Madhu Akula — Co-Founder
Madhu Akula is a pragmatic security leader and creator of Kubernetes Goat, an intentionally vulnerable by-design Kubernetes Cluster to learn and practice Kubernetes Security. He is a published author and Cloud Native Security Architect with extensive experience. Also, he is an active member of the international security, DevOps, and Cloud Native communities (null, DevSecOps, AllDayDevOps, AWS, CNCF, USENIX, etc). He holds industry certifications like CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator), CKS (Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist), OSCP (Offensive Security Certified Professional), etc. Madhu frequently speaks and runs training sessions at security events and conferences worldwide including DEFCON 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 & 32, BlackHat USA, ASIA, EU (2018, 19, 21, 22, 23 & 24), USENIX LISA 2018, 19 & 21, SANS Cloud Security Summit 2021 & 2022, O’Reilly Velocity EU 2019, Github Satellite 2020, Appsec EU (2018, 19 & 22), All Day DevOps (2016, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24), DevSecCon (London, Singapore, Boston), DevOpsDays India, c0c0n(2017, 18), Nullcon 2018, 19, 21 & 22, SACON, Serverless Summit, null and multiple others. His research has identified vulnerabilities in over 200+ companies and organizations including; Google, Microsoft, LinkedIn, eBay, AT&T, WordPress, NTOP, Adobe, etc. and is credited with multiple CVEs, Acknowledgements, and rewards. He is co-author of Security Automation with Ansible2 (ISBN-13: 978-1788394512), which is listed as a technical resource by Red Hat Ansible. He is the technical reviewer for Learn Kubernetes Security, and Practical Ansible2 books by Packt Pub. Also won 1st prize for building an Infrastructure Security Monitoring solution at InMobi flagship hackathon among 100+ engineering teams. Specialities: Cloud Native Infrastructure Security, Containers & Kubernetes Security, Security Research, Engineering, Architecture & Strategy, Product Security, DevSecOps, Cloud Security, Application Security, Leadership, Technology Roadmap, Building Awesome Teams, Communities, and Culture.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cloud Native Security Architect with extensive experience in SaaS and DevSecOps.
Location: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Experience: 12 yrs 3 mos
Skills
- Cloud Native Security
- Security Engineering
Career Highlights
- Creator of Kubernetes Goat for security training.
- Identified vulnerabilities in over 200 organizations.
- Speaker at major security conferences worldwide.
Work Experience
Harvard Business Review
Advisory Council Member (2 yrs)
Stealth Startup
Advisor (3 yrs 10 mos)
Madhu Akula
Founder (4 yrs 1 mo)
Miro
Product Security (1 yr 8 mos)
Stealth Startup
Advisor (1 yr 1 mo)
Xebia
Cloud Native Security (7 mos)
Appsecco
Security (3 yrs 8 mos)
Walmart Global eCommerce
Security Engineer II (1 yr 6 mos)
Payatu Technologies Pvt Ltd
Security Consultant (1 yr)
Saviour Info Sol Pvt.Ltd
Internship (1 mo)
SourceNXT
Information security researcher & Technical trainer (1 yr 9 mos)
Technosoft Solutions
Corporate Trainer (1 yr 3 mos)
Freelancer
Information Security Consultant (3 yrs 2 mos)
Education
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) at Andhra University
