Stories of Infosec Journeys - Indian Edition

Shruthi Kamath
Stories of Infosec Journeys - Indian Edition Podcast

This podcast aims to cover stories about people in the Information Security community. The podcast guests talk about their journey in the infosec industry, their learning & challenges faced and any advice to the newcomers. Currently covering the Indian edition.

  1. 29/12/2023

    Stories of Infosec Journeys - In conversation with Rohit Srivastwa

    Speaker Intro Rohit Srivastwa is founder of BharatVerse, a Metaverse being developed specifically for Bharat. With 20 years of experience and successful exits, he has been focusing on the domain of information security and now pivoted into web3. Now he is a “Certified Metaverse Expert” and also provides training as well as coaching to students as well as corporates in this domain. He is also actively involved in advising several Military agencies, Law Enforcement, Corporate, and Government bodies of different countries in these fields. He is a liaison member at FIRST.org which is a consortium of Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) from across the globe liaising between CERTs of difference countries and companies in case of cyber-attack and adversary’s takedown. Rohit is a well-known Security Evangelist who started India’s first-ever hackers conference and community named “ClubHack” back in 2006. He has had a bunch of start-ups in the past, with the last one acquired by QuickHeal Technology Ltd in 2016. A teacher at heart, Rohit has designed the entire MTech program in Information Security that is being currently offered by Pune University. He is also a visiting faculty at several A-grade institutions such as IITs, IIMs, Symbiosis, etc. Currently he is teaching web3.0, metaverse and related topics to corporates and students of various institutions. He has recently authored a book on personal data security and privacy for techies as well as non-techies. The book is named “My Data My Privacy My Choice” which is available at ecommerce platforms as well as via https://privacy.clinic. The same recently got translated into Russian as well. You can reach out to him on X (Twitter) & LinkedIn, Rohit Srivastwa - X - @rohit11 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohit11 Website - https://rohit11.com Follow "Stories of Infosec Journeys" podcast on LinkedIn - Stories of Infosec Journeys Twitter - @InfosecJourneys Instagram & Facebook - @storiesofinfosecjourneys Kindly rate the podcast on Spotify and leave a review on Apple podcast. Podcast Host - Shruthi Kamath You can reach out to her for guest recommendations for Season 3 on X - @_Shruthi_k LinkedIn - https://in.linkedin.com/in/shruthikamath

    36 min
  2. 24/10/2023

    Stories of Infosec Journeys - In conversation with Aseem & Murtuja

    Speaker Intro Aseem Jakhar is the Director, R&D at Payatu https://payatu.com a research-powered cyber security services company specialized in IoT, Embedded, cloud, mobile and infrastructure security. He is the founder of null-The open security community, a registered not-for-profit organization and one of the largest security communities in Asia https://null.co.in and also organizes https://nullcon.net and https://hardwear.io security conferences. He is currently working on solving the IoT Security problem with his latest venture EXPLIoT. He is an active speaker and trainer at various security conferences like AusCERT, Black Hat, Defcon, Brucon, Hack.lu, Hack in Paris, Hack In The Box, PHDays, Zerocon and many more. He has authored various open source security software including: EXPLIoT - IoT Exploitation Framework https://expliot.io DIVA Android (Damn Insecure and Vulnerable App for Android) Jugaad/Indroid - Linux Thread injection kit for x86 and ARM Dexfuzzer - Dex file format fuzzer Murtuja Bharmal is a cybersecurity entrepreneur with a 20-year track record in the industry. His accomplishments include the creation of a dynamic cybersecurity ecosystem encompassing "null - The open security community" (http://null.community), the well-known nullcon security conference (https://nullcon.net), and the Hardware Security Conference (https://hardwear.io). These platforms serve as essential hubs for connecting like-minded individuals, facilitating the exchange of cutting-edge research, building professional connections, and keeping organizations updated about the latest developments in the cybersecurity industry for their protection. Murtuja currently holds the position of Director of Services at Payatu, a leading provider of cybersecurity testing services. In this role, he oversees day-to-day operations, leveraging his extensive expertise to drive the company's growth. You can reach out to them on X (Twitter) & LinkedIn, Aseem Jakhar - https://www.linkedin.com/in/aseemjakhar/ @aseemjakhar Murtuja Bharmal - https://www.linkedin.com/in/murtujabharmal/ @murtuja_bharmal Bsides Odisha - 2nd Dec 2023 Tickets - https://www.townscript.com/v2/e/bsides-odisha-conference-430040/booking/tickets Follow "Stories of Infosec Journeys" podcast on LinkedIn - Stories of Infosec Journeys Twitter - @InfosecJourneys Instagram & Facebook - @storiesofinfosecjourneys Kindly rate the podcast on Spotify and leave a review on Apple podcast.

