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Abhijeet is a security researcher specializing in adversary simulations that mimic advanced threat actors, by crafting multi stage attack chains, from initial foothold to stealthy persistence and data exfiltration. With extensive hands-on experience, he has engineered and executed offensive engagements targeting CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes clusters, Active Directory environments, cloud infrastructures (AWS, Azure, GCP), and *NIX systems. In his spare time he runs a homelab where he recreates adversary TTPs, toys with new tech, and dissects emerging threats. He’s also an avid reader, enthusiastic foodie, and weekend time home chef.

Abhisek R is a Security Consultant at NetSPI, where he specializes in internal network penetration testing, with a strong focus on Active Directory security assessments. He has also worked on penetration tests across web applications, APIs, mobile platforms, and enterprise environments in previous organizations.He has reported security vulnerabilities to organizations such as Google, Zoho, and Brave, and has contributed to publicly disclosed vulnerabilities, including CVE-2023-21035. His experience spans vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, and security research across a wide range of modern attack surfaces.Abhisek is also the host of “The Abhisek Cast,” a cybersecurity podcast that explores lesser-known and under-discussed areas of the security ecosystem, featuring CEOs, CISOs, and security researchers from across the industry. He actively contributes to the security community through research, knowledge sharing, and technical discussions aimed at making complex security topics more accessible.

Hushcon West 2019Presented a technical talk on cellular infrastructure security, focusing on real-world weaknesses in mobile and carrier-adjacent systems. The session drew from hands-on research into cellular protocols, deployment realities, and how attackers exploit assumptions in telecom environments that are often treated as “trusted” or out of scope by enterprise security teams.Hushcon East 2023Delivered a talk centered on hacker culture, attacker mindset, and how security thinking evolves outside formal frameworks. The session explored how curiosity-driven exploration, informal knowledge sharing, and cultural norms shape real attacker behavior more accurately than checklists, tooling, or compliance-driven models.PRaSEC 2023Presented a red-team-focused session on Domain Admin attack paths, blending practical exploitation techniques with philosophical perspectives on adversary reasoning. The talk emphasized how attackers model trust, authority, and system design to move from initial access to full domain control.

Hi, My name is Aftab Sama! 👋I'm a cybersecurity researcher. I graduated from Rashtriya Raksha University with a degree in Computer Science and Engineering with specialization in Cyber Security. My interest in Capture the Flag (CTF) competitions helped me secure my first internship at KPMG India, as I was among the top performers in a national CTF competition organized by the KPMG Cyber Security Team. I secured an on-campus internship at Quick Heal, where I had the opportunity to shadow various malware cases and learn about the investigation process. I validated Indicators of Compromise (IoC) for physical samples from CertIN and OTX, and I utilized my Python skills to automate some daily tasks. I also ranked among the top 100 in TCS HackQuest Season 7 Capture the Flag (CTF) competition, which led to an employment opportunity with TCS, where I am currently working as Penetration Tester.My passion for offensive security and penetration testing led me to obtain certifications such as CAPenX, BSCP, CNPen, CAPen, and CEH Practical, among others. I plan to enroll in further offensive security courses in the future.In my free time, I actively participate on HackTheBox and CTFTime and have taken part in several prestigious CTF competitions, winning multiple prizes. Besides my interest in security, I enjoy reading about stoicism and philosophy.You can read my blogs and writeups at https://aftabsama.com.

Alessandro Pisani is a software and security engineer at Meta, focusing on large-scale infrastructure defense and threat detection systems. With a strong background in software engineering and advanced malware research, he specializes in building resilient systems that bridge deep security telemetry with modern, high-throughput production environments. He holds an M.Sc. in Computer Engineering from Politecnico di Torino.

Working since 15+y in telecom security, striving to move the industry to a more open and collaborative approach of critical infrastructure security. Today, leading POST Luxembourg TelcoSec team developing offensive & defense capabilities, research and building telecom security solutions to protect operators around the world. I have been previously publishing at Underground Economy, Chaos Computer Congres (CCC), Hack.lu, CTI-Summit, ETIS, GSMA FSAG, ENISA Telecom Security Forum, HITB, Troopers, TSD, HackitoErgoSum and many other private conference where we are invited to share our research.

