Sashank Dara
CTO, CISO & Cofounder at Seconize
Karnataka, India
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Top SchoolSashank Dara is a cybersecurity technologist and cofounder who serves as CTO and CISO of Seconize, driving product strategy and engineering for a GRC platform with 18+ years of experience across R&D, consulting and security leadership. He holds a PhD in Cyber Security from IIIT-Bangalore, is co-inventor on multiple US patents and IETF drafts, and has published extensively in IEEE/LNCS venues. His background spans hands-on systems and cryptographic innovation at Cisco—where his work produced patents and open-source implementations—and early career roles in network management and telecom software. Comfortable bridging academia, product and enterprise customers, he advises top firms in fintech, edtech and real estate on risk, cloud security and privacy-preserving computation. An uncommon strength is combining deep cryptographic research (secure multiparty computation, applied cryptography) with practical threat intelligence and security usability to deliver auditable, production-grade security features.
11 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.S.) By Research Cryptography Cloud Security and Privacy, Master of Science (M.S.) By Research Cryptography Cloud Security and Privacy at International Institute of Information Technology - BangaloreDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Computer Science at International Insitute of Information Technology - BangaloreIntermediate / Pre University Mathematics Physics Chemistry, Intermediate / Pre University Mathematics Physics Chemistry at Raghu Junior CollegeBTech Computer Science and Engineering, BTech Computer Science and Engineering at Koneru Lakshmaiah College of EngineeringHigh School High School/Secondary Certificate Programs, High School High School/Secondary Certificate Programs at St Josephs English Medium High School
Telugu, Hindi, English
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Github Skills (200)
devsecops10
python10
security10
malware10
rest-api10
ocsp10
flask10
static-analysis10
ios-security10
android-security10
mobile-application10
owasp10
mobile-security10
socket10
api10
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
sashank/jsse
Sep 2014 - Nov 2015
Contributions:3 commits, 7 pushes, 7 comments in 1 year 1 month
cisco/libfnr
Jun 2014 - Jan 2016
Contributions:20 commits, 6 PRs, 7 pushes in 1 year 7 months
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