resistant Cryptography at IIIT Kottayam, Kerala, India. She worked as a Techno-Functional Consultant with Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd. India from 2011 to 2014. From 2017 she is part of academia in teaching, research and development. Her research areas include Post-Quantum Cryptography, Quantum Cryptography, Quantum Communication, Quantum Computing, Quantum Cryptanalysis, Network Security, Forensics, Delay Tolerant Networks and Blockchain. Ms. Mathews is also the Research Coordinator and Consultant, CyberLabs IIIT Kottayam and is associated with multiple industry projects in the cyber security domain. She is the principal investigator of Quantum Computing research projects supported by the IonQ Research Credits Programme. She has published many papers and has received best paper awards.

Jaydev Joshi

Cyber Threat Researcher

Fortinet

India

Jaydev Joshi is currently working as Cyber Threat Researcher at ForƟnet. He specialises in HUMINT and Dark Web Analysis, along with a keen interest in the research of APT groups and their dynamics. He had the honour of being a Senior member at the NaƟonal Cadet Corps (NCC - Army Wing) and has volunteered and judged mulƟple CTFs. He is also an operaƟonal member of the Hackers Meet-up and Null Pune Chapter.

Simran Kothari

Sr. Cyber Threat Analyst

Fortinet

India

Simran Kothari is working as Senior Cyber Threat Analyst at ForƟnet. She has a deep passion for understanding and navigaƟng the complex world of geo-poliƟcal issues. With extensive experience and experƟse in this field, she has had the privilege of collaboraƟng with esteemed organizaƟons such as the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), and the Embassy of Afghanistan. Notably, she contributed significantly to the implementaƟon of their 'Neighbourhood First Policy', which aims to foster stronger relaƟonships and promote cooperaƟon among neighbouring naƟons.

Dinesh O Bareja

Cybersecurity GRC Specialist

V-CISO. ISMS. Certified CISA, CISM, IRCA Internal Auditor

India

Ayush Priya

Lead Cloud & Data Security Engineer

CRED

India

Ayush is a Cyber Security Engineer specialising in Cloud and Data Security, and DevSecOps practices. He loves to develop automation for security controls and processes. He has delivered talks at various conferences and security communities like GrayHat'20, and Cyber Security Global Summit to name a few. He also contributes to the OWASP Ranchi chapter as the Chapter Lead. He currently works at CRED as a cloud & data security engineer.

Valligayatri Rachakonda

Cybersecurity Consultant

Societe Generale Global Solutions

India

I am a Penetration Tester and Application Security Engineer with over 11 years of experience in the field of cybersecurity. I have a strong passion for space and avionics, and my work has allowed me to combine these interests and specialize in space security.
As a Penetration Tester, I am constantly looking for vulnerabilities in software and systems that could be exploited by malicious actors. My knowledge and experience in avionics have been particularly valuable in securing space vehicles, satellites, and other critical components used in space exploration.
I take pride in my work, and I am committed to ensuring the safety and security of space missions by identifying and mitigating potential threats to critical space infrastructure. My expertise in space security has become increasingly important in an evolving threat landscape, where the need for robust cybersecurity measures is critical.
Overall, I am thrilled to bring my unique perspective and expertise to the field of space security, and I am passionate about contributing to the advancement of space technology.

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.

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.

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

Veerababu P (Mr-IoT)

Founder

IoTSecurity101

India

Veerababu known as Mr-IoT,and he handles community called IoTSecurity101 and He is keen interested in breaking into IoT Devices and exploring other domains. He has worked on projects called IoT-PTv1 OS, actively participants in all cybersecurity events. He is Speaker at Bsides Bangalore, Seasides, p0Scon, gravitas19 , cysinfo and null Bangalore. currently working on Firmware Reverse engineering , protocol fuzzing , hardware hacking.