Speaker at multiple International Security conferences: NullCon, AVAR Singapore, AVAR Chennai, Bsides Delhi. Did first lock picking workshop in India with Nullcon in 2012 and multiple lock picking workshops in Nullcon , Hackers conference.  Did workshop on Arduino in NullCon hackers conference and created first ever Hardware badge in India for Hackers conference.

As a seasoned speaker and trainer, Anant has shared his expertise at various prestigious platforms including Black Hat (USA/ASIA/EU), Defcon, Nullcon, c0c0n, and Rootconf. His extensive involvement in these conferences extends to serving as a CFP reviewer for Blackhat EU, nullcon, Rootconf by Hasgeek, and multiple villages at Defcon (Recon, Adversary and Cloud), showcasing his dedication to nurturing and elevating the discourse within the field.

Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to speak at cybersecurity conferences, technology summits, university campuses, and industry communities where I focus on making security practical, relatable, and engaging through real-world stories, demonstrations, and attacker-driven thinking.I’ve delivered talks at events including ATAGTR 2024, ATAGTR 2025, AITestFest 2025, AITestFest 2026, Identity Shield, SAP Security Expert Summit, TechX, along with guest sessions and cybersecurity awareness talks across multiple university campuses.My sessions typically revolve around AI-driven threats, OSINT, phishing, social engineering, dark web exposure, privacy, cyber risk, and the growing intersection between offensive security and governance. I enjoy blending live demonstrations, attacker psychology, and practical security lessons to help audiences understand not just how attacks happen — but why organisations continue to underestimate them.Beyond conferences, I actively mentor aspiring professionals, contribute to security awareness initiatives, and enjoy simplifying complex security concepts for both technical and non-technical audiences.

Anubhab Sahu is a Senior Research Engineer at Keysight Technologies, working with the Application and Threat Intelligence (ATI) team. With an M.Tech in Cyber Security, he specializes in vulnerability research, AI/LLM security, reverse engineering, security analysis, and automation. He actively writes technical blogs on security topics including AI security and traffic analysis, and holds an approved US patent in the field. His work bridges the gap between offensive security research and real-world threat simulation, contributing to advanced cybersecurity network testing solutions. He has prior experience delivering technical talks at leading security conferences, including ROOTCON '19 - one of Southeast Asia's largest cybersecurity conferences. When he's not tinkering with tech, he enjoys sharing his expertise through technical writing, conference talks, and community meetups.

Offensive Security Lead and globally ranked security researcher with extensive experience in vulnerability research and red teaming. Recognized as Best Bug Hunter at Microsoft MVR (2023–2025) and acknowledged by leading organizations including Apple (2022) and Google (2021). Featured in the Hall of Fame of 300+ Fortune companies for responsible disclosures.Holds multiple industry certifications including CRTP, LPT, CPENT, eWPTXv2, CHFI, and CEH. Discovered and reported 5 CVEs. Active CTF player and public speaker, regularly sharing insights on offensive security, bug bounty methodologies, and advanced attack techniques at international conferences and universities.

A motivated individual always up for breaking stuff ! Currently working as a Red Team Security Consultant with a focus on penetration testing and security assessments for Web, Mobile, API, OT, and Network environments. I have experience leading 200+ security assessments, working with vendors from various industries such as government agencies, private organizations, healthcare, crypto, finance, retail, education, and many more to identify vulnerabilities and improve their overall security and help organizations strengthen their defenses against potential threats.In addition to my professional work, I’m an active bug bounty hunter on platforms like Bugcrowd and Synack. I’ve earned recognition in 70+ Hall of Fame lists, including those of Microsoft, Apple, Google, Zoom, Okta, Canva, Indeed, Atlassian, Dell, and many more. Helping organizations strengthen their security by identifying vulnerabilities and contributing to their overall cybersecurity efforts.Constantly learning, always hacking, I thrive on offensive security challenges and take pride in discovering the unknown before attackers do.

Bhaumik Shah is a cybersecurity leader and founder of Securify, where he helps organizations secure their cloud, applications, and infrastructure through penetration testing, red team operations, and compliance programs like SOC 2 and ISO 27001. With over a decade of experience uncovering vulnerabilities in complex environments — from AWS misconfigurations to API flaws — he has worked with startups, enterprises, and government agencies to strengthen their security posture. Bhaumik is passionate about sharing real-world lessons from the field, mentoring the next generation of security professionals, and occasionally sneaking in a pop-culture reference or two to make security just a little more fun.

