Bandana Kaur

Critic
DISC Type : C

Security Research Engineer at APIsec

India

Overview

Bandana is a Gen-Z cybersecurity researcher at APIsec, specializing in AI and API security. She conducts vulnerability research and engineers penetration testing logic. A prominent voice in her field, she has spoken at Black Hat MEA and serves as a Cybersecurity Lead for the UNs Internet Governance Forum.

Passionate about making cybersecurity accessible, she founded HackWitHer to create educational content for teenagers on social media. She loves sharing her learnings through talks, podcasts, and writing, aiming to inspire the next generation of security professionals and build a more inclusive tech community.

At only 18 years old, she was invited to speak across three separate tracks at Black Hat MEA 2025.

Personality Overview

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Information Seeker

It is very likely that they will negotiate pricing or other important terms.  Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features. They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions.

Topics They Care About

AI & LLM Security
Her research focuses on weaponizing Large Language Model (LLM) jailbreaks and securing AI systems, a topic she has presented at international conferences.
API Vulnerabilities
As a Security Research Engineer at APIsec, her work involves identifying and mitigating security flaws at the API layer, especially in AI-powered applications.
Gen-Z in Cybersecurity
Through her initiative HackWitHer and public speaking, she actively discusses her generation's role in the workforce as AI redefines the cybersecurity field.

Media Appearances

NICE Cybersecurity Career Ambassador Finder – Bandana Kaur. Featured in NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology)

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Work History

4-2025
Security Research Engineer at APIsec
1-2024
NICE | NIST Cybersecurity Ambassador at NICE
1-2024
Security Researcher at HackWitHer
12-2025 - 12-2025
Conference Speaker / Technical Presenter at Black Hat MEA
4-2025 - 10-2025
Board Member and Cybersecurity Lead at the DTC: Internet Governance Forum at United Nations

Education

2023 - 2025
CBSE 12th Grade from Confidential
5-2015 - 3-2023
Education details unavailable from Delhi Public School - India

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Insights For Selling To Bandana

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • If you can, show them industry reports or analyst comments instead of sharing anecdotal stories
  • Keep some extra margin while sharing pricing, they are likely to negotiate later
  • Leverage facts and figures wherever possible; use percentages, numbers etc.

DONT's

  • Don't give superficial answers, they are easily rattled by them
  • Don’t try too hard to build a relationship with them
  • Don’t try to give too many examples of other users, they like to make their own decisions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Bandana is

  • Strong evidence of ROI, effective pricing, and proven data points matter the most to them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Bandana

  • It is not very hard for them to say no if they are not convinced about the decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Bandana move?

  • Their decision-making is neither very fast nor very slow, they are somewhere in between.
  • Can Bandana take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if their analysis shows that it would be worth it.

You And Bandana

Personality Compatibility


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