Panel Discussions
Panels, locknotes, and moderator sessions featuring Vandana Verma across the cybersecurity community.
IdentityShield Summit 2026 - Panel: She Secures the Future: Women Leading the Next Wave of Cyber Resilience
January 17, 2026
Day 2 panel at IdentityShield Summit 2026 featuring Vandana Verma on women leading the next wave of cyber resilience.
BSides Kerala 2025 - Panel: Building, Nurturing, and Retaining Cybersecurity Talent in the Gen AI Era
November 2, 2025
Panel discussion featuring Vandana Verma on how AI is reshaping cybersecurity talent, hiring, retention, and inclusive career growth.
BSides Kerala 2025 - Panel: Building Resilient Software
November 1, 2025
Panel discussion featuring Vandana Verma on resilient software, product security, DevSecOps, and secure delivery at scale.
Black Hat USA 2025 - Panel: Hacking the Status Quo: Tales From Leading Women in Cybersecurity
August 6, 2025
Panel: Hacking the Status Quo - Tales From Leading Women in Cybersecurity Panel at Black Hat USA 2025 featuring leading women from the Black Hat USA Review Board. The conversation shared journeys, challenges, and …
Canadian Women in Cybersecurity 2025 - Comparative Insights into Recruitment Trends Across Canada and Emerging Markets
May 14, 2025
A panel comparing cybersecurity hiring trends across Canada and emerging markets.
Black Hat Asia 2025 - Panel: Hacking the Status Quo: Tales from Leading Women in Cybersecurity
April 4, 2025
Panelist alongside Chi-En (Ashley) Shen, Pamela O’Shea, and Asuka Nakajima. The panel addressed the human side of cybersecurity — struggles, biases overcome, mentors, and resilience.
Black Hat Asia 2025 - Panel: AI: Now Smarter Than Hackers, But Still Confused by Cats
April 4, 2025
Panel discussion at Black Hat Asia 2025 on AI models improving threat detection and how adversaries learn to outsmart them, including ethical implications and real-world limitations of AI in security.
Paving the Way: Balancing Standards, Regulations, Ownership, and Accountability
November 16, 2023
Title: Paving the Way: Balancing Standards, Regulations, Ownership, and Accountability Reference:- https://blackhatmea.com/session/paving-way-balancing-standards-regulations-ownership-and-accountability
Defcon 2022 - Agility Broke AppSec. Now It’s Going to Fix It
August 12, 2022
Title: Agility Broke AppSec. Now It’s Going to Fix It Reference:- https://www.appsecvillage.com/events/dc-2022/agility-broke-appsec-now-it-s-going-to-fix-it
AppSecCon 2022 - The Purple Book of Software Security
May 19, 2022
A panel discussion on the Purple Book community and practical software security guidance.
AppSecCon 2022 - Hiring Application Security Professionals
May 19, 2022
A panel on hiring, coaching, and scaling effective application security teams.
Women in Cybersecurity | Beyond Borders 2022 - Growing Your Network: Local Presence, Global Reach
March 8, 2022
A cross-border panel on building cybersecurity networks, visibility, and opportunity across global communities.
OWASP 20th Anniversary 2021 - Building Diversity into AppSec
September 24, 2021
Panelist on “Building Diversity into AppSec” at the OWASP 20th Anniversary Event alongside Zoe Braiterman, Loredana Mancini, Aastha Sahni, and Jessica Gottsleben. The session focused on strategies for …
EC Council 2021 - Women in Cybersecurity: For Women. By Women.
April 16, 2021
Moderator - Nenne Adaora Nwodo, Software Engineer, Microsoft Mixed Reality; Creator, AdoraHack; Public Speaker Panelists Malini Rao, Global Head – Cybersecurity and GRC Operations Vandana Verma, Global Board of Directors …
RSA 2021 - Nicole Perlroth, Sam King & Vandana Verma discuss Industry Leadership for International Women's Day
March 7, 2021
Panelists Nicole Perlroth, Sam King & Vandana Verma discuss Industry Leadership for International Women’s Day Sam King, CEO of Veracode, New York Times investigative journalist Nicole Perlroth, and OWASP Board of …
ISRM 2021 - Global Roundtable hosted by the ISRM Women in Security Sisterhood group.
