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Aditya Shankar is a cybersecurity professional with over 10 years of experience in infrastructure, cloud, and enterprise security. He currently works as a Senior Security Architect & Administrator, focusing on Azure security, infrastructure hardening, threat detection, and security automation across large-scale enterprise environments.His work spans security architecture, log analysis, identity hardening, and defensive engineering, with a growing focus on practical applications of AI in cybersecurity workflows. He actively experiments with AI-assisted reconnaissance, automation pipelines, and modern offensive-security tooling to explore how emerging technologies are reshaping both attack and defense strategies.Aditya holds the CISSP and CCSP certification along with multiple Microsoft security certifications and is passionate about making complex security concepts practical, accessible, and operationally relevant for the community.

I'm working as a Security Researcher at Seqrite Labs (Quick Heal), specializing in Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) hunting, cyber threat intelligence, malware reverse engineering, and adversary infrastructure analysis. Actively involved in uncovering sophisticated intrusion campaigns, mapping TTPs aligned with the MITRE ATT&CK framework, analyzing multi-stage malware ecosystems, and tracking nation-state and financially motivated threat actors across diverse attack surfaces.

I've spoken, as well as conducted workshops at several community focused events such as null chapters, Bsides, Seasides, as well as DEF CON delhi. My sessions and discussions have covered topics such as ransomware operations, APT and malware infrastructure hunting, underground forums, phishing disruption workflows, attacker TTPs, and large-scale intelligence correlation techniques.My speaking style is research-oriented and operationally grounded, often drawing from real-world investigations wherever applicable.

Partho Alkesh Pandya (known online as Psychomong) is a cybersecurity professional from Patan/Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. He currently serves as Cyber Security Manager at Decimal Point Analytics in Ahmedabad. He previously worked as a Cyber Security Analyst at Demmisto Technologies.Professional Bio & ExpertisePartho is a recognized ethical hacker, bug bounty hunter, digital forensics expert, and VAPT (Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing) specialist. He holds over 100 certifications, including CEH v13 AI (Certified Ethical Hacker) and ISO 42001 Lead Auditor. He focuses on practical cybersecurity research, threat intelligence, AI-related risks, deepfakes, and digital safety awareness.He is an active public speaker, educator, and content creator. He has:Delivered 130+ workshops and seminars on cyber awareness, ethical hacking, and emerging threats at colleges, universities, conferences (IIT & IIMs)and educational platforms.Trained police personnel on cybersecurity topics.Served as a panelist/expert on news channels (e.g., Nirman News) discussing topics like OpenAI trends, digital vigilance, and business cybersecurity risks.Built a following through his Medium blog (Psychomong), LinkedIn, Instagram (@parthopandya), and YouTube, where he shares practical insights, research, and awareness content. His blogging and speaking journey started after encouragement from mentors to deepen his own expertise by teaching others.Claim to FameBug bounty discoveries: Notably found and reported vulnerabilities (including an XSS flaw) on high-profile sites such as NASA and RBI (Reserve Bank of India), earning recognition in the ethical hacking community.Public educator and speaker: Frequently invited for talks, workshops, and media appearances on real-world cyber threats, making complex topics accessible to students, professionals, and law enforcement.Community contributor: Known for promoting free, practical cybersecurity education and collaborating on learning resources.