BusinessWorld Security 40under40 · 2024

Building the security foundations that AI-era products run on

Distinguished product security architect at Dell Technologies. Leading AI security governance, post-quantum cryptography readiness, and open-source trust at enterprise scale — across 10,000+ products and 50,000+ developers.
PhD, IIT Kharagpur · 4 US Patents · Professor of Practice, REVA University.

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Years in product security
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Products secured at Dell
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IEEE / ACM publications
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Global speaking engagements
01 — Current focus

What I am building now

Supply Chain Security

Open-Source Trustworthiness Model

A dynamic risk model for OSS components that goes beyond point-in-time CVE scanning: fix velocity, issue-open ratios, CI/CD security gate quality, and update cadence as first-class trust signals. Operationalized as automated quality gates across Dell’s product pipelines.

Governance & Compliance

SBOM + Crypto Bill of Materials

Creating SBOM and CBOM infrastructure to classify all software and cryptographic dependencies into risk zones (Red / Yellow / Green), enabling board-level visibility into supply-chain and cryptographic exposure across the enterprise.

02 — Recognition

Recognition

03 — Writing

Writing

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04 — Research & Patents

Research & Patents

US Patents

  • Method and system for establishing trust between nodes in a network based on recommendations
  • System for query-based interactive risk model analysis for secure software development
  • Patent in product security (details on request)
  • Patent in product security (details on request)

Selected Publications

  • Threat Modeling of Cloud-Based Homomorphic Encryption — IJCIS 2020
  • PoliCon: Policy Conciliation for Heterogeneous MANETs — Wiley SCN 2015
  • FINSAT: Formal Network Security Configuration Analysis — IET Networks 2014
  • Conflict Resolution in Co-allied MANET — ICDCN / Springer 2015
+ 16 further IEEE/ACM papers & 1 book chapter
05 — Speaking

Speaking

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national and global security forums, conferences, and universities
OWASP DSCI BSIDES IEEE Forums SANS Community Nullcon ClubHack IIT Guest Lectures Industry Panels University Forums

Available for keynotes, panels, and advisory conversations on AI security, post-quantum cryptography, and the techno-legal dimensions of cyber governance.

06 — Community & Service

Community & Service

Cyber Vidhi Sangam

Founding trustee of a non-profit techno-legal forum making cyber law accessible to ordinary citizens and providing direct support to cybercrime victims. Bridging the gap between legal systems and technology for people who need it most.

Founding trustee Cyber law Non-profit

Professor of Practice

Teaching cryptography, security engineering, DevSecOps, and the techno-legal dimensions of AI and data protection law at REVA University, Bengaluru. Designing and delivering courses for executive M.Tech programmes.

REVA University Cryptography DevSecOps Cyber law

Industry Memberships

Active member and working group participant across the global security community — contributing to standards, frameworks, and the next generation of security practitioners.

OWASP IEEE SANS Safecode DSCI BSIDES

Working Groups

Contributing member of standards-setting bodies shaping how the industry measures, communicates, and responds to security risk in the post-quantum and AI era.

CVSS WG PQC WG Pan-Dell Patent Review
07 — Education

Education

Let’s build something secure together

Open to conversations about AI security leadership, advisory roles, board-level security consulting, and speaking engagements. Always happy to connect with fellow researchers and practitioners.