BSides Kerala 2026

Speaker

Speaker Bio

Director & Global Head of Information Security Compliance at UST

Adarsh Nair is the Director & Global Head of Information Security Compliance at UST, where he leads the organization's efforts to maintain and enhance information security and business continuity across global operations. In this role, Adarsh ensures compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements, driving a culture of security and resilience throughout the organization. In addition to being an information security strategist, he is an author and keynote speaker. Adarsh is recognized as a Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP) recognized by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). He has received several accolades, including the CyberSecGlobal (CSG) Award for Emerging CISO and an Excellence Medal from the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Kerala for his contributions to Kerala Police Cyberdome.

Adarsh holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science & Engineering and a Master’s degree in Information Security. He is currently advancing his expertise by pursuing a Doctoral Degree in Information Security. With over a decade of experience, he has developed expertise in Information Security Governance, Risk and Compliance, Business Continuity, Data Privacy, and Ethical Hacking. He continues to learn and grow through various certifications, including CCISO, CISSP, FIP, CIPM, CIPP/E, OSCP, ECSA, CHFI, CEH, ISO 27001:2022 Lead Auditor, ISO 22301:2019 Lead Auditor, ISO 27701:2019 Lead Implementer, ISO 31000:2018 Lead Implementer, PGCCL and so on.

Talk at BSides Kerala 2026

Panel Discussion

People over Technology - Preparing your cyber workforce for an AI-First enterprise

Main Track All Levels 45 Minutes

Modern enterprises no longer get breached through their own front door. They get breached through a CI/CD pipeline they did not audit, an npm package three dependencies deep, a managed service provider with privileged access, or a hardware vendor halfway across the world. The supply chain has quietly become the softest underbelly of enterprise security, and the recent wave of compromises from open-source package poisoning to nation-state operations against trusted vendors has made it impossible to ignore.

This panel brings together defenders, threat researchers, and security leaders to unpack what the latest supply chain breaches actually tell us about the state of enterprise security. We will dig into where the real blind spots are, why traditional vendor risk assessments keep missing them, and what a credible defense looks like when your attack surface includes every third party you have ever signed a contract with. Expect frank discussion on SBOMs, code provenance, vendor accountability, and the harder organizational question who actually owns supply chain risk when something goes wrong?

Date

9 May 2026

Time

12:15 PM - 01:00 PM IST

Venue

Main Track

Format

Panel Discussion