    31 min
  3. 12/07/2023

    Stories of Infosec Journeys - In conversation with Vivek Ramachandran

    In this episode listen to Vivek talk about how he was introduced to computers & how an internship in Switzerland helped him find his calling in infosec, his journey from SecurityTube.net to Pentester Academy , to writing comic-books for security enthusiast and eventually starting his current venture SquareX . This episode brings you the exclusive story of Vivek's infosec journey which he confirmed about talking for the 1st time on a podcast. Tune in to this almost 2 hour long episode to learn in detail about his journey. Speaker Intro Vivek Ramachandran is the Founder of SquareX, which is building a productivity-first consumer security product and has raised a 6M USD seed round from Sequoia Capital SEA. Previously, he was the Founder, CEO of Pentester Academy which trained thousands of customers from government agencies, Fortune 500 companies, and smaller enterprises from over 90 countries. Pentester Academy was acquired by INE in 2021. Vivek has been researching Wi-Fi security for over a decade. He discovered the Caffe Latte attack, broke WEP Cloaking, conceptualized enterprise Wi-Fi Backdoors, created Chellam (Wi-Fi Firewall), WiMonitor Enterprise (802.11ac monitoring), Chigula (Wi-Fi traffic analysis via SQL), Deceptacon (IoT Honeypots) and others. He is the author of multiple five star rated books on Wi-Fi security which have together sold over 20,000+ copies worldwide and have been translated to multiple languages. He is a regular speaker/trainer at top security conferences such as Blackhat USA, Europe and Abu Dhabi, DEFCON, Brucon, HITB, Hacktivity and others. Vivek’s work on wireless security (Caffe Latte attack) has been quoted in BBC online, InfoWorld, MacWorld, The Register, IT World Canada and others. You can reach out to him on Twitter - https://twitter.com/vivekramac LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/vivekramachandran/ SquareX - https://sqrx.com/ SquareX LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/squarexonline/ Follow "Stories of Infosec Journeys" podcast on LinkedIn - Stories of Infosec Journeys Twitter - @InfosecJourneys Instagram & Facebook - @storiesofinfosecjourneys Kindly rate the podcast on Spotify and leave a review on Apple podcast.

    1h 45m
  4. 29/06/2023

    Stories of Infosec Journeys - In conversation with Minatee Mishra

    In this episode, Minatee speaks about how she was introduced to infosec, her experience of being in a leadership role and advice for folks interested in moving to leadership role. She has a beautiful insight on how she deals with failures and criticism and also talks about the latest trends in infosec. Tune in to listen to her journey! Speaker Intro Minatee Mishra, who is the Director of Product Security at Philips HealthTech, Bangalore. In her career of 25 years, she has rich experience in architecture, design, development, and is now responsible for securing systems. She has been instrumental in setting up the Security Center of Excellence (SCoE) in Philips. Under her leadership, SCoE got the medical industry first UL firm registration. She is also leading the Philips cross functional team for harmonizing the SBOM generation, Securing Cloud applications, DevSecOps and initiatives around secure development lifecycle. She has a Masters in electrical engineering from IIT Kharagpur, and bachelor’s in engineering from NIT Rourkela. She holds CISSP, GCIH, CEH, CCSK certifications. She has been an advocate of product security at various national and international forums like HIMSS, RSA, DSCI, Nullcon etc. She teaches underprivileged children, and likes spending time with family, doing yoga, reading and travelling. You can reach out to her on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/minatee-mishra/ Follow "Stories of Infosec Journeys" podcast on LinkedIn - Stories of Infosec Journeys Twitter - @InfosecJourneys Instagram & Facebook - @storiesofinfosecjourneys Kindly rate the podcast on Spotify and leave a review on Apple podcast.

    19 min
  5. 23/05/2023

    Stories of Infosec Journeys - In conversation with Madhu Akula

    In this episode, Madhu talks about how he began his cybersecurity career, his experiences with bug bounty, the learning in his journey. He about folks who played a role in his journey of where he is today especially the communities he was associated with. He also has insightful advice to folks starting out. Tune in to this fun episode to learn more about his journey. Speaker Intro Madhu is a pragmatic security leader. He is the creator of Kubernetes Goat, an intentionally vulnerable by design Kubernetes Cluster to learn and practice Kubernetes Security. He is a published author and Cloud Native Security Architect with extensive experience. He is an active member of various international security, DevOps, and Cloud Native communities. Madhu frequently speaks and runs training sessions at security events and conferences around the world. His research has identified vulnerabilities in over 200+ companies and organizations and is credited with multiple CVE’s, Acknowledgements, and rewards. He is co-author of Security Automation with Ansible2. You can reach out to him on, LinkedIn - Madhu Akula Twitter - @madhuakula Bsides Bangalore conference & training registration coupon code to avail flat 20% discount until 30th May 2023- "20SOIJBSIDESBLR2023" Trainings - https://bsidesbangalore.in/trainings Conference - https://bsidesbangalore.in/eventregistration Follow "Stories of Infosec Journeys" podcast on LinkedIn - Stories of Infosec Journeys Twitter - @InfosecJourneys Instagram & Facebook - @storiesofinfosecjourneys Kindly rate the podcast on Spotify and leave a review on Apple podcast.

    39 min

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This podcast aims to cover stories about people in the Information Security community. The podcast guests talk about their journey in the infosec industry, their learning & challenges faced and any advice to the newcomers. Currently covering the Indian edition.

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