Kartheek Lade

Automotive and IoT eco-systems pentester

/ Security Researcher

India

Kartheek Lade is a dedicated Security Researcher with a passion for enhancing the security landscape of the Internet of Vehicles (IoV). He actively contributes to the Seasides & ASRG communities, focusing on fortifying vehicle security and mentoring individuals interested in Cyber Security. Kartheek is a regular speaker and trainer at renowned international security conferences, including Seasides, C0c0n, DEFCON Car Hacking Village, BlackHat Arsenal, Secure Our Streets (SOS), NullCon, and BSides.

He is also the creator of CANalyse, an open-source tool designed to facilitate learning and exploration in the field of automotive security. whether it's breaking down security barriers or sparking insightful discussions he is up for you ;-)

Mohammed Saqeeb Shariff

Automotive and IoT eco-systems pentester

/ Security Researcher

India

Mohammed Saqeeb Shariff is a multifaceted individual actively engaged in the field of cybersecurity.

He practices hardware and firmware security, breaking down IoT devices to identify vulnerabilities, and has spent two years in software security in the past. His passion for the domain extends beyond security exploration as he actively learns and embraces embedded system development. Moreover, Saqeeb serves as a chapter leader for the null Bangalore chapter, playing a crucial role in fostering knowledge sharing and collaboration within the local cybersecurity community. As an active participant in the cybersecurity community, Saqeeb has shared his knowledge as a speaker at null Bangalore and Bsides Bangalore events. His academic background in ECE, combined with his experience in software security, lays a strong foundation for his continued success in the world of cybersecurity, particularly in the domain of IoT and hardware security

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Soumyadeep Basu

Cloud Threat Detection Engineer

CRED

India

Soumyadeep is a cybersecurity professional with expertise in both offensive and defensive security. Having earned certifications such as OSCP, OSEP, eCPTX and AZ-500, Soumyadeep possesses extensive skills and knowledge in both offensive and defensive cybersecurity domains. Soumyadeep has a strong foundation in red teaming and has worked with red team consulting companies like Mandiant and Payatu. Soumyadeep is a Cloud Threat Detection Engineer at CRED, specializing in identifying and mitigating cloud-based security threats.

Sridhar Govardhan

Senior Vice President

and Head of Information Security

CoinDCX

I have overall of 22 years in business-critical domain of cyber defence, data protection and regulatory compliance and extensive hands-on knowledge of all leading information security technology.
• Cyber Incident Response
• SIEM Platform
• Product Security
• Risk Management
• Security Process Governance
• Enterprise Security Architecture
• IT Security & Infrastructure Management
• Disaster Recovery / Business Continuity Planning
• Security Framework
• Security Compliance
• Strategy Planning
• Information Security Awareness
• Security Solutioning
• Technology & Process Audits
• Cyber Defence
• Vulnerability Management
• Information Privacy
I have acquired 11 industry-recognized certifications in the domains of IT, Information Security, Cyber Security Framework and Secure Enterprise Architecture (CFE, CISA, CISM, SABSA, CDPSE).
I have worked as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of large IT/ITES organization in my previous job and currently Head of Information Security in large Internet technology company. I hold a bachelor’s degree in engineering and MTech from BITS Pilani. I have three patents (pending) in Cognitive Security. Sridhar has co-authored a book on “Insider Threat” published by Forbes Asia and DSCI. I hold numerous awards and accolades from the industry bodies and consortiums.
I am currently associated as industry expert, mentor and faculty in specialized training institutes and university, I am involved from course design, board of studies and being faculty and mentoring students.

Sunil Varkey

Cyber Security Thought Leadership

Former CISO Wipro & Idea

Former CTO Symantec & Forescout

Over 27 years of leadership experience specialized in Information Cyber Security with large corporates in Banking, Telecom, ITES, software and Manufacturing in Middle East, US & India.

Sunil was Forescout CTO for its EMEA & APJ, prior to this he led Cyber Security Assessment and Testing for HSBC, he also worked with Symantec as CTO and Strategist, Wipro as Global CISO and Fellow, as Head of Security and Privacy at Idea Cellular, and in GE, Barclays and SABB.

