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Akhil Mahendra

Enthusiast · DISC type i
Security at Scapia
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Akhil Mahendra is a security leader at Scapia with over a decade of experience building and scaling security programs, particularly in high-growth fintech startups. He was the first security engineer at CRED, where he established the security charter from the ground up. He holds a Bachelor of Computer Applications from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.

Outside of his formal roles, Akhil is a key member of Team bi0s, Indias top-ranked Capture the Flag (CTF) team. He is passionate about mentoring upcoming talent and helps organize InCTF, a national cybersecurity contest, to develop the next generation of security professionals.

He is a scheduled speaker at BlackHat Europe 2025, where he will present a tool he co-developed called DepConfuse.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Security
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Personality Overview

How Akhil shows up

Amiable & Agreeable
Consensus Focused
Story Driven

Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials. They prefer to build relationships rather than staying totally transactional. They are generally friendly, so be careful when relying on their word.

Priorities

Topics Akhil cares about

Software Supply Chain
He co-developed and is presenting a tool called "DepConfuse" which is an SBOM-first dependency confusion tool, showing deep interest in securing software supply chains.
Building Security Programs
He has over seven years of experience building security programs from the ground up in high-growth fintech startups like CRED, where he was the first security hire.
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Career

Work history

4-2025
Security
Scapia
4-2023 - 4-2025
Engineering Leader - Product Security & Security Engineering
CRED
3-2021 - 3-2023
Lead Security Engineer
CRED
3-2020 - 3-2021
Senior Security Engineer
CRED
12-2014 - 3-2019
CTF player/Web Security
Team bi0s
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2014 - 2017
Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA)
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
3-2000 - 2014
Grade 12
Indian Central School, Kuwait
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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