Ankit Agarwal

Security works when people say yes to it.

Ankit AgarwalBangalore, India
Security leader · Writer · Speaker

I write and speak on Zero Trust, identity and AI-era security. VP – Enterprise Architect, Coforge.

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RecognitionTop CISO of the YearInsights CXO Awards 2024 · 9 awards since 2023Book · co-authorSecuring StartupsFrom Idea to IPO · with Sanil NadkarniCase studies4 publishedZscaler · CyberArk · Silverfort · VeeamExperience25+ yearsLeading security and IT

What I believe

Zero Trust

Trust should earn itself, every time.

Read →Identity

Identity is a business continuity problem.

Read →AI governance

A policy is not an inventory.

Read →Leadership

The department of "no" has already lost.

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Watch

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01 / 03Podcast · CleanStart Conversations

Building security into modern software: open source, AI models and Zero Trust

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03 / 03Customer story

Encora's success with Veeam: data resilience across hybrid environments

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Latest thinking

All 17 essays →

Your AI budget is a security control

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After a merger, the first security project is a list

A review gate is a service, not a checkpoint

Who reviewed this access request?

Speaking & teaching

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Keynotes, panels and workshops

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Recognition

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CISO & Cyber Defense Trailblazer, CyberX 2026: Counterstrike · CIOAxis
Oct 2026CISO & Cyber Defense TrailblazerCyberX 2026: Counterstrike · CIOAxis
Speaker, IMPACT 25 World Tour, CyberArk · Mumbai
Oct 2025Speaker, IMPACT 25 World TourCyberArk · Mumbai
Best Delegate, Silverfort Unity
2025Best DelegateSilverfort Unity
Trendsetters to Watch, FUELD Conference · Dubai
2025Trendsetters to WatchFUELD Conference · Dubai
Excellence in Transformation, Zscaler · Zero Trust adoption at Encora
Dec 2024Excellence in TransformationZscaler · Zero Trust adoption at Encora
Top CISO of the Year, 5th Insights CXO Awards · CIOAxis
2024Top CISO of the Year5th Insights CXO Awards · CIOAxis
IT Hero, Zscaler
2024IT HeroZscaler
Top 25 Exceptional Leader in IT, Information Technology Confex · New Delhi
Sep 2023Top 25 Exceptional Leader in ITInformation Technology Confex · New Delhi
2023Top 100 CISO12th InfoSec Maestros Awards

The book

Co-author, with Sanil Nadkarni

Securing Startups: From Idea to IPO

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“Rather than allowing everything, we can create situational rules.”
Zscaler customer story

The practice behind it

All work →
10,000+employees supported
95%remote work on Zero Trust
34.5Mpolicy violations blocked
250privileged accounts on MFA
40%faster recovery
99.9%application SLA

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