Vandana Verma
Security Leader at OWASP® Foundation
India
Summary
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Top SchoolVandana Verma is a seasoned security leader with nearly two decades in cybersecurity and a current Security Leader role at Snyk, where she helps developer and security communities build cloud-native applications more securely. She has deep hands-on experience across application, network, and cloud security from senior roles at IBM, Accenture, Time Inc., and Wipro, and has driven secure coding and product security initiatives. An active OWASP leader—formerly Chair of the Board and now Compliance Lead and Bangalore Chapter head—she blends standards, community-building, and governance to scale open-source security practices. Vandana founded InfosecKids to broaden the pipeline into cybersecurity and serves on advisory boards, signaling a long-term commitment to diversity and education. A frequent global speaker, trainer, and mentor, she pairs public influence with practical program delivery, including secure development frameworks and incident response. Her profile reflects a rare mix of nonprofit leadership, corporate product-security stewardship, and grassroots community impact across the India security ecosystem.
9 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
PGDBM, PGDBM at Symbiosis Institute of Management StudiesPost Graduate Diploma Cyber Laws, Post Graduate Diploma Cyber Laws at National Academy of Legal Studies & Research (NALSAR) University Hyderabad
Github Skills (37)
vulnerabilities10
nodejs10
log4shell9
protect8
maven8
methodology8
security-framework8
log4j8
security8
penetration-testing8
vulnerability7
foundation7
java7
hacking7
owasp7
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
snyk-workshops/EH-Patch-Todo-App
Jun 2023 - Oct 2024
Contributions:33 PRs, 35 pushes, 34 branches in 1 year 4 months
vermava/dd-java-goof
Jan 2022 - Oct 2024
Contributions:15 PRs, 24 pushes, 22 branches in 2 years 8 months
datadog-agentagentjavagoofdatadog
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