May WiSKC Meeting

Speaker: Harshmeet Lamba, Security Engineer @ Shamrock Trading Corporation

Topic: From Forensics to the Frontlines: Building an Offensive-Defensive AI Security Mindset

Description:

What happens when a forensics researcher meets a production SOC? Harshmeet shares her path from IEEE-published LLM + GNN research to engineering real-world detections and threat models for AI-powered enterprise tools. This talk is for security practitioners who want to bring a research-grade, adversarial lens to day-to-day defense work — and for women early in their careers who want to see what a non-linear path into AI security can look like.

Speaker Bio:

As a cybersecurity professional with a strong focus on Incident Response, Ethical Hacking, Network Security, and Risk Management. She takes a hands-on approach to identifying vulnerabilities and use practical penetration tests to ensure systems are secure. Harshmeet is skilled in using common SIEM tools to manage security alerts and guide incidents from the initial report through to a complete fix, helping protect company information and keep business running smoothly.