BSides Kerala 2026 Speakers

Shantanu Mahajan

Solutions Architect at Netskope.

Speaker
Speaker Bio

Solutions Architect at Netskope.

Shantanu Mahajan is a Solutions Architect at Netskope. He focuses on SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) and Zero Trust implementations, assisting organizations in securing data across cloud, web, and private applications.

With expertise in network security and cloud transformation, he designs frameworks for CASB (Cloud Access Security Broker), SWG (Secure Web Gateway), and ZTNA (Zero Trust Network Access). His work centers on balancing high-performance connectivity with robust security controls.

Talk at BSides Kerala 2026

Panel Discussion

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

Main Track Intermediate 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
BSides Kerala 2026