Academically, he holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics engineering with an MBA. He is also CISSP, CIPP/US, GSNA, CISA, CGEIT, CRISC, SCF, ABCP, ITIL- V2 manager and Six Sigma GB certified.

He has participated in various advisory forums globally, and published and presented various articles sessions related to the information assurance domain. Multiple patent applications of him, on Information security are currently in consideration with patent offices.

A Shiju Rawther

Head - Information Technology

SBI MUTUAL FUND

A leader with major operating tenets as driving technology transformation through thought leadership, innovation, analytics & delivering value to stakeholders.

Shiju is global technology leader who has been instrumental in driving the technology transformations for business in the range of to multi Billion USD as revenues. He has been key player at Organisations which have been on an average 30% growth year on year.

Currently spearheading the IT function, strategies and designing the digital roadmap for Poonawalla Finance, a group company of Dr Cyrus Poonawalla Group and India’s leading financial services conglomerate and designated as Chief Information Officer.

Key achievements in the earlier stints include setting up of the complete IT Infrastructure, Application deployment and security operations including SOC from the scratch for two start up MNCs in India viz., Gateway Terminals India and Fullerton India. Implemented Virtualisation on Open platform, which was the first of its kind in India. Automated the Business Continuity by building robust DR setup with seamless switch over from Primary site to DR site.

He is also associated with Cyberdome ranked as Commander, Public Private Partnership initiative started by Kerala Police to combat Cyber Threats.

Shiju is also Technology Advisory Board Member for top security OEM’s & few Financial institution in India & abroad.

Shiju was recognised as “Security Leader of the Year - Financial Services” in December 2016 by DSCI, NASSCOM.

He holds a Engineering Degree in Computer Science & Engineering and Management Degree in IT. Certified Ethical Hacker, Prominent Speakers and contributes inputs to many security forums for combating cyber threats. Recognized as Most Innovative CIO’s of India, Top 100 CISO’s & CSO’s consistently over last many years by various media groups.

Maya R Nair

CISO

CRISIL

An experienced leader of Datacenter Infrastructure and Information security with major operating tenets of implementing defense in depth, acquiring 360 degree view of security, implementing IT infrastructure setups from the scratch, revamping datacenters and designing & implementing Business Continuity plans and Disaster Recovery sites.

Maya has a demonstrated history of working in the diverse industries of Telecommunication, BFSI and Manufacturing. She succeeded in positioning the Technology function as a Business Transformation initiative, with major contributions in IT infrastructure, Security technology implementations focussing on protection, prevention, monitoring and alerting.

Key achievements in the current and earlier stints include setting up of complete IT and datacenter infrastructure from the scratch, setting up of Security technology and framework from the scratch and operationalising it and designing & implementing Business continuity plans and Disaster recovery sites.

She is associated with Cyberdome ranked as Commander, a Public Private Partnership initiative started by Kerala Police to combat Cyber Threats and to spread awareness among masses

Maya has won many industry accolades and awards in recognition to her contribution to technology and security. She is a regular speaker in industry forums and writes technology articles.

She holds an engineering degree in Electronics engineering and post graduate degree in Software systems with specialisation in Network security. She also holds a management degree in Finance management. She also has many certifications including CISA, ISO 27001 LA, DCPLA to her credit.

Venkatesh Subramaniam

Group CISO & Privacy Head

Olam International

Singapore

Murli Nambiar

CISO

State Bank of India

India

Jacxine Fernandez

VP - Information Security

Bangalore International Airport Ltd

India

Suvin Mullaseril

Manager Networks Systems Engineering

South India and Sri Lanka

Palo Alto Networks

An accomplished and recognised Cybersecurity Architect and Evangelist with 19 years of multidisciplinary experience, equipped to guide organisations towards improved security outcomes, with a keen understanding of the business and technical needs that organisations have. I firmly believe that Cybersecurity can function as a business enabler with the right approach across product adoption and services. A skilled collaborator and orator, I now lead the Palo Alto Networks Systems Engineering team for South India and Sri Lanka.

