Authors & contributors
The people who write, review, and lead the work — from pentest methodology to compliance frameworks and platform engineering.
Abhed Indulkar
Lead — ShadowMap
Senior full-stack engineer and ShadowMap product lead. 5+ years building security platforms across Vue.js, Laravel, React, Python, Django, AWS, and Azure. Architects the technology that powers continuous attack surface monitoring.
Abhinav Awasthi
Lead — VAPT & Security Assessments
Leads Security Brigade's VAPT delivery team, having progressed from Security Consultant to Team Lead. Has executed advanced penetration tests across BFSI, fintech, QSR, and telecom — including ICICI Bank, Domino's, and Jubilant FoodWorks.
Chintan Joshi
CISO & Director — Security Advisory
Oversees Security Brigade's cybersecurity advisory practice, helping regulated enterprises meet RBI, SEBI, CERT-In, and IRDAI compliance mandates. Previously held senior security leadership roles across BFSI.
Jamila Pittalwala
VP — Sales & Client Partnerships
Heads Security Brigade's sales operations across APAC and EU, connecting regulated enterprises with the right security assessment and compliance services. Brings deep consultative sales expertise in the cybersecurity domain.
Parnika Kelkar
Head — People & Culture
Senior HR generalist partnering with leadership to drive talent acquisition, policy design, compliance, and an engaging workplace culture at Security Brigade.
Richa Sunar
VP — Business Development
Drives business development and strategic partnerships at Security Brigade, expanding the firm's footprint across industry verticals and geographies.
Security Brigade Editorial Team
Regulatory and Technical Research · Security Brigade
The editorial team reads the primary sources so you do not have to. Every regulatory piece here is written against the circular, Direction or standard itself and cites the paragraph, and every technical piece is reviewed by the practice lead who runs that kind of engagement.
Security Brigade Research Team , CERT-In Empanelled · Since 2008
Offensive Security Research · Security Brigade
A rotating byline for collaborative analysis pieces from Security Brigade's offensive security and threat-research practice.
ShadowMap Research
Exposure Research · ShadowMap
ShadowMap Research works from the collection side of the platform — stealer logs, exposed repositories, certificate transparency, actor marketplaces — and writes up what the data shows rather than what the category expects. ShadowMap is built by Security Brigade, CERT-In empanelled since 2008.
Shalabh Devliyal
Lead — Managed Security Services
Security researcher and penetration tester passionate about making the internet safer. Active CTF player, bug bounty hunter, and hands-on practitioner across web, network, and application security.
Siddarth G
Practice Director — Cybersecurity
Leads Security Brigade's offensive security practice with deep expertise in vulnerability research, penetration testing, and red team operations. Ranked Top 80 globally on Bugcrowd.
Trupti Dangeti
Head — Finance & Operations
Manages financial operations and HR functions at Security Brigade, ensuring the firm's operational backbone supports its growing team and client base.
Yash Kadakia , CERT-In Empanelment Since 2008
Founder & Chief Technology Officer
Founded Security Brigade in 2006 with the thesis that security assessment quality should be structural, not dependent on individual testers. 16+ years building platforms, teams, and methodologies that make enterprise security consistent.
Yashodhan Sawant , ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Auditor
Lead — ISMS & Certification Readiness
Leads ISO 27001 and SOC 2 readiness at Security Brigade — gap assessment, Statement of Applicability, clause 9.2 internal audit and management review, through to certification audit.