February 12, 2021
Global Roundtable hosted by the ISRM Women in Security Sisterhood group. The subject of Women in Technology is one that is at the forefront of multiple vectors, including diversity, equality, and need to encourage girls …
Panel on Application Security Testing
January 28, 2021
Panel discussion - Application Security Testing Schedule: Jan 28, 19:30-20:10 CET Invited panelists: Scott Gerlach (CSO & Co-Founder @ StackHawk) Sam Stepanyan (OWASP London Chapter Leader & Independent …
IIT Kanpur Delhi Chapter 2021 - Discussion on Cyberthreats and Darkweb scare
January 16, 2021
Alumni Association of IIT Kanpur Delhi Chapter cordially invites you all to benefit from the Webinar on Cyberthreats and Darkweb scare while working from home on Saturday 16th Jan 2021 from 5.30 PM to 6.30 PM. Moderated …
TechJS Summit 2020 - How Owasp can help Security Teams - Guides and Testing Tools
December 9, 2020
How Owasp can help Security Teams - Guides and Testing Tools - 8th December 2020 By Dinis Cruz, Sam Stepanyan, Grant Ongers and Vandana Verma
CSA Summit 2020 - Impact of COVID-19 on Cloud Adoption & Security
September 24, 2020
Impact of COVID-19 on Cloud Adoption & Security at CSA India Annual Summit The onset of the pandemic has thrown normalcy out of gear. There is talk of a “new normal”, which continues to be defined and remains as …
Empowering tips on Online Safety for Working Women
August 29, 2020
Moderator - Dr. Chandra Vadhana R, Founder & Director Prayaana Labs Panelists Sanjay Kumar IPS, DIG Range Trivandrum Vandana Verma, OWASP Global Board of Directors
Day of Security 2021: Lunch Panel Founders' Discussion: Being an Ally
August 29, 2020
Moderator - DoS 2021: Lunch Panel - Founders’ Discussion: Being an Ally with Deidre Diamond, Soledad Antelada Toledano, Tennisha Martin, & Vandana Verma Sehgal (Keynote) Finding a mentor, creating …
Indo-Pacific Series 2020 - National Cybersecurity Strategy - Indo-Pacific Series - Episode 2
August 25, 2020
Indo-Pacific Series - reviewing the Australian Cyber Security Strategy and making Women in Security announcements Moderator - Chris Cubbage Panelists Ron Gauci GAICD Sean Duca Ian Yip, Dr Carrine Teoh Chooi Shi Vandana …
IIT Kanpur 2020 - Zero Trust - A vision for Securing Cloud Delivered Business
July 13, 2020
The #Covid19 pandemic has seen a sudden spur in #Cyber Crimes. With the new world order of WFH and remote working has created new exposures of potential #Cyber-attacks. The panel will discuss how enterprises can use …
How to start a Career in AppSec
April 18, 2020
Moderator - Niloufer Tamboly, Panelists Mohan Yelnadu Katy Anton Vandana Verma
Appsec California 2020: Diversity by Design
January 23, 2020
Diversity by Design: Securing the Cyber Workforce Development Lifecycle - Panel (https://appseccalifornia2020.sched.com/event/XLtw/diversity-by-design-securing-the-cyber-workforce-development-lifecycle) Panel discussion …
Women Roundtable hosted by Target
July 14, 2017
Topic: ‘The Emerging trends in cyber security’. Panelists Vandana Verma, Manager Information Security Priya Murthi, Project Manager, Shell Minatee Mishra, Lead Engineer, Philips Nidhi Agarwal, Lead Technical Architect, …