Kumar Ritesh

Founder, Chairman and CEO

CYFIRMA

India

Samarth Bhaskar Bhat

Technical Director

Reinfosec

India

▪ Security Architect
▪ Over six years of experience in Information Security, design and development of Application
▪ Software.
▪ Audited 50+ business Web-Applications in the areas of Banking, Finance, Insurance, Trading and eCommerce.
▪ Conducted security audit of Payment Gateway.
▪ Expertise in handling various Application security Assessments, Penetration Tests and Vulnerability Assessment
▪ Good work exposure on implementation of SOC (Security Operation Centre) and Data Loss Prevention
▪ Proficient in understanding application level vulnerabilities like XSS, SQL injection, response splitting attacks, session hijacking, authorization bypass, weak cryptography, authentication flaws & design level vulnerabilities along with the defence mechanisms.
▪ Expert in web security testing tools like Proxy Editors, Network Sniffing tools, Web Vulnerability scanners, flash de-compilers.
▪ Well versed with OWASP Top 10
▪ Proficiency in creating Threat profile for different types of applications
▪ Knowledge of different phases, methodologies, concepts and procedures involved in the PT/VA.
▪ Good understanding of vulnerability scanners like Nessus, QualysGuard, Rapid7 and Symantec CCSVM.
▪ Expertise in implementation and configuration disk encryption and email encryption (PGP)
▪ Sound knowledge on remediation process for the vulnerabilities identified during the assessment
▪ Proficient in Information security reporting for executive management
▪ Trained in secure code review of .NET applications.
▪ Trained in web services testing methodology.
▪ Sound knowledge of T-SQL, Crystal Reports, VBA, C# (Winforms), Visual Basic.NET
▪ Expertise in database programming
▪ Experienced with exposure and experience in understanding, reversing and
▪ fuzzing wireless protocols in the RF-Layer of systems.
▪ Experienced in reversing hardware protocols and implementing hardware attacks and threat-modelling of Wireless and Signals Systems. Have previous exposure and experience in Signal Design and Offensive Signal Tactics. Presently working on application of EW and SIGINT techniques in the Aerospace and Defence domain. Personal projects include machine learning and deep learning methods of recognition and deepfaking signals that can cause signal cant impact on the physical domain/layer of systems and OpenWRT for mesh networking.
▪ Signal Detection meta information extraction of signals using Commercially available SDR platforms.
▪ Protocol decomposition ofsignal of interest.
▪ Baseline formulation of minimum jamming requirements for RADAR and datalink.
▪ Utilization of SDR for SIGINT and ELINT in drones.
▪ Proof of Concept development of DRFM systems using commercially available SDR.
▪ Telecom signal (LTE) reconnaissance using commercially available SDR/
▪ Radio Direction Finding (RDF) and aggregation using commercially avaialble SDR.
▪ Establishment of CEMA guidelines for EW and Cross layer protocol research.
▪ Bechmarking of default DSP algorithms in GP-CPU's using python (adopted from BDTI guidelines).
▪ Network metrics computation of IQ data transfer metrics on mesh networks for SIGINT and ELINT operations.
▪ Wideband FHSS interception techniques using aliasing and FFT shot detection.
▪ Development of PoC of Automatic Modulation Recognition techniques using function models in python.
▪ 3D cyclostationary analysis ofsignalsfor operator visulalization.
▪ IQ signal generator and interference generator using SDR for RDF testing.
▪ Information security baseline for CEMA and ELINT operations

Sandeep Agarwal

Cloud Security and Compliance

Google Cloud

Sandeep Agarwal is a Security Specialist at Google Cloud and comes with an extensive background in security, risk, and compliance, particularly in the Financial Services domain. He was the CISO for Max Life Insurance and Moody's Analytics in India.

Most recently he was VP, InfoSec, and Data Protection Officer for OakNorth - a cloud-based fintech in the UK. In this role, he was in charge of managing the security, privacy, resiliency, and compliance posture for the OakNorth SaaS offering successfully adopted by several global banks in North America and Europe. Before OakNorth, he was leading security conversations with Government and Education customers at Amazon Web Services in India.

