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Anand Harikrishnan, CEH
Anand Harikrishnan, CEH is a Senior IT Security Analyst at Oracle, primarily works with Threat and Vulnerability Management. He has many years of experience working in IT Security and has been involved with many facets of Intrusion Detection Systems, Vulnerability Assessments, and Security Operations. He holds a bachelor degree in the field of computer and engineering.
Anand lives in Bangalore, India with his wife and his little baby girl. Off work, he is busy with his family and his little angel. Anand enjoys hiking, biking, and being with his family. He loves to read and expand his knowledge with the ever emerging threats in IT World.
Anand is a Certified Ethical Hacker and member of various Security organizations.
Zarex G. dela Cruz, CISSP, CEH
Zarex G. dela Cruz, CISSP, CEH is a Senior IT Security Engineer at Oracle primarily works with Security Operations of Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Security Information/Events Management, and several Security-centered projects. Rex holds a Bachelor degree in Information System Security and a degree in Software Application and Development.
Rex enjoys reading books, watching movies, and doing his Do-It-Yourself Home Improvements. He also does drawings and paintings and tries his very best playing his guitar. He currently lives in the capital of California – Sacramento. He recently moved from the capital of Texas – Austin about a year ago.
During his spare times (if he gets one) he does software development, web, graphics, hardening servers, digital forensic analysis, and web2.0 networking. Rex holds several certifications in Security, Networking, Best Practices, and more. In Security, Rex is a CISSP, CEH, and Security+ certified.
Viswanathan Rangaswamy, CEH
Viswanathan Rangaswamy, CEH is a security manager with Tata Communications, a leading Telecommunications company in APAC. Viswa has a many years working with security operations and engineering. His experiences implementing and designing IDP solutions as well as Event Management technologies give him a wide and deep knowledge in Security today.
Viswa enjoys traveling across the globe and visiting USA. His recent visit in Virginia attending a GIAC training was a successful one where he has learned more about Penetration Testing and the importance of vulnerability assessments today.
Viswa currently lives in Bangalore, India and holds a bachelor degree in the field of Computer science. He is a Certified Ethical Hacker.


