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Neelu Tripathy

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Review Board Member, BlackHat Asia at Black Hat
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Neelu Tripathy is a Senior Security Architect at Adobe, specializing in building robust application ecosystems by combining offensive and defensive security tactics. Described by colleagues as a "visionary" and "unapologetic leader," she holds a B-Tech from Kalinga University and previously led security for Thoughtworks India. People often call her a visionary, a straight thinker, and a great leader.

Outside of her primary role, Neelu is deeply invested in the cybersecurity community. She hosts the "Breakpoint Security Podcast" to explore defensive security topics, an area she feels is underrepresented. Her passion for knowledge sharing is evident through her numerous speaking engagements at major conferences and her mentorship activities.

She serves on the prestigious Review Boards for Black Hat Asia and other security conferences, actively shaping the content and discourse of the industry.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
Review Board Member, BlackHat Asia
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Priorities

Topics Neelu cares about

Defensive Security
Hosts the "Breakpoint Security Podcast," which is dedicated to exploring the depths of defensive security and its practical challenges and innovations.
Application Security
Focuses on "building security into" application lifecycles through proactive threat modeling, vulnerability management, and secure architecture design, a cornerstone of her career.
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Career

Work history

11-2024
Review Board Member, BlackHat Asia
Black Hat
1-2024
Senior Security Architect
Adobe
12-2023
BSidesGoa Review Board
Security BSides Goa
5-2023 - 12-2023
Product Security Consultant & Architect
Self-employed
1-2023
Podcast Host
breakpoint-security-podcast
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Media appearances

Black Hat Asia | Regional Review Board. Featured in Black Hat
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Black Hat | Review Board. Featured in Black Hat
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Education
2004 - 2008
B-Tech
Kalinga University
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