Sandeep is passionate about evangelizing the security, risk and compliance benefits that cloud computing brings to organizations of all shapes and sizes.

Sakshi Bhutani

Cloud Architect

Google Cloud

India

Prashant Chowdhary

Partner Technology Consulting

EY

India

Philip Varughese Vayarakunnil

Global Lead - Platforms, Architecture, Engineering, Automation, Analytics

DXC Security

India

Suresh Sharma

CISO - Head of Security

Payu Payments

India

Linson Paul

CTO

Muthoot Microfin LTD

India

Biju K

CISO

Federal Bank

India

Venugopal Parameswara

CISO

CSB

India

Babitha BP

Vice President-System Audit

ReBIT

India

Lt Col (Dr.) Santosh Khadsare

Vice President - Digital Forensics & Incident Response

eSec Forte Technologies

India

Himanshu Kumar Das

CISO

CRED

India

Sunil Raveendran

Head Enterprise Architecture and Blockchain CoC; President India Blockchain Forum, Kerala Chapter

Allianz Technology

India

In his 21+ years of industry experience, he offered technical leadership on large-scale enterprise implementations in Fortune 100 companies across the globe. He is also responsible for evangelizing innovation and digital transformation in his current organization.

His most recent assignment was to lead the India team of one of the largest Blockchain Implementations in the Insurance industry, worldwide. His team is now listed in Forbes 50 Blockchain team, an elite list of Blockchain teams across the world.

He is also a speaker at national and international conferences on various topics including Blockchain, The Future of Work, and Central Bank digital currencies(CBDC).

Sunil is also an expert panel member of the Kerala Police CyberDome Capability upskilling program in the Crypto Currency domain. He conducted several sessions for officers across Kerala to bring awareness to the topic. He is currently the president of Kerala Chapter of India Blockchain Forum.

His regional expertise includes Japan, Europe, US, and India. Prior to joining Allianz Technology, he worked with Wipro Technologies and Cognizant Technology Solutions.

Mr. Raveendran holds his masters in Computer Applications from the College of Engineering, Trivandrum(CET) Kerala, India. He is an Open Group TOGAF certified architect and member of the Associate of Enterprise Architects (AEA).

Lince Lawrence

Global Leader - Cyber Security Operations and Response

EY

India

Vishnu Prasad P G [VPG]

Security Engineer

UST

India

Vishnu Prasad P G aka VPG is an accomplished Security Engineer based in India, working for a major consulting organization, also serving as the Technical Lead at the Adversary Village community initiative. With a fervent dedication to the field, Vishnu specializes in application security, hardware hacking, and red teaming. His expertise and enthusiasm in safeguarding digital assets make him a valuable asset in the cyber security landscape.

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.

Sreehari Haridas [Invisible]

Red Team Lead, CTF Master

Adversary Village

India

Sreehari Haridas is an experienced Offensive Security Researcher and Red teamer who loves to break things. Currently, he is working as an Offensive security lead in a FinTech company. He is also a core member of DEF CON Group Trivandrum and CTF Master at Adversary Village.

Brijesh Singh, IPS

Additional Director General of Police

Government Of Maharashtra

India

Abhijith B R [Abx]

Founder at Adversary Village

Professional Hacker and Offensive Security Specialist

India

Abhijith B R also known by the pseudonym Abx, has more than a decade of experience in the offensive cyber security industry. He is a professional hacker and offensive cyber security specialist, security researcher, trainer and public speaker.
Currently, he is involved with multiple companies as an independent consultant, helping them with improving their current security posture and help bridge the gap between business leadership and cyber security professionals.
He was responsible for building and managing offensive security operations and adversary simulation for a prominent FinTech company called Envestnet, Inc. In the past, he held the position of Deputy Manager - Cyber Security at Nissan Motor Corporation, and prior to that, he worked as a Senior Security Analyst at EY.
As the founder of Adversary Village he spearheads a community-driven initiative exclusively focused on adversary simulation, adversary tactics, purple teaming, threat actor/ransomware research-emulation, and offensive-adversary tradecraft. Adversary Village actively organizes villages at prominent events such as the DEF CON Hacking Conference, RSA Conference etc.
Abhijith act as the Lead Organizer of an official DEF CON Group, DC0471. He is actively involved in leading the Tactical Adversary project an initiative that centers around adversary attack simulation and red teaming tradecraft.