I am a Threat Researcher at SonicWall Capture Labs with over 10 years of hands-on experience in malware analysis and cybersecurity. I specialise in PDF and MS Office malware, with deep expertise in static and dynamic analysis, reverse engineering obfuscated binaries, and tracking adversarial evasion techniques used by threat actors.I started my career at Quick Heal, where I worked on file-infecting viruses, writing detection signatures and repair routines for infected PE files. At Symantec, I was part of the IDS/IPS team, focusing on network-level intrusion detection and threat hunting. For the past seven years at SonicWall Capture Labs, I have been researching document-based malware, reverse engineering malicious payloads, and tracking how threat actors evolve their delivery and evasion strategies.I hold an M.Tech. in Computer Science (Security) from BITS Pilani, where my research was focused on machine learning for malware detection.Speaking ExperienceI have delivered internal threat research presentations at SonicWall, sharing findings on emerging PDF malware campaigns and novel evasion techniques with engineering and threat intelligence teamsI have conducted knowledge-sharing sessions on malware analysis methodologies, reverse engineering workflows, and PDF structure analysisI have published five technical threat research reports on the SonicWall Capture Labs blog, communicating complex malware findings to a broad security audience

I have spoken at multiple international cybersecurity conferences and platforms, addressing both deeply technical audiences and early-career practitioners, with topics spanning AI security, detection engineering, and modern SOC evolution. At NDC Security 2026 Oslo, I shall deliver “Who Gave the Agent Admin Rights?! Securing Cloud & AI Machine Identities”, where I'll examine non-human identities, AI agents, and the emerging risks of autonomous privilege, focusing on governance, detection, and containment strategies in cloud environments. At BSides Pittsburgh and BSides Krakow, as well as at the Silicon Saxony Day (19th edition), I presented “Enhancing Open-Source IDS & SIEM Solutions into AI-Enabled XDR & SOAR Solutions in Cloud Environments”, focusing on extending open-source detection stacks with automation, ML-driven enrichment, and response orchestration to build scalable, analyst-effective security operations. In contrast, my session at BSides Buffalo, “From Curiosity to Cybersecurity: A Practical Guide to Getting Started and Standing Out”, was designed for students and early professionals, offering actionable guidance on skill-building, differentiation, and navigating cybersecurity careers. Beyond conferences, I have appeared on the Distilled Security Podcast, where I discussed how deploying specialised, small language models locally can significantly improve efficiency, reduce operational friction, and make AI-assisted security workflows more practical and trustworthy.

Boik Su is a security research manager at CyCraft Technology and is currently focused on Cloud Security, Web Security, and Blockchain Security. He takes an active role in the cybersecurity community and has delivered speeches at multiple seminars across the globe, including HITCON, HITB, FIRSTCTI, VB, and HackerOne. He still participates in CTF competitions, including SECCON CTF in Japan and HITCON CTF in Taiwan, and has submitted multiple reports to bug bounty programs and open-source projects.

Chris Carlis is an unrepentant penetration tester with an extensive background in network, wireless and physical testing. Across his career, Chris has worked to expand the value offensive testing provided via open communication and goal driven engagements. Additionally, Chris has presented at a variety of conferences, including Thotcon, Hushcon, Hackfest, ShowMeCon, DeepSec, CypherCon and various B-Side events. He is a perennial feature at the Thotcon conference in his native Chicago, USA and helps to organize “BurbSec”, the best attended Information Security monthly gatherings in the country. 

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EXPERTISE:- Experienced Cyber Security with a demonstrated history of working in the several industry. Skilled in Penetration testing, XDR, EDR, DFIR, Threat Hunting, and OSINT.- Advanced Ethical Hacking:Proficient in various hacking methodologies, including but not limited to network penetration testing, (web, API, Infra, mobile) application testing, wireless network exploitation, and social engineering.- Deep Knowledge of Security Frameworks: Expertise in industry- standard security frameworks such as OWASP, NIST, and PTES, with the ability to apply their guidelines effectively

