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He holds industry certifications like CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator), OSCP (Offensive Security Certified Professional), etc.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Madhu frequently speaks and runs training sessions at security events and conferences around the world including DEFCON (24, 26,27 &amp; 29), BlackHat USA (2018, 19 &amp; 21), USENIX LISA (2018, 19 &amp; 21), O\u2019Reilly Velocity EU 2019, Github Satellite 2020, Appsec EU (2018 &amp; 19), All Day DevOps (2016, 17, 18, 19, 20 &amp; 21), DevSecCon (London, Singapore, Boston), DevOpsDays India, c0c0n(2017, 18), Nullcon (2018, 19, 21), SACON, Serverless Summit, null and multiple others.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">His research has identified vulnerabilities in over 200+ companies and organizations including; Google, Microsoft, LinkedIn, eBay, AT&amp;T, WordPress, NTOP, Adobe, etc. and credited with multiple CVE\u2019s, Acknowledgements, and rewards. 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