Aseem Jakhar

Founder

EXPLIoT

India

Kiran Sivakumar IPS

Praveen Sinha IPS

Vishal Salvi

Chief Executive Officer

Quick Heal Technologies Limited

India

Vishal Salvi is the Chief Executive Officer at Quick Heal Technologies Limited. Vishal has donned Cybersecurity and IT leadership roles at premier organizations such as Infosys, HDFC Bank and Standard Chartered Bank for nearly three decades.

Dr Pankaj Kumar Dalela

Director (BoardMember)

Centre for Development of Telematics

Ministry of Communication and IT, India

Tapas Saini

Joint Director

Centre for Development of Advanced Computing

Hyderabad, India

Amit Dubey

Author and National Security Expert

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.

Akhilesh Warrier IPS

NTRO

India

Nisheeth Dixit

Founder

ND Cyberlaw (Law Firm)

India

• Qualification
  • Pursuing Ph.D. (Part Time -Final stage), IIT Delhi
  • MSc. -Cyber Forensics and Information Security
  • LL.M - Cyber Law & Cyber Crime
  • MBA-(HR)
  • LL. B
  • BSc. -(Hon’s)
    
    
  • Certificate-Artificial Intelligence and Rule of Law -UNESCO
  • Certificate in Legal Regulation of ICTs-IIT Kharagpur
  • Certificate –Ethical Hacking and Cyber Security-IIT Roorkee
  • Certificate-Criminal Justice Data Analysis-IIT Kanpur
  • Certificate in Cyber Law, Cyber Forensics-National Law School of
  • India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru
  • Certificate in Cyber Law-Indian Law Institute (ILI), New Delhi


• Profession
  • Practicing as an Advocate since 2001 and also taking sessions at various Judicial, Police Academies, Universities and Educational Institutes.


• Specialization
  • Specialized in Cyber Laws & Cyber Crimes, handling matters mainly related to Information Technology, Telecom, Corporate Law, Infrastructure and Real Estate, Banking frauds, Electricity Laws, Media and Advertising Laws, Intellectual Property Rights, Money Laundering and others.


• Professional Membership
  • Supreme Court Bar Association, New Delhi [2007]
  • Rajasthan High Court Bar Association, Jaipur [2001]
  • Bar Council of Rajasthan, Jodhpur [2001]


• Cases Handled
  • Civil and Criminal Writs, Injunction Suits, Money recovery suits, NI Acts cases, Telecom Radiation matters, Matrimonial, Energy Laws, Arbitration, Consumer, Labor matters, Criminal-Trial, Bail and appeal and other matters.


• Cybercrime Cases
  • Data theft/Source Code theft cases, Corporate Espionage, Cyber Defamation, Social Media crimes, Online Banking Frauds, SIM Swap cases, Man in the Middle Attack, Hacking, Ransomware Attack and other Cybercrimes cases.


