Venkatesh L Sharma — Co-Founder
One of few Indian Hackers selected for NCIIPC Parakh CII Audit under NTRO (gov of India), had the privilege of contributing to the security and resilience of India's critical infrastructure. read more ⬇️ Security Hall of fame's and Honorable mention's at. Google / Apple / Microsoft / Flipkart / Sony / Twingate / Workable / WeWork / UN / BASF / Nokia / Western union / Dell / ISC2 / Under Armour / Trip Advisor / Verizon / Naspers and many more….. Tryhackme Global top 50!, https://tryhackme.com/leaderboards https://tryhackme.com/p/1337in Google HOF: https://bughunters.google.com/leaderboard/honorable-mentions Apple HOF: https://support.apple.com/en-in/HT201536 Microsoft HOF: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/acknowledgement/online Flipkart HOF: https://www.flipkart.com/pages/security McDonald's HOF: https://mcdelivery.co.in/bug-bounty Twingate HOF: https://www.twingate.com/docs/vulnerability-reporting-acknowledgements United Nations HOF: https://unite.un.org/content/hall-fame Nokia HOF: https://www.nokia.com/notices/responsible-disclosure/ BASF HOF: https://www.basf.com/global/en/legal/responsible-disclosure-statement.html and many more....... Also has Advised. mcDonalds, Consensys, Axio, Ather, Giva.co, CoinDcx, Firstcry, Fareye, Xpressbees, scapic, Shadowfax, Eatsure, Awfis, Wework, Bluestone, Awign, Woodenstreet, Pocketbits, Glynk, Lendingkart, Apollo, Apna, Pankuri, Also has contributed/Advised many Crypto platforms and opensource projects including Bitcoin, Polygon and Tron. Experienced in incident response, Black/White Box Pentesting, SOC, Network/IOT security, OT/AM security, Compliance etc... Certifications: OSCP , CCISO, CISSP Security Research: CVE-2025-60880, CVE-2024-2259, CVE-2023-33297, CVE-2022-0723, CVE-2022-0721, CVE-2022-0719, CVE-2022-0690 https://www.crunchbase.com/person/venkatesh-l-sharma
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cybersecurity Expert with extensive experience in critical infrastructure protection.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 13 yrs 1 mo
Skills
- Cybersecurity
- Information Security
- Security Training
Career Highlights
- Top 50 in TryHackMe Global leaderboard
- Honorable mentions in multiple security hall of fames
- Advisor to various cybersecurity initiatives and platforms
Work Experience
Iden
Security Advisor (11 mos)
CySecK
Technical Advisor (1 yr 1 mo)
NCIIPC India (A unit of NTRO)
CII Security Auditor (2 mos)
Delta Exchange
Information Security Officer (3 yrs 2 mos)
Head of Security (1 yr 11 mos)
Security Consultant (11 mos)
Ather Energy
Security Advisor (11 mos)
axio
Security Advisor (1 yr 11 mos)
Ekran System
Cyber Security Analyst (2 yrs 11 mos)
GreyBox India
Founder (10 yrs 6 mos)
IBM
System Security Administrator (11 mos)
Jr System Administrator (1 yr 1 mo)
Intern (11 mos)
Education
Associate's degree at EC-Council University
Bachelor's degree at Bangalore University
CCNA at Cisco Networking Academy
