Draft:Antara Mane
Indian Cybersecurity Professional
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Antara Mane is an Indian cybersecurity professional, red team specialist, researcher, trainer, product strategist, and public speaker based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. She is known for her work in red teaming, penetration testing, cybersecurity automation, DevSecOps, cloud security, governance, risk and compliance (GRC), and secure product development.
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Career
Antara has worked in cybersecurity consulting and enterprise security operations across banking, insurance, healthcare, and enterprise sectors. She has served as SecureNexus Vertical Lead at XBiz TechVentures, leading cybersecurity initiatives involving red teaming, application security, cloud hardening, DevSecOps, governance, risk management, and security operations.
Her experience includes offensive security operations and adversary simulation exercises involving web applications, APIs, cloud environments, enterprise infrastructure, and mobile platforms. She has conducted vulnerability assessment and penetration testing (VAPT) engagements, phishing simulations, malware assessments, and incident response evaluations.
According to public professional profiles, Mane has delivered more than 200 VAPT assessments across web, mobile, API, network, and cloud environments.
Antara has also contributed to cybersecurity product development and automation initiatives involving BlakMesh, Vulnerability Managment (VM), Threat Intelligence, Attack Surface Management (ASM), Secure Code Analysis (SCA), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), and security workflow automation platforms designed for enterprise security operations.
Her work has included leadership in cybersecurity strategy, team management, process improvement, service expansion, and compliance alignment with frameworks including ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, RBI, HIPAA, IRDAI, and NIST standards.
She also contributed to organizational CERT-In empanelment alignment initiatives involving operational readiness and cybersecurity governance.
Awards and recognition
Antara received the Navratna Award from XBiz TechVentures in 2024 in recognition of technical contribution, leadership, and organizational impact.
Research and community involvement
Antara has contributed to cybersecurity awareness and education through workshops, technical sessions, mentorship programs, and public speaking engagements related to offensive security, OWASP, DevSecOps, cloud security, and application security.
She has been associated with cybersecurity community initiatives including OWASP Foundation, InfoSecGirls, DevSecCon, Women Data Protection Foundation, and Securzy.
Publications and writing
Antara has written technical articles related to cybersecurity topics including malware analysis, encryption, threat modeling, packet analysis, cloud security, and bug bounty programs.
Education
Antara studied Electronics and Communication Engineering at Sardar Patel Institute of Technology, Mumbai.
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References
- "Antara Mane's Speaker Profile". Sessionize. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
- "Breaking and Fixing Web Application Security – Antara Mane". Class Central. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
- "Antara Mane - LinkedIn". LinkedIn. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
- "InfoSecAntara GitHub Profile". GitHub. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
- "Antara Mane GitHub Profile". GitHub. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
- "Antara Mane Medium Blog". Medium. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
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