• Guest Faculty
  • National Police Academy, Hyderabad-Senior IPS officers and Probationer -Trainee IPS officers (including Foreign Trainees from Bhutan, Maldives, Mauritius, Nepal), TOT -Judicial officers -Supreme Court E-Committee and I4C
  • Central Bureau of Investigation Academy (CBI)Ghaziabad -CBI Officers, Law Enforcement officers of different States, Intelligence officers
  • BPRD-Central Detective Training Institute, Jaipur, Ghaziabad, Chandigarh- Judicial, Prosecution, Police officer of different States and Sri Lankan officers
  • North East Police Academy, Shillong -Judicial, Prosecution, Police officers of North Eastern States including Bangladesh Police officers
  • Rajasthan State Judicial Academy, Jodhpur -Judicial and Prosecution officers
  • Delhi Judicial Academy -Judicial and Prosecution officers
  • Jammu & Kashmir Judicial Academy-Judicial, Prosecution and Police officers
  • Uttarakhand State Judicial Academy-Judicial officers
  • Chandigarh Judicial Academy-Judicial officers
  • Tripura Judicial Academy-Judicial Officers
  • LNJN National Institute of Criminology and Forensics Science, New Delhi (NFSU)-Judicial, Prosecution and Police officers of different States
  • Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi -All India Judicial officers and Uttar Pradesh Judicial Academy (Judicial Officers)
  • Rajasthan Police Academy, Jaipur-Judicial, Prosecution and Police officers
  • Madhya Pradesh Police-Cyber HQ-Bhopal-Prosecution and Police officers
  • Delhi-Police Training Center, New Delhi-Police officers
  • Uttarakhand Police –STF-Cyber Cell -Prosecution and Police officers
  • Mumbai Cyber Cell-BKC-Police officers of Special Crime Branch, Mumbai Cyber Cell
  • Chandigarh Police –Police officers of Cyber Cell and others
  • Punjab Police Academy, Phillaur-Judicial, Prosecution and Police officers
  • Haryana Police, Panchkula- All IG ranges Police officers and CP -Faridabad, Gurugram
  • Jharkhand Police-Judicial and Police officers


• Sessions on
  • Cyber Laws, Cybercrimes, Cybercrimes Investigation, Digital Forensics, Cyber Terrorism, Cryptocurrency, Online Frauds, Social Media Frauds, PMLA & Economic offences, Legal and Technical Challenges in Cybercrime Investigation, IT Compliances, Data Protection and Privacy issues, Handling Digital Evidence and Admissibility of Electronic Evidence, International investigation Challenges and others.


• Publication
  • Data Protection Framework for India (Telecom Business Review), Volume 13 Issue 1 ,2020 (www.publishinginndia.com)


• Book (Co-author)
  • Cybercrimes and Cyber Hygiene-Awareness for Netizens


• Founder
  • ND Cyberlaw (Law Firm)-www. ndcyberlaw.com

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.

Amit Lokhande

Associate Director

Cybel

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.

Hardeep Singh

IIT Kanpur

India

Vinayak

IIT Kanpur

India

Tanmay Thapliyal

IIT Kanpur

India

Deepesh Chaudhary

IIT Kanpur

India

Neel Pandeya

Principal SDR Applications Engineer

and SDR Group Leader

National Instruments (NI), US

Neel Pandeya is a Principal SDR Applications Engineer and an SDR Group Leader at National Instruments (NI), in Austin, Texas, USA. His background and interests are in open-source software development, wireless communications, DSP and signal processing, 4G/LTE and 5G/NR cellular networks, and software-defined radio (SDR). Prior to NI, he worked at several start-up and defence companies, such as Envoy Networks, Range Networks, Draper Laboratory, Texas Instruments, and Teradyne. He has previous technical management experience and university teaching experience. He is a co-founder and co-organizer of the New England Workshop for SDR (NEWSDR), and is a co-organizer of the GNU Radio Conference (GRCon). He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), and a Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering (MSEE) from Northeastern University (NEU), and is a member of IEEE and Eta Kappa Nu (HKN). He has an Amateur Radio License, and is aspiring to obtain a private pilot license

Pradyumna C H

Hardware Security Engineer

India

Pradyumna is a Hardware Security Engineer in Product based company in India. He is well versed in exploiting Hardware systems and Wireless technologies, Fuzzing protocols, Firmware and Binary Analysis. His research interests include Analysing and performing SCA, FI Attacks, open-source software development, Software Defined Radio (SDR), Exploiting RF and Telecommunications. He loves to participate in CTFs. Pradyumna holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science  Engineering

Kishan J

Junior Associate

Signal processing, Machine and deep learning

India

Kishan J is a junior associate with over four years experience in the field of signal processing, machine and deep learning. He has worked for various R&D projects concerning signal intelligence and integration of Artificial Intelligence with signal processing for intelligence gathering and was part of building scalable systems of such models. He is passionate about electronics and signal processing and excited about possibilities AI could impact electronic signal intelligence gathering.