Donavan is a Physics graduate turned into cybersecurity consultant with >8 years of experience in a variety of cybersecurity domains (e.g. offensive security, threat modeling, maturity assessments, security architecture) and business domains (cyber GRC).He blends his understanding of clients across both public and private sectors to identify key cybersecurity concerns and solutions to enable companies' cybersecurity compliance, confidence and cost-effectiveness (3 Cs).He has numerous contributions to the cybersecurity community since 2018. He has written hacking challenges, spoken at numerous conferences and events (SECCON JP, Threat Modeling Connect Japan, GCC 2025 @ Taiwan, Seasides 2025 @ Goa, SINCCON @ Singapore, DefCamp @ Romania) on topics ranging from threat modeling to application security. He has conducted career talks to encourage younger students from middle school to university levels to enter the cybersecurity industry. He also sits on the advisory board of VULNCON (since 2024), BSides Mumbai and Vazig, and has authored numerous articles on ISACA on topics ranging from post-quantum cryptography, to the relations between social sciences and cybersecurity as well as threat modelling. His views on cybersecurity has also been quoted by "The Pentester Blueprint" written by Phillip L. Wylie and Kim Crawley, and Offensive Security. He also contributes to the ISC2's Unified Body of Knowledge (UBK) through the Technical Advisory Panel Workshop.In Thales, he has also led a team to create a made in Singapore cybersecurity gamification experience, "Defend the Breach" (DTB), in three months, where players role-play CISO roles to make difficult cybersecurity decisions, taking into account both cyber and non-cyber factors such as the overall health of the business, manpower and operational requirements.Donavan also possesses certifications ranging from Offsec certifications (OSCE3, OSCP), ISC2 (CISSP), ISACA (CRISC) and is more than halfway through his Masters in Cybersecurity at Georgia Tech (OMSCY).On the mentorship front, he has developed and helped two mentees secure jobs, and mentors a dozen mentees in various capacities (individuals, cyber start-up founders)Outside cybersecurity, Donavan has also represented Singapore in international forums such as the ASEAN-India Youth Summit as a delegate.Find out more about me at https://donavan.sg and my cybersecurity writing at https://donavan.sg/blog.

Drijesh Patel is an Engineering Manager and AI security practitioner with extensive experience building and securing large-scale cloud and AI-driven systems. His work sits at the intersection of Generative AI, cybersecurity, and modern software engineering, where he focuses on identifying and mitigating real-world risks introduced by LLMs, AI agents, and automated development workflows.Over the years, he has led engineering teams delivering high-impact platforms across enterprise environments, with a strong emphasis on secure architecture, DevSecOps, and AI adoption. His recent work explores adversarial techniques against LLM-powered applications, including prompt injection, data exfiltration, and supply chain risks in AI-assisted development.Drijesh is also an active speaker and community leader, regularly conducting workshops and talks for developers and security professionals on AI, secure system design, and emerging threat landscapes. He has been recognized by Google Developer Communities for his contributions and continues to drive conversations around building secure, human-centric AI systems.

Dustin Heywood, otherwise known as EvilMog has been in the Cybersecurity Industry for close to 2 decades. He is an Executive Managing Hacker and Senior Technical Staff Member for IBM X-Force, a member of "Team Hashcat", and a Bishop of the "Church of Wifi".EvilMog is a world champion Hacker Jeopardy Player, and a holder of multiple "Black Badges" including DEFCON, THOTCON, and CypherCon.

Evangelos Bitsikas is a Doctoral Security Researcher at Northeastern University and a Google PhD Fellow in Cybersecurity. He specializes in wireless security, with an emphasis on cellular networks (LTE/5G), adversarial attacks against cellular infrastructure, and mission-critical networking for autonomous systems, including 5G-enabled drones and vehicles.Evangelos has trained extensively across offensive and defensive security, including network monitoring and incident response exercises, as well as hands-on exploitation and penetration-testing labs. He currently holds advanced security certifications, including CASP+ and CISSP, and speaks on topics at the intersection of wireless systems, real-world security testing, and resilient network design.

I spoke at about a dozen conferences so far, mostly always about Software Supply Chain Security / Application Security. I am a regular guest on several podcasts on the same topic as well. I spoke in front of small (a few dozen) and large audiences (several hundreds) both locally and internationally (North America and Western Europe). I spoke at BlackHat SecTor, OWASP Global AppSec, NorthSec, Linux Foundation's OpenSSF event, Munich Cyber TTP, etc.