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Amit Malik

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Director of Threat Research at Uptycs
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Amit Malik is a seasoned Director of Threat Research at Uptycs, with over a decade of experience architecting threat intelligence and detection technologies. His expertise spans the attack life cycle and includes training AI/ML models for security applications. He holds a B. Tech from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University and has multiple patents.

Outside of his primary role, Amit co-founded Cysinfo, a cybersecurity community dedicated to training and knowledge sharing. He has a keen interest in psychology and philosophy, and spends his free time reading and sharing motivational content. He is a strong advocate for creativity and innovation within his field.

Unique fact: Amit co-founded a cybersecurity community to provide free, two-year-long malware and exploit analysis training through regular meetups.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Director of Threat Research
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Threat Intelligence
As Director of Threat Research, he architects core threat intelligence and detection technologies for Uptycs' EDR/XDR platform.
AI in Security
Has hands-on experience training AI/ML models like Bert and LSTM for threat detection and often posts about the security of Agentic AI systems.
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Career

Work history

8-2018
Director of Threat Research
Uptycs
1-2012
Co-Founder
Cysinfo - Cyber Security Community
8-2016 - 8-2018
Senior member - Research
Netskope
6-2013 - 7-2016
Researcher
FireEye, Inc.
5-2012 - 5-2013
Security Researcher
McAfee
In the press

Media appearances

Threat Research Report Team - Uptycs. Featured in Uptycs Blog
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Education
2007 - 2011
B.Tech
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
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