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About Vaibhav Malik

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Vaibhav Malik is a distinguished cybersecurity expert and thought leader with over 15 years of experience at the forefront of digital security. As a Global Partner Solutions Architect at Cloudflare and former Technical Leader at Cisco Systems, Vaibhav has consistently driven innovation in Zero Trust Security, Cloud Security, and Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solutions.

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 Vaibhav's career has been marked by significant contributions to industry-leading companies and groundbreaking projects. At Cloudflare, he spearheads global partnerships and architects cutting-edge security solutions. His work at Cisco Systems was instrumental in developing the Cisco+ Secure Connect offering, a unified SASE solution that has positioned Cisco as a leader in network security.

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Expertise and Impact: Specializing in Zero Trust architecture, cloud security, and AI/ML security, Vaibhav has been at the forefront of addressing emerging cybersecurity challenges. His contributions have included:

• Leading the development of SASE solutions that have generated over $10 million in revenue

• Authoring numerous publications on AI security, software supply chain protection, and zero trust implementation

• Speaking at major industry conferences such as RSA Conference and SecureWorld

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Industry Leadership: Vaibhav's thought leadership extends beyond his corporate roles. He serves as a co-lead of the Zero Trust Working Group at the Cloud Security Alliance, shaping industry standards and best practices. His contributions to the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) have helped improve global web application security practices.

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