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Founder & Director · Cyber Security Society

Sanjay Sharma

Sr. Security Specialist · PhD Scholar · Founder, CSS

CISAISO 27001 LALLBPhD ScholarIIT KanpurAtari Inc.

9+

Years Experience

100+

Talks & Keynotes

5

Publications

50+

Organisations Trained

About

Sr. Security Specialist at Atari Inc. with 9+ years of cybersecurity experience spanning technical security, cyber law, and AI research. Founded Cyber Security Society in 2017 to bridge the gap between security practitioners and legal professionals. Previously a Project Engineer at IIT Kanpur's C3i Hub — India's premier ICS/SCADA security research centre. PhD research focuses on AI-driven multi-source malware detection (SERAPH framework).

Expertise

Domain Knowledge

Penetration TestingVulnerability AssessmentThreat IntelligenceMalware AnalysisICS/SCADA SecurityISO 27001 ImplementationDPDP Act ComplianceCyber Law AdvisoryAI Security ResearchAdversarial MLIncident ResponseDigital ForensicsSecurity ArchitectureRisk AssessmentCyber Crime Investigation

Experience

Career

Senior Security & Compliance Specialist

Atari Inc.Apr 2025 – Present
  • Enterprise security strategy & compliance
  • ISO 27001, SOC 2, DPDP Act governance
  • Threat intelligence & incident response

Project Engineer — Cyber Security

IIT Kanpur · C3i HubFeb 2019 – 2025
  • Interdisciplinary Centre for Cyber Security & Cyber Defence of Critical Infrastructures
  • Malware analysis on ICS/SCADA systems
  • ICS Honeypot deployment & threat modelling

Senior Faculty — Information Security

iNurture Education Solutions2017 – 2019
  • Taught Ethical Hacking, Cryptography, and Cyber Security
  • Curriculum design for information security vertical

Founder & Director

Cyber Security Society (NGO)2017 – Present
  • 570,000+ professionals trained across India
  • 2,138+ events in 24 cities · 28 states
  • 100+ keynotes nationally & internationally

Cyber Law Practitioner

Independent Practice (LLB)2018 – Present
  • Cyber crime litigation & advisory
  • DPDP Act & IT Act compliance consulting
  • Digital evidence & forensic advisory

Academic Background

Education

PhD — AI-Driven Malware Detection

2022 – Present

Manipal University Jaipur

Research: Multi-source threat detection using LLMs (SERAPH framework). Supervisor: Dr. Narendra Singh Yadav.

M.E. — Computer Science & Engineering

2014 – 2017

NITTTR Chandigarh · Panjab University

Thesis: "Detection of Advanced Malware using Machine Learning." 2nd Rank — 68th Convocation, Panjab University.

B.Tech — Computer Science & Engineering

2007 – 2011

Uttar Pradesh Technical University (UPTU)

Foundation in computer science, networks, and systems programming.

LLB — Cyber Law

Completed

Law School

Specialisation in cyber law, digital evidence, and data protection legislation.

Honours

Recognition

🏆

Best Paper Award

SoCTA 2017 — "Detection of Advanced Malware by Machine Learning Techniques" (Springer)

🎓

2nd Rank — M.E. Batch

68th Convocation, Panjab University · NITTTR Chandigarh

🔬

IIT Kanpur C3i Hub

Selected researcher at India's premier ICS/SCADA security research centre

Work

Featured Projects

Active Research

SERAPH — AI Threat Intelligence Platform

Multi-source threat detection system combining OSINT, dark web intelligence, CVE feeds, and LLM analysis to generate actionable security briefings.

PythonLLMsOSINT APIsPostgreSQL+1
Research Complete

ICS Honeypot Network

Deployed realistic honeypots mimicking Modbus/DNP3 ICS devices to study attacker TTPs against critical infrastructure at IIT Kanpur C3i Hub.

ConpotELK StackPythonDocker
Live

CSS Intelligence Portal

This platform — the Cyber Security Society website powering IntelScope Weekly, research publishing, and public training resources.

Next.js 15Payload CMS 3PostgreSQLTailwind v4
Internal

DPDP Compliance Toolkit

Internal toolkit for assessing organisations' readiness for India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 — gap analysis, remediation roadmap, audit checklists.

ReactTypeScriptPDF generation

Research

Publications

SERAPH: A Multi-Source Threat Detection Framework Using Large Language Models

Journal

Under Review — International Journal of Information Security · 2024

SoCTA 2017 · Springer AISC · Best Paper Award · 2017

Adversarial Robustness in ICS/SCADA Intrusion Detection Systems

Journal

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics · 2023

Legal Implications of the DPDP Act 2023 for Critical Infrastructure Operators

Article

National Law Review (India) · 2023

Threat Hunting in Operational Technology Networks: A Practitioner's Guide

Article

ISACA Journal · 2022

Speaking

Selected Talks

AI-Driven Threats and the Legal Framework Gap

Keynote

National Cyber Security Summit 2024

Nov 2024 · New Delhi

Securing Critical Infrastructure — OT/ICS Threat Landscape

Keynote

CERT-In Annual Conference 2023

Mar 2023 · New Delhi

Zero Trust Architecture in the Indian Enterprise

Talk

Infosys Confluence 2023

May 2023 · Pune

Cyber Law for Technologists — What Engineers Must Know

Talk

NASSCOM Product Conclave 2023

Oct 2023 · Bengaluru

Advanced Malware Analysis on ICS Systems

Research Talk

C3i Hub Annual Symposium 2022

Dec 2022 · Kanpur

DPDP Act 2023 — Compliance Roadmap for CISOs

Workshop

FICCI Security Summit 2024

Sept 2024 · Mumbai

Let's Work Together

Collaborate or Invite

Available for keynotes, consulting engagements, security audits, academic collaborations, and PhD mentorship in cybersecurity and AI security.