CSA-Hyderabad - Jan 2026-Meetup

· Venue: OpenText, Unit No. 301, 8th Floor, Building No. 14, Raheja Mindspace IT Park, HITEC City, Madhapur, Telangana – 500081
· Agenda & Timings:
· 10:15 AM – 10:30 AM - Keynote Address by CSA Hyderabad Chapter Leads
· 10:30 AM – 10:45 AM - Keynote Address by OpenText Leadership Team
· 10:45 AM – 11:30 AM - Session 1 - Understanding OAuth & SSO Security in the Cloud Era
o Speakers: Dipti Ranjan and Sricharan
o Focus: Modern enterprises rely on OAuth and Single Sign-On (SSO) for cloud identity security. Misconfigurations and poor implementations have turned these systems into attractive real-world attack targets.
· 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM - Session 2 - The Future Knowledge Format and its Security Considerations
o Speaker: Bhasker Puppala (https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhaskarpuppala/)
o Focus: A new lightweight knowledge format is emerging as the backbone of future academic, technical, and AI-driven communication. Its simplicity and portability introduce new security challenges.
· 12:15 PM – 12:30 PM - Break & Networking
· 12:30 PM – 01:15 PM - Session 3 - Securing Cloud Infrastructure Using Sentinel Policies
o Speaker: Sreenath Vanama
o Focus: Sentinel’s policy-as-code model provides strong governance and proactive security for cloud infrastructure.