Demystifying and Navigating Cybersecurity Careers

Cybersecurity is a dynamic and rapidly evolving field that offers a wide range of career opportunities across industries. However, for many aspiring professionals, understanding the diverse career paths, required skill sets, and industry expectations can be overwhelming. This seminar aims to demystify cybersecurity careers by providing insights into key roles, skill development, and strategies for career progression. We will explore various domains such as offensive security, defensive security, governance, risk management, and compliance, along with emerging areas like AI security and cloud security.

 Anupam Mehta à Product Security Engineer, Stripe

Anupam Mehta is a distinguished Security Engineer with over a decade of expertise in threat modeling, infrastructure security, DevSecOps, and application security. He currently serves as a Product Security Engineer at Stripe, where he leads security assessments for core and critical systems, ensuring the integrity and resilience of Stripe’s infrastructure. His work involves deep-dive security evaluations of software supply chains, reinforcing the security of modern cloud-native environments.

Anupam holds a master’s degree in security informatics from Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor's in Information Technology from Vellore Institute of Technology. He is proficient in a wide range of security tools, programming languages, and cloud-native technologies, including Python, Kubernetes, AWS, Docker, and IaC frameworks. His deep technical expertise, combined with a passion for strengthening software supply chain security and cloud infrastructure, makes him a recognized leader in the cybersecurity domain.

Aditya Patel  à Security Solutions Architect, AWS

Aditya Patel is a cybersecurity leader, researcher, and blogger with over 15 years of experience in information security, cloud architecture, and machine learning. As a senior security architect, he specializes in designing secure, scalable solutions with a focus on AI safety, large language model (LLM) security, and compliance. Aditya has led numerous enterprise cloud migrations, developed cloud-native security programs, and implemented container security accelerators for technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.

Holding a master’s degree in Cybersecurity from Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor’s in Computer Science and Engineering from Jaypee University of Information Technology (India), Aditya has contributed to academic research on email security and regularly shares insights through public speaking engagements and his blog (secwale.com). He has trained hundreds of professionals globally on advanced security practices and remains deeply engaged in mentoring and advising on strategic security initiatives.

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MSSI Student Capstone Meeting

MSSI Student Capstone Meeting