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Gaurav Kumar

Gaurav Kumar

Founder & CEO

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Birth & Early Life

  • Gaurav Kumar has spent the last two decades both building and dismantling security systems, starting from his teenage years.
  • Gaurav Kumar fascination with electronic security began when he accidentally developed a cordless phone sniffer using a standard FM radio circuit.
  • Early in his career, he contributed to building wireless intrusion detection systems at Honeywell.
  • Later, at Microsoft, he analyzed source code to identify vulnerabilities.
  • In late 2015, he co-founded RedLock, a cloud security startup, where he also led a Cloud Security Intelligence team that conducted pioneering security research.
  • Following the acquisition of RedLock, he joined Palo Alto Networks as Chief Architect for Public Cloud Security.

Physical Status

Male

careers


Position
Company
Duration
Founder
Dassana
Jul 2020 - Present
Investor
A few start-ups
Jan 2019 - Present
Chief Architect, Public Cloud Security
Palo Alto Networks
Oct 2018 - Jan 2020
Founder and CTO
RedLock
Aug 2015 - Oct 2018
Software Architect
Lookout
Jan 2014 - Aug 2015
Co-founder, CTO
CloudUP Networks, Inc.
Aug 2013 - Jan 2014
Consultant
Lookout (Previously CipherCloud)
Nov 2012 - Aug 2013
Chief Security Consultant
Pivotal Security
Jul 2010 - Nov 2012
Security Consultant
Credit Suisse
Aug 2010 - Jan 2012
Security Consultant
Microsoft
Dec 2006 - Jun 2010
Senior Security Engineer
Honeywell Technology Solutions
Oct 2004 - Dec 2006
Security Consultant
Independent
Nov 2003 - Oct 2004

Personal Details

Married

Events

Board and Advisor Roles

  • RedLock
    • Co-Founder, CTO

Events

  • WeAreDevelopers World Congress 2019
    • Speaker
    • Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Europe
    • Jun 6, 2019
  • RSA Conference 2019
    • Speaker
    • San Francisco, California, United States, North America
    • Mar 4, 2019