About Me
👋 Hi, I'm Arif — a Senior Security Engineer, public speaker, and security educator currently diving deep into the world of AI/ML Security.
With 5+ years of experience securing applications at Poshmark, Paytm, and Myntra, my focus has always been on Web, API, and Mobile security. I thrive at the intersection of breaking systems, understanding risks, and building resilient defenses.
🛡️ My Security Journey
🏢 Senior Security Engineer at Poshmark
🔐 Former Security Engineer at Paytm and Myntra
🧪 Expert in pentesting, threat modeling, and secure architecture
🛠️ Building security tooling and developer-first security checks
💀 Core Team Member at Seasides Security Conference
🎤 Talks & Trainings Delivered
I've spoken at some of India’s top security conferences and delivered hands-on training for developers and security teams:
🔐 PCI 4.0 and JavaScript Security for Product Security Teams c0c0n Conference, The Leela Gandhinagar (Nov 2024)
☁️ SSRF in AWS: Beyond Metadata Hands-on Workshop at a Cloud-native Security Meetup
🛰️ Drone & Hardware Hacking Seasides Conference — Goa, India
⚡ Live Training: JavaScript Security Seasides Conference + Community Workshop
🔌 Soldering & Circuit Security 101 Seasides Hands-on Hardware Training Booth
💬 Numerous internal security workshops for dev and product teams
🔬 #100DaysOfAISec: My Current Focus
I’ve launched #100DaysOfAISec, a public learning sprint to explore the attack surface, risks, and defenses for:
GenAI, LLM pipelines & model supply chain
Prompt injection, RAG security & model hijacking
Security tooling for AI-powered apps
📍 Follow this journey:
🎯 My Mission
“To make security accessible, scalable, and developer-friendly — without slowing down innovation.”
My goal is to bring clarity, creativity, and curiosity to cybersecurity — by sharing real-world insights, tools, and strategies for the next generation of secure systems.
📫 Let’s connect and collaborate on all things AppSec, AI, and Innovation.
📬 Want to collaborate or feature me in a conference?
👉 Personal Email or Linkedin 📍 Based in India | 🌐 Open to speaking, mentoring, and partnerships
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