Abel George

Embedded Software Engineer

India

Abel George is working as an Embedded Software Engineer in telecom industry, he likes reverse engineering hardware / software to find vulnerabilities and writing exploits for them.

Aditya Arun Kumar

Advisor and Trainer

South Indian- software defined radio (SI-SDR) group

India

Aditya arun Kumar is a SDR hobbyist who’s been doing SDR work for more than 5 years now. He has previous exposure to digital signal processing system and blind signal analysis and SDR applications for electronic warfare. He is interested in signal reversing and analysis of signal and physical layer security and building custom framework for communication systems. He is currently working on applications on Machine and Deep learning techniques for communication system as a hobby project.

Akash V Naik

Director and Co-founder

Reinfosec

India

Akash V Naik is the Director and co-founder of Reinfosec. After graduating from the university of Glasgow, Combining his passion for entrepreneurship with a deep interest in technology, Akash embarked on a remarkable journey that led to the establishment of Reinfosec. He saw the potential to make a significant impact in the cyber security domain and capitalized on it. Akash honed his expertise in the intricacies of running successful ventures. With a sharp acumen for business strategies, Akash has demonstrated a remarkable ability to identify and capitalize on market opportunities, leading the company to sustained growth and profitability.

Akash's expertise in business has allowed Reinfosec to cultivate and maintain strong partnerships with an extensive network of clients, both nationally and internationally. Akash has also worked on various crucial government projects in various capacities, and also played a pivotal role in securing funding and grants from various organizations.

Appar Thusoo

Security Engineer

(SSRC) at Technology Innovation Institute (TII)

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Appar Thusoo is a Security Engineer working with Secure Systems Reserarch Centre (SSRC) at Technology Innovation Institute (TII) in Abu Dhabi, UAE. His background and interests are in embedded hardware and firmware security and reverse engineering, open-source software development, signal processing, and software-defined radio (SDR). His primary research focus revolves around Side Channel analysis and Fault injection, with a current emphasis on Side Channel analysis for various Digital Signature Schemes. Appar is an active speaker and trainer on various international platforms and one-sixth of the formidable SI-SDR-UG crew!

Balaji T N

Balaji was formerly working with Brisk Infosec. His area of interest and expertise includes Physical Layer Reversing in Wireless Communications Systems, reversing of embedded protocols for wireless communications and wired communications. Apart from this he has passion on learning CAN bus and he his planning to pursue his masters on the same.

Rohan Sundar

SDR Hobbyist

Rohan is currently with Hicotronics Devices Pvt. LTD working on computer vision architectures for real time object detection. He also has a deep interest in High Performance Computing architectures, having built a Green Cluster which delivered over 2 TFLOPs of performance which was presented at ISC 2012 in Hamburg, Germany. He has also been involved in a project to automatically detect tuberculosis from X-ray Images for semi-urban & rural health centers in India. He is a graduate of Stony Brook University with a dual major in Applied Mathematics and Computer engineering. He is currently trying to acquire his amateur Radio License.

Abhishek S [Bugwatch]

Security Engineer

Flipkart

Abhishek S is a Security Engineer at Flipkart with primary research focus on application security and red teaming. He is a Volunteer and CTF-Master at Adversary Village at DEF CON With over 4 years of experience playing CTF(s) and hunting for vulnerabilities in various VDP programs. He is listed in hall of fames of Google, Facebook, Microsoft and 40+ organizations for finding their security vulnerabilities. He has about four cve(s) from various organizations such as Android, Tenable, StrAPI CMS etc. currently holds various certifications such as BSCP, CRTP, GIAC etc.